Comments on: The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/02/the-7-1-2-deaths-of-evelyn-hardcastle/ Connecting Books and Readers One Review at a Time Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:12:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Catherine https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/02/the-7-1-2-deaths-of-evelyn-hardcastle/#comment-297513 Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:12:17 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=12315#comment-297513 In reply to Nicole.

You are so kind! Thank you, I love it when voracious readers can find book ideas here. It’s the only reason I do it.

I love your description of sitting in the confusion. It is perfect for that book and also for another I read recently. I had to give up on “answers” and neatly tied threads and hope the author knew what they were doing. Thankfully, they did, but it doesn’t always work out.

]]> By: Nicole https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/02/the-7-1-2-deaths-of-evelyn-hardcastle/#comment-297479 Tue, 17 Dec 2024 17:02:55 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=12315#comment-297479 I recently came across your site, and as an avid reader, it felt like a treasure. I read a few of your reviews, placed a few of the books you recommended on hold at my library, and then!! I came across this review. I loved this book. It was so different from anything I’ve read–and having been reading voraciously for decades, that is surprisingly hard to experience. The ending was brilliant. Being willing to sit in the confusion and disorientation during the beginning and middle of the book (letting us feel just a bit of what the character himself would have been feeling) made the resolve even more meaningful. Now, of course, I’ll be checking out your reviews all the time looking for other gems like this one.

]]> By: Catherine https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/02/the-7-1-2-deaths-of-evelyn-hardcastle/#comment-287997 Thu, 18 Apr 2019 02:23:02 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=12315#comment-287997 In reply to Kristin.

I don’t think you will- he wraps up everything by the end and answers all the questions. I had a lost feeling as well and just went along with it and was delighted.

]]> By: Kristin https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/02/the-7-1-2-deaths-of-evelyn-hardcastle/#comment-287995 Wed, 17 Apr 2019 04:38:48 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=12315#comment-287995 I’m in the middle of it and I’m confused! I think I’m going to have to read it twice, the second time to follow all the clues.

]]> By: Catherine https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/02/the-7-1-2-deaths-of-evelyn-hardcastle/#comment-287890 Thu, 28 Feb 2019 17:42:59 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=12315#comment-287890 In reply to Meryl.

Oooo…now I’m nervous. I have a caveat. There are so many characters in the novel that, if not done right, audio could be annoyingly confusing. If that’s the case, dump it and try the print. Don’t give up completely! Unless of course, you hate it. 😉

]]> By: Meryl https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/02/the-7-1-2-deaths-of-evelyn-hardcastle/#comment-287887 Tue, 26 Feb 2019 23:58:51 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=12315#comment-287887 Based on your review I got the audio book. Super excited. Stay tuned.

]]> By: Catherine https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/02/the-7-1-2-deaths-of-evelyn-hardcastle/#comment-287885 Tue, 26 Feb 2019 23:47:00 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=12315#comment-287885 In reply to Erin @ Feel Learn Wonder.

That’s so interesting, because I did not want to put it down! It did get pretty crazy by the middle, but the Twilight Zone aspects of it appealed to me. I can see how it could make you buggy, though.

]]> By: Catherine https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/02/the-7-1-2-deaths-of-evelyn-hardcastle/#comment-287884 Tue, 26 Feb 2019 23:45:29 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=12315#comment-287884 In reply to Susie | Novel Visits.

It may just be a case of ‘right book, right time’ and won’t work as well for others but I loved it. I could see it as summer read!

]]> By: Catherine https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/02/the-7-1-2-deaths-of-evelyn-hardcastle/#comment-287882 Tue, 26 Feb 2019 23:43:42 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=12315#comment-287882 In reply to Renee (Itsbooktalk).

For being dark and creepy, it’s also funny. It’s a wonderful mashup of so many things.

]]> By: Erin @ Feel Learn Wonder https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/02/the-7-1-2-deaths-of-evelyn-hardcastle/#comment-287880 Mon, 25 Feb 2019 21:05:39 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=12315#comment-287880 Great review and so glad this book worked for you! To me, the pacing made me feel like a hamster on a wheel, getting nowhere. I think the issue is that I read 75% of it in one sitting (on a cross country flight..) and kind of got bored (of being on a plane) but pushed on due to lack of anywhere to go, so I ended up feeling stuck.. which also happens to be a major feeling in this book, so the whole thing felt a little claustrophobic to me. I can definitely see if being more enjoyable if broken up a little more!

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