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Our book club's debate on 'The Midnight Library' got so heated last night we almost lost two members
Sarah stormed out after I said Nora's timeline hopping felt like a cheap plot device instead of real growth, and now I'm wondering if we should just stick to lighter reads for a while, has anyone else had a debate go this sideways?
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jason95813d ago
Used to think those timeline stories were deep but you made me realize they can be a total cop-out for character development. Your point actually shifted my whole take on that book.
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rosel8312d ago
75 pages in and the author still hadn't done more than describe the same day over and over from different angles. @jason958 you're right that it can be a crutch. But the one where they used it to show how a single decision changed four different lives actually worked pretty well for me. Timelines get a bad rap but sometimes they serve a real purpose.
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