tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010663855553878264.post2995612715865978016..comments2024-01-04T16:42:00.771-08:00Comments on My Little Corner of the World: Run, by Blake Crouch: A ReviewDavid Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07594244647778062784noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010663855553878264.post-6853217218221493512012-03-25T13:58:03.180-07:002012-03-25T13:58:03.180-07:00When are you going to start reviewing all of the N...When are you going to start reviewing all of the Nicholas Cage movies?<br /><br />=)Rug Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14904043914485812484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010663855553878264.post-34117376877822301742012-03-21T12:45:23.492-07:002012-03-21T12:45:23.492-07:00No chewing needed my friend! I was teasing because...No chewing needed my friend! I was teasing because I, too, often wondered for a while if things could get any worse! Please, it was all in fun, especially now that I'm coming up on the other side of the Valley. I KNOW you are not judging me!<br /><br />Beth A.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010663855553878264.post-1247886588054860052012-03-21T10:01:18.823-07:002012-03-21T10:01:18.823-07:00I have to admit to being taken aback by the one-tw...I have to admit to being taken aback by the one-two punch of your comments here. I've been chewing on a response for the past 90 minutes or so...<br /><br />Logan: The story is not really structured in a way to where the "why" of it all is all that important. In fact, I put "theorized" in there, hoping it conveyed the fact that it was just one idea as to what might have happened, since it wasn't really resolved. What was important throughout the tale was Jack and/or Dee asking "How on earth can I get my family out of this immediate life-threatening, impossible situation?" Over and over again. It's hard to put much thought into "why is this happening?" when you're freezing, on foot, trudging through a mountain pass carrying your son, and no one has eaten in the past four days...<br /><br />As for the issue of lighter stories, to me there's a huge difference between a purely fantasy world, with characters who have solid skill-sets, be it martial, magical, intellectual, etc., versus normal people set in our current world. In "real life", my wish would be for people to be safe, healthy, blessed, happy, intact... in a fantasy world, all bets are off, and more often than not, the hairy situations the characters find themselves in are, at least in part, their own doing. Other than Jezal, I can't think of another "normal" person in an Abercrombie book... as much as I love reading about The Bloody Nine, I'd not want to meet him in real life, lol. The Colclough family, on the other hand, I wish I could usher them into my home, lock the doors, feed them, clean them, and let them sleep for a week. <br /><br />It was grueling to real their harrowing tale, in part because I kept asking myself why I kept reading it... even though I knew it was all fabricated, and ultimately quite contrived, they were still "people next door" kind of folks, and it just didn't seem right to watch their struggles voyeuristically, for entertainment's sake.<br /><br />Beth, I need to chew on my response to your comments a bit more before responding...David Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07594244647778062784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010663855553878264.post-73838841933258331412012-03-21T08:14:36.636-07:002012-03-21T08:14:36.636-07:00PS: Well, not the apocalyptic part, just the "...PS: Well, not the apocalyptic part, just the "can things possibly get worse and then they do part."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010663855553878264.post-66066406535581278242012-03-21T08:10:49.045-07:002012-03-21T08:10:49.045-07:00I feel as if, I have somehow been judged, via a bo...I feel as if, I have somehow been judged, via a book review..... so, I guess this means you won't be co-writing my autobiography? <br /><br />I avoid those books and movies like the plague - been there done that. :)<br /><br />Thanks for sharing. <br /><br />Beth A.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010663855553878264.post-31500975368369577142012-03-21T06:52:26.124-07:002012-03-21T06:52:26.124-07:00Um. Well. I think you may have inadvertently spo...Um. Well. I think you may have inadvertently spoiled the ending... but maybe not, as I've not read the book, nor does it sound like anything I'd necessarily want to read. <br /><br />I'm more intrigued about your desire for a "healthy and happy" story. Interesting, I think, considering the lack of happiness found in Abercrombie's characters, or several others, too, for that matter. Are you saying that you prefer a lighter story, one not as dense & grueling? Is that applying to a character's emotions or to events he's enduring?logankstewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12269634215857320344noreply@blogger.com