tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466627425021869675.post4450245049759329836..comments2023-09-26T02:17:42.577-07:00Comments on PaperFantasies: Book Review - If I Stay by Gayle FormanAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04006202162871450425noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466627425021869675.post-88058228371843951222013-05-25T02:39:47.609-07:002013-05-25T02:39:47.609-07:00Interesting! I want to read this. The funny thin...Interesting! I want to read this. The funny thing about flashbacks is if they are well done, I still feel like I'm in the moment, OK one persons POV of that moment but it doesn't feel like telling to me. I still feel like I'm being shown the action, do you get me? Trish @ Between My Lineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08517849083417759188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466627425021869675.post-28108742482208609072013-05-24T04:01:25.956-07:002013-05-24T04:01:25.956-07:00I read this before I started blogging, and had to ...I read this before I started blogging, and had to have a box of tissues handy the whole time. I don't remember feeling disconnected from the characters because of the flashbacks, but I wonder if now, that might be different. Since it's such a short read, maybe it's time for a re-read...Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10185081981237514590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466627425021869675.post-32586457815710302932013-05-23T08:46:30.714-07:002013-05-23T08:46:30.714-07:00Ugh, I agree. The infodumping through flashbacks t...Ugh, I agree. The infodumping through flashbacks totally kept me from connecting to this story. Weird though, that it bothered me so much, and other people completely loved it and cried their eyes out. Oh well. Such is life.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067361314969302669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466627425021869675.post-41690949185890835332013-05-22T22:23:49.230-07:002013-05-22T22:23:49.230-07:00I understand that. I think it's one of those ...I understand that. I think it's one of those things that depends on the reader. I know a lot (like, <b><i>a lot</i></b>) of people who loved how the characters were developed. And you are right in that they really helped push some of the depression back, the present time scenes were soooo dark.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04006202162871450425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5466627425021869675.post-89241932102651728262013-05-22T16:57:18.257-07:002013-05-22T16:57:18.257-07:00I appreciated the flashbacks because they were the...I appreciated the flashbacks because they were the times that I wasn't crying while reading after the accident. I liked them too because I feel like it might have taken away from the story for me if we got to know the characters first then the accident happened. I dunno. I see what you're saying, but I liked it a lot the way it was :) I could have been a bit longer though!Jenn @ A Glo-Worm Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18422361201301050280noreply@blogger.com