Comments on: The Unnamed

By: Joanne

Joanne — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:21:29 +0000

Nice review! This is on my want-to-read list! Hopefully it won't make me tear up too badly though. .-= Joanne´s last blog ..TLC Book Tour ♦ The Cougar Club by Susan McBride =-.

By: Biblibio

Biblibio — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:31:45 +0000

I think the reason there are mixed reviews is because it’s such a mixed book. On the one hand, I thought it was well-written and really got into the emotional aspect. On the other hand, I wanted Ferris to look more at the practicality and at the disease itself. I also felt there could have been more depth to the characters. And a few other points that would take a while to explain.

Still, you’re right about the second half of the book: it’s quite different in tone from the first. I suspect each reader will find him/herself drawn to different aspects of each part, perhaps leading to many contradictory feelings…

By: Steph

Steph — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:37:58 +0000

I really loved Ferris's first book, Then We Came to the End, but it seems to be one of those books you either love or hate! I guess the same seems to be true of this one too, only I have definitely heard more mixed things about this book (especially from people who loved TWCttE). I know I will read it in the end, but I'm nervous! .-= Steph´s last blog ..“The Postmistress” by Sarah Blake =-.

By: Ti

Ti — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:45:28 +0000

I was going to pitch this to my book club and then decided not to. It seemed a little "out there" and my club does not do well with out there but I will definitely read it on my own. .-= Ti´s last blog ..Review: The Things That Keep Us Here =-.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:44:17 +0000

I haven’t decided yet if I will read this one. I am impressed that it was so moving that you were brought to tears–that hasn’t happened for me in awhile!
.-= Stephanie´s last blog ..Sunday Salon Continued =-.

By: Beth F

Beth F — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:32:50 +0000

I am planning on reading this. I read mixed reviews, but you have convinced me that I at least must give it a try. .-= Beth F´s last blog ..Let the BLOB Game Begin! =-.

By: Literary Feline

Literary Feline — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:11:18 +0000

I've been kind of leery of this one because I've read some not so good reviews on it, but you make it sound good. I'll have to give it a little more thought, I think. I do want to read Waiting for Columbus very much, however. It's been hard not to rush out and buy a copy every time someone mentions it. .-= Literary Feline´s last blog ..Sunday Salon: What I Plan to Read Next =-.

By: Jenners

Jenners — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:56:08 +0000

Both are already on my list. I like books that make me cry. .-= Jenners´s last blog ..Show Me 5 Saturday: "Black Out" by Lisa Unger =-.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:13:14 +0000

I hope to read this soon, so I'm glad to see everyone's loving it. I'll remember to have tissues nearby as I read. Since you've read this and enjoyed it, you should sign up for The Reagan Arthur Books Challenge. It's a perpetual challenge, so there are no deadlines and no set number of books to read. .-= Kathy´s last blog ..Our Life in France – banking, money and numbers =-.

By: Jackie (Farm Lane Books)

Jackie (Farm Lane Books) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:49:31 +0000

Have you read Then We Came to the End? I couldn't finish it. I just couldn't read a book written in the third person plural. I keep seeing wonderful things about The Unnamed, but as I had such a disaster with his first book I am very unsure. I'm looking for someone who didn't like his fisrt book, but loved this one, before I even think about getting it. .-= Jackie (Farm Lane Books)´s last blog ..The Harlot’s Progress: Yorkshire Molly – Peter Mottley =-.