Have you read this?
By BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (47308)
St. Catharines, Ontario
May 30, 2024 9:53am CST
I'm currently rereading Silverberg's Book of Skulls. At least, I think I'm rereading it, as it's from my own private library, but none of it seems familiar, not even the fact that each chapter is written in the first person of one of the four main characters. Which makes it difficult sometimes to figure out who's "talking". Which in turn is taking me longer to finish the book because I keep flipping back a few pages to see which character it is.
If you've read it, what did you think of the constant switching of the point of view?
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@Marilynda1225 (82778)
• United States
30 May
I haven't read that book and I think I would find it confusing if you have to keep going back to figure out which character is talking.
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@BarBaraPrz (47308)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
30 May
The four voices are college roommates of basically the same age, so they do tend to sound alike.
@JordanLader (5201)
• Sparta, Tennessee
30 May
I've never read that but some romance authors I read change view points by the chapter. It's not hard to keep up with because they aren't going back and forth but just continuing the story.
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@BarBaraPrz (47308)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
30 May
Yeah, it can get confusing at times.
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@LadyDuck (471497)
• Switzerland
31 May
@BarBaraPrz I agree and that is the same reason why I do not like those serials that last for years. They change the characters and you are lost.
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@LindaOHio (178568)
• United States
31 May
I've never read it. Sounds confusing. Have a great day.
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@BarBaraPrz (47308)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
31 May
It's not to everyone's taste, and I don't think I'll read it again,
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@lifecoachjerusalem (1287)
• Israel
31 May
When was the last time you read the book? Sometimes I will pick up a book from my library that I read 5 years ago, and I re-read it and it is like the first time reading it. Have fun reading the book!
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@BarBaraPrz (47308)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
31 May
@lifecoachjerusalem Maybe, but I've moved too many times.
@lifecoachjerusalem (1287)
• Israel
31 May
@BarBaraPrz Maybe you didn't read it before, and the book was just sitting on the shelf all this time. There is a book, that has been on my shelf for a long time Nana by Emile Zola that I started but never got more than 5 pages.
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@BarBaraPrz (47308)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
31 May
But every chapter, some of which are very short.
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@Scrapper88 (5983)
• United States
30 May
I have not read this book yet. It looks like something I would be interested in reading though.
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@BarBaraPrz (47308)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
30 May
You just might like it... the book is almost as old as you are.
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