tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513140108485649021.post3846127701465079548..comments2023-06-06T12:31:14.258+01:00Comments on Jessticulates: Review | The Wonder by Emma DonoghueJess @ Jessticulateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03081569733749956845noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513140108485649021.post-14503107411957460692017-01-16T11:10:04.346+00:002017-01-16T11:10:04.346+00:00I enjoyed Burial Rites a lot more than I enjoyed t...I enjoyed Burial Rites a lot more than I enjoyed this, but I definitely think you'll like this if you liked Burial Rites! =)Jess @ Jessticulateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03081569733749956845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513140108485649021.post-6533292188474094392017-01-14T11:04:39.217+00:002017-01-14T11:04:39.217+00:00I agree, the ending really didn't match the pa...I agree, the ending really didn't match the pace of the rest of the book and considering it's a fairly short book compared to other historical fiction novels out there, I think Donoghue could have found a way to either stretch the ending out a little more or reveal things a little earlier.Jess @ Jessticulateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03081569733749956845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513140108485649021.post-5939142136028957202017-01-13T17:33:12.520+00:002017-01-13T17:33:12.520+00:00I haven't read anything of Donoghue's yet ...I haven't read anything of Donoghue's yet either, and actually I was turned off to this by the "thriller" marketing, so this is great news for me. I loved Burial Rites; I generally love historical fiction, especially if it's moody and atmospheric.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8513140108485649021.post-76011187793536705612017-01-13T17:18:38.027+00:002017-01-13T17:18:38.027+00:00I read this for book club last month and I wanted ...I read this for book club last month and I wanted to like it but I didn't, at all. I do agree with you, I think that Anna was a well-written character, but I also totally agree that Libby's "secret" was revealed much too late in the novel. I think Donoghue could have done much more effective character development if she'd included it earlier. I found the way the ending was handled very jarring: the book had been such a slow build and then it was like one revelation right on top of the next, just boom boom boom in a way that I thought diluted the impact any one of them could have had if given a little more room to breathe. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com