Book Haven discussion

Has anybody else started this one yet? I'm about 85% into it, it's very interesting but not gripping, know what I mean? I keep waiting for something major BIG to happen but so far it hasn't.

I finished this book last night, and it got better toward the end. It was good enough that I went ahead and bought the second one in the series.

Anybody else reading it?

no.

Well, ok then....

I really loved it. Right up until that thing with Manchee. I was such a mess after that. I also thought that the confrontations with Aaron were way too extreme. I mean, come on... I get the whole reason why Aaron was doing what he did, but still... I eventually got the feeling that the author just put more Aaron into the book as a sort of a filler.

Aaron just seemed invincible, didn't he? And I agree with you about Manchee, hated that. And I just felt like there was some big momentous reason why they were all after Todd, and was a little let down at the reason.

I wasn't let down at the reason. That made a sick sort of sense. I can't quite see how he plans to base a triology on just that, though.

By the time the book got to the Manchee episode, I was -alredy- annoyed with Todd for not just defending himself. I just don't buy that someone would be completely incapable of that in such circumstances. As for Manchee, I can see why the author would have made that choice, but after all the back and forth with Aaron, it just made me dislike Todd for his weakness.

I'm going to read nr 2 as soon as I've forgotten why I don't like Todd. I thought it was very well written, for the most part. Just the WAY it was written, was very unique and that made it interesting in itself, I though.

I'm already reading the 2nd book, The Ask and the Answer so far, so good. I downloaded a Sample of the 3rd one, but I probably won't read it right away. I've had 3 library books become available for my Nook so need to work on them.

Meant to say I agree with your evaluation of Todd. I think most people in his situation would have no problem with killing to defend themselves or even more, to defend someone they love.

To be honest I'm not sure I really liked this book. I agree with you Patricia that it wasn't that gripping, it felt more like you had to continue reading to see if anything would happen at the end (which was a bit of a let down really). But that's what I often find with books that are written as part of a series, there are filler episodes (like Aaron and Wilf) because too many things can't happen all in one book. However I will probably finish reading the trilogy and see what happens. Oh and the part with Manchee was completely unecessary in my opinion. In the words of Todd, he never did nothing to nobody.

I finished this book a while back. The part with Manchee was so heartbreaking. I have the second and third book as well so I will probably read them sometime this year. Right now though I'm just not in the mood. I hear the second book kind of makes you annoyed at Todd so I'm procrastinating really.

if the second book makes me more annoyed at Todd than the first one did, then I'll reeeeally need to work up the mood for it...

Although Todd was as decent as he could be he was in a limited view situation. I kept feeling he was slow to adjust, but I tried to think how it would be for a kid with a limited understanding of history, reading, awareness beyond the boundaries of his town and living in a terrorized state every day of his life. Plus the constant noise of everyone's thoughts intruding 24/7. I wish I'd known it was part one of a trilogy, I'm not sure I want to read any more about this bleak, sad place. The book was good, but maybe too sad to imagine such a place as real.