tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584263081981152435.post299573891639919643..comments2024-02-15T06:55:41.405-05:00Comments on BookBound: Review: MERCY AMONG THE CHILDREN by David Adams RichardsDonnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16652392729923383591noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584263081981152435.post-54370853144724855702009-04-22T12:38:00.000-04:002009-04-22T12:38:00.000-04:00Thank you! I'm still unsure about FOYK, but we'll ...Thank you! I'm still unsure about FOYK, but we'll see. My sister is adamant that I shouldn't read it (and my dad disrecommended it too). I do find it much harder to read (and enjoy) books where the main character is unsympathetic.avisannschildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12486477882148877317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584263081981152435.post-69774414700135075012009-04-21T00:00:00.000-04:002009-04-21T00:00:00.000-04:00I don't know, but this isn't seeming too horrible....I don't know, but this isn't seeming too horrible. I've been trying to read books with different characters recently, particularly trying to see what books manage to create good negative, unlikable characters. Still, I'll keep in mind that you didn't like this. It could also just be a pretty bad book.Meytal Radzinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805413335735169073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584263081981152435.post-64968240332776270902009-04-20T23:10:00.000-04:002009-04-20T23:10:00.000-04:00Hi Bermudaonion - yes, definitely. But maybe that ...Hi Bermudaonion - yes, definitely. But maybe that was problem with this one, I didn't really want to read it.<br /><br />Hi Avis - I told someone today how much I loathed this book and she said it was a favourite of hers!<br /><br />Fall on your Knees was an incredibly disturbing book but I still liked it compared to this one. It was not bleak in the same way that Mercy is - which is to say unrelenting. Also, the main character in Mercy is unlikeable and I wouldn't say that about Fall on Your Knees (though it's been a while now since I read it).Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16652392729923383591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584263081981152435.post-43755206257652084282009-04-20T12:17:00.000-04:002009-04-20T12:17:00.000-04:00Wow, this doesn't sound like my cup of tea at all!...Wow, this doesn't sound like my cup of tea at all! How would you say it compares to <I>Fall on Your Knees</I> in terms of bleakness? I'm unsure about reading that book because I've been warned about its bleakness too.avisannschildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12486477882148877317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584263081981152435.post-35348081673924813192009-04-20T10:48:00.000-04:002009-04-20T10:48:00.000-04:00I would have to be in the right frame of mind to r...I would have to be in the right frame of mind to read that one.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.com