tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post3094578551115581597..comments2023-08-21T20:51:35.856+10:00Comments on The Write Obsession: Review: The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie RyanLanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002224549199474383noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-72068815902831432202011-11-15T18:03:07.117+11:002011-11-15T18:03:07.117+11:00The book review is good and after reading it i thi...The book review is good and after reading it i think i should at least read it once but the story didn't seem that interesting. Thanks for sharing the post.online books freehttp://booksadicto.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-73026116103399546472011-11-05T11:10:54.835+11:002011-11-05T11:10:54.835+11:00This one has been on my list for a long time... ma...This one has been on my list for a long time... maybe next Halloween...Kathy Habelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11171521765723280086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-48592544554653745022011-11-01T08:14:11.846+11:002011-11-01T08:14:11.846+11:00Penguin: Main character stupidity is a book killer...Penguin: Main character stupidity is a book killer for me. I don't mind stupidity if something is learned from it but when it happens over and over, I can't do it.<br /><br />Sherre: I am so opposite of you. I see the bad first and the book has to convince me it should be read. That's really horrible because it makes me stop reading when I should keep going. If a book has bad writing as well as bad characters I'll put it aside pretty quickly. Luckily the writing in this was great so I managed to finish it. I read a few reviews of The Dead Tossed Waves and it seems to be more of the same. Don't think I can handle it!<br /><br />Alexia: I found the writing to be very compelling so that at least is a positive. I just couldn't get past Mary as a character at all. The Sisterhood just made no sense and was pretty powerless in the end. The whole thing just seemed meaningless.Lanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00002224549199474383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-70736905010958625382011-11-01T03:34:34.425+11:002011-11-01T03:34:34.425+11:00Great review! I like that you explained what didn&...Great review! I like that you explained what didn't work for you. I read this one so long ago that I don't really remember the details, but the whole idea of risking your life to see the ocean didn't make much sense. But I did believe the whole town could be under the thumb of the Sisterhood because of fear, as that's how cults survive. Hope your next book is better!Alexia561https://www.blogger.com/profile/10797515620050469395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-5961318019663178372011-11-01T01:14:20.171+11:002011-11-01T01:14:20.171+11:00Ha! I love this review. I tend to see the good in ...Ha! I love this review. I tend to see the good in a lot of books these days and have to force myself to look at all sides. That being said, I hated this book. I felt like it was too slow, too boring, and too...unrealistic. Like you I dont understand the whole religion thing. I hated Mary!!!! Despite what I didnt like about the book, I read the second book, thinking that it would get better. I heard good reviews about the first and decided that I may as well try again because I may have just been a little unfocused and thats why I didnt love it. Needless to say, It was horrible. Reading the book from Mary's daughter's perspective is just as bad, just as selfish, and just as slow.<br /><br />okay I'm done complaining.Sherrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05132055588504532128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-83506594001298906172011-11-01T00:59:32.055+11:002011-11-01T00:59:32.055+11:00I did kind of want to try this, because of the zom...I did kind of want to try this, because of the zombie factor...But annoying heroines are usually a deal breaker. I don't put up with much stupidity from main characters. Great review!TheReadingPenguinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09732545193031333377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-4354725225527540302011-10-31T21:11:25.050+11:002011-10-31T21:11:25.050+11:00TG: I'm glad that they survived. Well, I'm...TG: I'm glad that they survived. Well, I'm glad Harry, Jed and (I can't even remember the kids name anymore!)lived but I really really wanted Cass to die. That's really harsh sounding I know but the girls in this book just didn't impress me at all.Lanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00002224549199474383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-8694107689971068712011-10-31T21:04:10.652+11:002011-10-31T21:04:10.652+11:00I think going through the gate was too dangerous f...I think going through the gate was too dangerous for the whole group to do, especially with a child. They had no idea it would lead to anywhere safe; it could have just been a dead end filled with zombies. I think Mary wasn't thinking that clearly because of what just happened with Travis (and she wasn't the most stable thinker at the best of times, lol) and decided to make a mad dash for it. To be fair, she didn't know Jed would follow her, as they weren't even close. Does it help to know that, in the next book, you find out the others did survive? Mary didn't kill <i>everybody</i> with her selfish ways ;-)TGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17832981435264804886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-25096254265086955632011-10-31T20:29:49.574+11:002011-10-31T20:29:49.574+11:00BJ: I swear I've seen them climbing in I Am Le...BJ: I swear I've seen them climbing in I Am Legend and also Resident Evil. Maybe I'm just imagining things. I'm trying to remember what happened in Zombieland right now but it's all a blank.Lanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00002224549199474383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-22795463290412868242011-10-31T19:54:57.193+11:002011-10-31T19:54:57.193+11:00You've seen zombies climb? LOL Where? I've...You've seen zombies climb? LOL Where? I've seen them manage stairs...but that's all. No ladders, nothing involving manual dexterity like locks and stuff.<br /><br />I am baffled by the "why" of that...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-67642111299739892052011-10-31T12:33:43.744+11:002011-10-31T12:33:43.744+11:00Jessica: the writing was really good. I just could...Jessica: the writing was really good. I just couldn't connect with any of the characters.<br /><br />Cathy: I def recommend the library for this one because it seems like you either love it or hate it. I keep trying to write non emotional reviews but it's hard when you feel very dispassionate about a book.<br /><br />BJ: I dispute the zombies can't climb rule! But then all my references are from movies :)<br /><br />Jenny: Bad YA heroine strikes again. It seems we both has a dislike for the overemotional types.<br /><br />TG: I didn't mind at all that Mary wanted to see the ocean and that she had such drive. I just didn't like that she cared about that above even the safety of her friends and family. Especially in the end when they didn't have any other way to go aside from opening the gate. I thought it was fair enough that she wanted to go through it but she didn't really give much thought to anyone else's safety, she just barged through like a singular wrecking ball. given that Jed came after her to help, I don't think it would have taken much time to convince him or the others to take a risk. Instead Mary thought only about herself and then off she went.Lanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00002224549199474383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-52534360457427045662011-10-31T11:41:40.126+11:002011-10-31T11:41:40.126+11:00Aw, I love this book. I always see reviewers comme...Aw, I love this book. I always see reviewers comment on how selfish Mary is, but I didn't mind it. I just think the life she leads is so horrible, that she didn't have many other alternatives if she wanted a better life. And she was the only person with *any* ideas, even if they were selfish ones - everybody else seemed content to drift along as they were.<br /><br />I'll try to answer some of your questions:<br /><br />- It is just a tiny village who's under the thumb of the Sisterhood and there is a whole world outside the Forest which is not. It didn't seem unbelievable to me, after all, there are countries living under oppressive religious regimes today. Doesn't Mary say people thought the zombies were a punishment from God? That could make people extra-anxious to follow religious dogma.<br /><br />- Don't know this one; never thought of it. Maybe there was no way to guarantee you wouldn't get a mad rush of zombies at once?<br /><br />- Zombies can break through doors if they keep at it for long enough; they break through the doors of the house Mary and Travis are staying in. They can climb up stairs but they only have the sense to keep walking - they're not smart enough to work out how to scale a fence or a wall. Those are just zombie rules :-P<br /><br />- Harry and Travis both wanted Mary, so no swap would have made everybody happy. But to me, the best thing about the romance in the book is the gruesome way it ends. I wasn't expecting that!<br /><br />- IIRC, Harry can shoot a bow and arrow, but his aim isn't so great. Guess you could say that he practised by sending the notes to Mary and got much better. <br /><br />Well, I tried! :-)TGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17832981435264804886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-24909396292830936132011-10-31T11:40:50.943+11:002011-10-31T11:40:50.943+11:00Oh my freak! Mary drove me nuts. It was all, whine...Oh my freak! Mary drove me nuts. It was all, whine, whine, whine and then she FINALLY gets to the ocean and it's like, huh, that's it? And then it ends! So stupid!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05738740015526095835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-41611460169710770242011-10-31T11:31:00.808+11:002011-10-31T11:31:00.808+11:00Zombies can't climb, apparently. At least, I h...Zombies can't climb, apparently. At least, I have yet to read a book or watch a movie where they have. *shrugs* <br /><br />Great review! Can't argue any of your points, even though I liked the book. LOL I found Mary difficult too; I guess I was just able to excuse some of her inner inconsistencies as a result of her struggle to try and begin thinking for herself, after spending her whole life being told what to believe. That really resonated with me. I got thoroughly sick of her inability to make up her mind, though.<br /><br />(Also...I have to add that I listened to the audiobook of this one, and the narrator was DAMN good. It made it a lot easier to overlook the annoying parts.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-12491907415388194632011-10-31T09:06:09.937+11:002011-10-31T09:06:09.937+11:00This is one I've been really not sure about re...This is one I've been really not sure about reading, based on people's reviews and the fact that I can get squeamish with horror novels, sometimes. But, I'm so glad you've read it because now I can be more sure what to do. If I feel the need to read it, to the library I will go. No way I'm taking any chances on buying it before I've read it.<br /><br />Great and honest review, Lan. Gotta have a mixture of good and bad reviews so your followers know they can trust your opinion.Cathy Keatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18356112948372149785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249141384507760517.post-71487997158510145512011-10-31T08:50:45.462+11:002011-10-31T08:50:45.462+11:00I was debating on this one several times but just ...I was debating on this one several times but just never added it. Probably a good idea! It just sounds extremely frustrating.Jessica L. Tatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00121327467707828026noreply@blogger.com