tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158143373242218557.post5203961643730708311..comments2024-03-27T22:39:00.828-04:00Comments on My Thoughts Literally!: ARC Review: Landline by Rainbow RowellMy Thoughts.... Literally!http://www.blogger.com/profile/09592484026919168003noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158143373242218557.post-61194043497371561342014-08-13T10:40:43.307-04:002014-08-13T10:40:43.307-04:00Thanks for the great review. I've only read E...Thanks for the great review. I've only read Eleanor & Park, but look forward to reading the rest of her books. Which book's couple is referenced in the Landline Easter Egg? I want to be sure to read that book before reading Landline.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18044002775910110822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158143373242218557.post-57488502015119767912014-07-07T10:17:11.312-04:002014-07-07T10:17:11.312-04:00Thanks Violet! I definitely appreciated it too. It...Thanks Violet! I definitely appreciated it too. It didn't hit me until I had finished Landline that all her books end that way (I've read them all). It just adds to her level of realism in her writing. Just like life she effortlessly balances the light and heavy and thinks aren't perfectly wrapped up by the end.<br /><br />And while I like the mystery sometimes it is insanely frustrating to not know what happens to these characters that you are so invested in. But it still makes Rainbow Rowell and her writing incredibly fantastic and creative!My Thoughts.... Literally!https://www.blogger.com/profile/09592484026919168003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158143373242218557.post-69014432763177229692014-07-03T14:43:42.331-04:002014-07-03T14:43:42.331-04:00Great review! This sounds very different from YA b...Great review! This sounds very different from YA books that I typically read and review so I'm interested in reading it soon, hopefully!<br /><br />You mentioned how Rainbow Rowell gives us a resolution without a conclusion, and I'm so happy to see you point it out. I've only read one book by her, Fangirl, but I definitely got that sense, and I appreciated it. In the majority of contemporaries I've read, by the end all the protagonist's problems are solved and wrapped up neatly, as you put it, with a bow. I've always thought those endings were oftentimes rushed and took away from the overall story. So, I'm definitely curious about this book, and I am so glad that you appreciated that aspect of her writing as well.<br /><br />Love the review!Violet - Paper Worlds and Swirls of Inkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09277327157606171050noreply@blogger.com