Comments on: Review: The Nobodies Album, Carolyn Parkhurst

By: litlove

litlove — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:59:48 +0000

Have you seen the promotional video Caroline Parkhurst made for this novel? It is hilarious! Here, I’ll post you the link:

I know I must read the novel, after having seen that.

By: Kim (Sophisticated Dorkiness)

Kim (Sophisticated Dorkiness) — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:26:11 +0000

I could have sworn I commented on your review already… but apparently I haven’t! I’m so glad you liked this one.

I think there could have been more scenes of the main mystery, just because the characters were so interesting and I liked seeing them with each other in that context.

Also, yay to the documents. I love those too.

By: Care

Care — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 18:49:10 +0000

==>” I can’t say exactly what else I’d have liked to see happen, but something! Something to make the primary plotline of the book feel less slight.”
ok, can’t help but say this reminds me of the quesadilla my hub had for lunch yesterday. He kept saying it was good but needed something and he couldn’t figure out what exactly. He ended up asking for marinara sauce and yep, that was it.
All of that to explain why I wanted to comment, “Maybe it needs marinara sauce?”
😀

By: Kailana

Kailana — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 01:03:01 +0000

I am glad you mostly enjoyed this. I have it on my TBR and hope to read it one of these days!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 23:54:26 +0000

In reply to Heather. Yeah, the conceit was good but more clues to the real mystery would have been good. Or not even clues, just more scenes between all those characters. I'd have liked that better.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 23:51:53 +0000

In reply to julianswindow.

I’m so sorry! WordPress are monsters! I’ve sent them a stroppy note and shall send another. Yes, she did write that — what’s it about? I’ve never heard of it.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 23:49:48 +0000

In reply to Amy @ My Friend Amy. It was, it was! I feel like I undersold it. It was a really absorbing read and I liked it a lot. I just didn't LOVE it the way I wanted to.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 23:48:04 +0000

In reply to jenclair. Actually, I think I was too. It was a cool idea, and I wouldn't have minded if there had been more of those (as long as there was more regular story too).

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 23:42:29 +0000

In reply to zibilee. The reworking of the novels was cool and not overdone. When I heard about that device, I thought it would be easy to fall into the trap of, each ending has a similar type of change. But that isn't the case at all. The changes are all different and interesting in their different ways. I hope you like it!

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:13:45 +0000

I liked this one a lot. I agree with you though about the actual plot being sort of lacking.