tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post3819042018321435852..comments2023-11-03T06:29:07.280-05:00Comments on The Bandwagon: Absence Makes the Heart Grow FonderMJFredrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1050532466797372512008-07-13T06:33:00.000-05:002008-07-13T06:33:00.000-05:00I guess I called it a device for lack of better te...I guess I called it a device for lack of better term....but it is a device the author uses to manipulate emotion, yes?MJFredrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-10668528610121016362008-07-09T19:11:00.000-05:002008-07-09T19:11:00.000-05:00It's interesting, I thought it bothered you as a d...It's interesting, I thought it bothered you as a <I>device</I>. But you're not saying it bugs you as a writing thing, but the events in the story make you unhappy for the characters. It's like the difference between observing the water and being in the water.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure that made any sense at all.Natalie J. Damschroderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07800784042353921973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-70904765422490412902008-07-09T16:50:00.000-05:002008-07-09T16:50:00.000-05:00I won't read books like that, unless the lost time...I won't read books like that, unless the lost time happens before the beginning of the book. I'm not interested AT ALL in reading about a H/H who are separated through most of the story.Marianne Arkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934613403368823760noreply@blogger.com