Comments on: Review: The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch and Ordinary Victories Part Deux https://readingtheend.com/2010/01/10/the-facts-in-the-case-of-the-departure-of-miss-finch-and-ordinary-victories-part-deux/ before I read the middle Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:44:37 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: Jenny https://readingtheend.com/2010/01/10/the-facts-in-the-case-of-the-departure-of-miss-finch-and-ordinary-victories-part-deux/#comment-7393 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:44:37 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=2008#comment-7393 In reply to Nymeth.

I didn’t dislike the short story, as I recall – it wasn’t one of my favorites but I had no problem with it. I think it just bugs me more when it’s made to be an entire book, because I don’t feel there’s enough there.

I hope you can get your hands on Ordinary Victories. It’s lovely.

]]> By: Jenny https://readingtheend.com/2010/01/10/the-facts-in-the-case-of-the-departure-of-miss-finch-and-ordinary-victories-part-deux/#comment-7392 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:41:00 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=2008#comment-7392 In reply to Alyce.

I actually don’t think the spoilers for Ordinary Victories make an enormous difference to the impact of the book – but don’t listen to me! I read the end of everything!

]]> By: Jenny https://readingtheend.com/2010/01/10/the-facts-in-the-case-of-the-departure-of-miss-finch-and-ordinary-victories-part-deux/#comment-7391 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:40:13 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=2008#comment-7391 In reply to Lightheaded.

The short story holds up better, I think, just because it’s not packaged as a self-contained book. Though even then, it lacks the punch and creepiness of so many of Gaiman’s short stories.

Ordinary Victories is wonderful. I can’t recommend it enough.

]]> By: Jenny https://readingtheend.com/2010/01/10/the-facts-in-the-case-of-the-departure-of-miss-finch-and-ordinary-victories-part-deux/#comment-7390 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:39:37 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=2008#comment-7390 In reply to litlove.

Oh no! I think I must recommend you a very good graphic novel for your first trip out. What sort of books are your favorite sort to read?

]]> By: litlove https://readingtheend.com/2010/01/10/the-facts-in-the-case-of-the-departure-of-miss-finch-and-ordinary-victories-part-deux/#comment-7389 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:48:34 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=2008#comment-7389 I’ve read neither and fear to admit that I’ve never read a graphic novel. I got my son Watchmen for his birthday last year and sort of flicked through that (can’t really call it reading). I agree the plot with the tigers sounds very thin!

]]> By: Lightheaded https://readingtheend.com/2010/01/10/the-facts-in-the-case-of-the-departure-of-miss-finch-and-ordinary-victories-part-deux/#comment-7388 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 04:24:15 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=2008#comment-7388 I think I’ve read the Gaiman story once but I honestly can’t remember what’s it all about. Like Nymeth, I read the short story version.

Ordinary Victories sounds really good 🙂

]]> By: Alyce https://readingtheend.com/2010/01/10/the-facts-in-the-case-of-the-departure-of-miss-finch-and-ordinary-victories-part-deux/#comment-7387 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:25:20 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=2008#comment-7387 I haven’t read these, and I know I won’t be reading the Neil Gaiman one. I may have to give a closer look at Ordinary Victories. That one looks interesting, so I didn’t read through everything you wrote because of the spoilers.

]]> By: Nymeth https://readingtheend.com/2010/01/10/the-facts-in-the-case-of-the-departure-of-miss-finch-and-ordinary-victories-part-deux/#comment-7386 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:45:43 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=2008#comment-7386 I remember liking Miss Finch, but it’s been a while, so I can’t actually remember why. Also, I read the short story, not the graphic adaptation.

I skimmed through the part about Ordinary Victories because of the spoilers, but I really want to read part I.

]]> By: Jenny https://readingtheend.com/2010/01/10/the-facts-in-the-case-of-the-departure-of-miss-finch-and-ordinary-victories-part-deux/#comment-7385 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 16:57:22 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=2008#comment-7385 In reply to Mumsy.

It’s not that they’re indecisive parents – I mean I don’t see them doing anything bad with the kid. It’s just that their lives aren’t very together, and I guess that’s what upset me?

]]> By: Mumsy https://readingtheend.com/2010/01/10/the-facts-in-the-case-of-the-departure-of-miss-finch-and-ordinary-victories-part-deux/#comment-7384 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:12:06 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=2008#comment-7384 Perhaps you have low tolerance for indecisive parenting? I myself would find that off-putting.

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