A few notes to take away from this book [from the chapter affirmations for introverts, but pretty much sums up the msg in the book entirely]:
1) staying home is doing something,
2) i like who i like, and just because i don't like you doesn't mean i hate you,
3) listening to bores is not my job,
4) managing my energy is a favor to myself and everyone around me,
5) saying no is ok,
6) just because I'm quiet doesn't mean i have nothing to say,
7) a ringing phone is not a mandate,
8) i know what i need better than anyone else,
9) other peoples desire for me to participate is not more important than my desire not to.
Finally, if you don't like the me that I am...Not my responsibily, not my problem.
I really enjoyed this one, kept thinking this is so predictable - everyone said there was this big twist I'd never see coming - there was, smacked me, and pissed me off that I didn't see it sooner! LOL I'd recommend this to anyone who loves a good mystery, this one spans more than 50 years... you travel back and forth from different points of view in different times. Overall very enjoyable even if the ending didn't happen they way I thought it ought, closer to the tragedy at the end of “Women in Black”, still worth every minute.
This was a beautifully written story. I felt the full range of emotions, from love, to fear, to sadness, and then desperation. I realized that everyone really truly has superpowers, and I believe mine is empathy. The only reason I gave this story 4 stars is because it made me feel too deeply, moments physically hurt reading them. It made me miss my own grandmother, and my childhood, but also made me appreciate my own children, their voices and the stories we have yet to learn about those that most impact our lives.
Please read this book. The story of the Land of Almost Awake is worthy of telling in it's own right, and left me feeling pure jealousy at the creativity it took for this author to bring it to life.
Ok, ok, I give it to you, this book is a page turner! I finished it faster than any other of the 11 books I read this year. Granted I called the ‘attacker' in chapter 1, even if there is a twist, that I won't spoil for you. All I can say is go with your gut, for some this will be an intriguing read, for others the repetition will drive you, it will be quick, it will be painless, it will leave you with a sense of wtf... but hey you'll make out better than “Chrissy” did.
Incredible storytelling. I really hope they make this into a movie, following the lives of so many of the ships passengers, the captains and political figures of the time, really broadened the story and added depth. I felt a deep sympathy for those on board the Lusitania, and the events that followed.