books I read

[jade_sabre]

I READ SAVING FRANCESCA.








Also the Demon's Lexicon series and Team Human (which was surprisingly emotional at the climax and had some interesting characterization bits amid an otherwise shallow-but-entertaining read) and The Last Unicorn (which was beautiful and which I need to read in one sitting). I had to return all the others but I'll get them back, and I have Unspoken and The Marriage Plot and Code Verity

but

Saving Francesca

not only reminded me of how wonderfully lucky I have been in love

but also

just

so perfect.

flawless.

wonderful.

tightly plotted and everything is doled out at just the right moment and also it's hilarious and I care so much about all the characters and I'm so happy and

go forth and read it RIGHT NOW.

Comments

[brandy-painter.livejournal.com]

FINALLY!!!!

I'm so glad you liked it. This is actually my favorite Marchetta novel. So much so that when Chachic asked me to write a post for a Marchetta Madness event she had that's what I wrote it on. I also learned from that event that I'm in the minority when it comes to loving Will Trombal. What's wrong with people?

My love for these characters is why I like The Piper's Son better than Jellicoe Road (though it's good too).

[jade-sabre-301.livejournal.com]

HOW COULD YOU BE IN THE MINORITY WHEN IT COMES TO -+-LOVING WILL TROMBAL I loved him so so much. He was just a good kid, you know? A good, slightly awkward engineering Catholic boy. I count several of those among my friends. (And his speech at the end about breaking up with his girlfriend and thinking this is it with Francesca reminded me very strongly of my husband--sure, WP handled it better than Will did, but he was a college grad, not a senior in high school. Maybe that situation is why people don't like him? But I understood him and loved him dearly. Also, SOPHIA LOREN.)

I JUST CARED SO MUCH ABOUT ALL OF THEM. And I read your post--I was telling Willow that the thing about it is that even though things were bad, they were always looking up, even a little. I was SO HAPPY when she finally started becoming friends with everyone and the ENDING I was just so so so so so relieved--Francesca's relief was mine. I just loved them all so much.

[jade-sabre-301.livejournal.com]

do you like those extra symbols in the beginning? ~courtesy Quark's dog who is whining despondently because she left to do a project and he's all alone. With me. Sigh.

[beth-shulman.livejournal.com]

/hugs this whole comment

[brandy-painter.livejournal.com]

I don't know what it is that people seem to find off about him. I just find him awkwardly genuine. Which is refreshing in YA fiction. Most of the love for Marchetta's male characters goes to Jonah Griggs from Jellicoe Road and he seems far less realistic to me. I just don't get it. Even in that book he wasn't the boy I fell for.

YES ABOUT THE CARING ABOUT ALL OF THEM. Another reason for you to read The Piper's Son. :) And returning to Will, I can't see how anyone could read both books and not really really love him. He is great in that one in oh so many ways. In fact my favorite scene in that book is a scene between him and Tom.