Read along with me...

[garnigal]

I'm up to page 146 of The Way the Crow Flies. The darkness has started.

I'm impressed with MacDonald's deft hand with suspense - we know bad shit is going to happen, is happening, even without reading the blurb. I love how my knowledge as an adult, as the omniscient audience (thanks to the omniscient narrator), creates both fear and hope.

Madeline is so innocent, so untouched, despite her somewhat morbid mentality. I know terrible things are going to happen to her - even without the darkness MacDonald hints at, just living life erases childhood innocence. I fear for her rapidly approaching loss of innocence as much as I hope that she'll remain herself - imaginative, thoughtful, creative, outgoing, generous, caring.

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Sorry about the disjointed posts, but this book is really interesting me and I feel the need to post about it!

Comments

[whatawookie.livejournal.com]

Okay, hurry up and finish so I can borrow it. I took out "Dogstown" from the library on recc. of the librarian, if it's any good we can swap.

[garnigal.livejournal.com]

I can't get over how long this book is. Good thing you read fast.

It's over 700 pages, full-sized hardback. I think the mass market paperback would take up an entire shelf in my hallway.