From Alina:
The atmosphere is still the same and this make it very difficult to enjoy reading the book. It makes me very sad reading how Miles and the Colonel try do figure out why and how Alaska died. Always the question ''why?'' and no answer. I feel with the characters and also the tension between them is ready to hand. In some situations I thought the Colonel and Miles break up and never agree again, but then they are closer to each other than ever. So you can say the reader gets to know more and more about the characters .
I liked the ritual in the end, although putting cigarettes in a lake is not very eco-friendly. But first of all I hope the mood gets better into the next pages.
From Sophie:
AntwortenLöschenI agree with Alina in most points. It's really hard to read such a sad and depressing book and I also don't like that there is no answer to the question "why? “ This annoys me more than I can say. I also liked the ritual in the end. I don't just see the eco-friendliness but also the money! Even if I don't smoke, I know that cigarettes are expensive. Throwing cigarettes into a small river isn't good, in no way except of the ritual. But did she really want FOUR cigarettes?
I don't feel with the characters at all. Yes, it is sad that Alaska died, but I care about that how I care about dead ones in a war. This is also sad but I don't know the faceless people.