The Fold
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Is the rest of the book better than the beginning?
Hel
Jul 26, 2015 04:40PM
I just finished the reading sample which included the first four chapters. Most of your reviews talk about how promissing the story begins and how bad it ends.
My problem is that the first four chapters are very lousy with a ping-pong dialog—I won't do it. Yes you will. No ...— without any reason why Mike should not do it. Moreover, what is said about Mike's genius is precisely how stupid people imagine intelligence. In fact, Mike is a man who is comfortably with not finding out anything in his daily life. Why should he start doing so in chapter five?
My question is: Is this getting better?
My problem is that the first four chapters are very lousy with a ping-pong dialog—I won't do it. Yes you will. No ...— without any reason why Mike should not do it. Moreover, what is said about Mike's genius is precisely how stupid people imagine intelligence. In fact, Mike is a man who is comfortably with not finding out anything in his daily life. Why should he start doing so in chapter five?
My question is: Is this getting better?
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I think all of Cline's books tend to have a "slow start". I justified that he is trying to get impart a lot of basic info about the situations and characters before anything really weird starts so there is a point of reference.
For instance, the conversations of Mike and Reggie. If the history and banter had been nonexistant or glossed over in the beginning, would we have really have believed Reggie sent the military in on Mike's word?
For instance, the conversations of Mike and Reggie. If the history and banter had been nonexistant or glossed over in the beginning, would we have really have believed Reggie sent the military in on Mike's word?
I can't remember what I put in my own review, lol, but I think I put that the MIDDLE part got slow in my opinion. lol So, take that for what it's worth. As I reflect back on it now, it wasn't the best read in the world. So much promise and it just fell a little short for me.
Try "The Library at Mount Char" or "American Elsewhere" to get the fix you are looking for with The Fold. Both will tickle that spot.
Try "The Library at Mount Char" or "American Elsewhere" to get the fix you are looking for with The Fold. Both will tickle that spot.
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