Final Thoughts
It feels good to finally have finished this surprisingly incredible read. I stuck through each section and fell in love with every character (except for that darn middle section). Every character resonated with me in some way. And in this final post, I want to be laid back and just discuss what I enjoyed (and maybe some things I didn't) about this book.
I remember reading through Ewing's section without a clue where it may go from there, and I remember falling in love with Robert Frobisher's character (more on that later). I enjoyed Luisa Rey and her adventures, and Cavendish's tale had some great comedy in it. But I didn't really fall in love with the book until I got to Sonmi-451's adventures. I could almost picture the world she lived in (and my mind's eye is blind, so picturing things is... difficult to say the least). One of the aspects of Sonmi's sections that I found interesting was the language. Many of the things in their world had names that directly associated with modern things (i.e. "disney" = "movie"). I also enjoyed the interview/question and answer style the sections took on. It made the read smooth and interesting, something I've never seen before.
I don't even want to talk about Sloosha's Crossin'...
Robert Frobisher. In the last post, I really didn't touch on what actually happened to him. Before I do, I want to discuss why he resonates with me so much. Beyond his deep affinity for music (that which I have, but as a player, not a composer) some aspects of his personality are similar to mine, especially in his hatred for the power of those with money and a name over everyone else, especially if they are bad people with selfish intent. Frobisher was complex. He talked in such a way that could only be associated with the speech of a genius. His persistence was impressive until he did what most readers could see coming once you got to know Frobisher. He ended his life after losing his battle against Ayrs and refusing to submit to him. That was not a good chapter.
Such as Frobisher's storyline ending in tragedy, abrupt and strange endings occurred in nearly all sections. The first sections almost all left us on a cliff hanger of what could happen to our characters, but their resolutions were most interesting. Sonmi's two sections culminated into an ending that has her revealing that her entire journey was a staged expedition to be turned into a movie. After all of that! It was just a movie!? Cavendish escaped Aurora House, but his storyline really ends with the escape, his return home and life after Aurora House is hardly even discussed. Oh, Timmy. Luisa Rey gets her story on the front page, but the ending paragraph revisits the seldom mentioned connection between her and Frobisher. They both have matching birthmarks in the shape of a comet in the same place, but the idea of them being the same is up to the reader. "Who is to say." IS SHE OR IS SHE NOT FROBISHER?? I am confused. Lastly, Ewing is finally revealed as being poisoned by Dr. Goose through his "cure" for Ewing's "parasite". Autua saves Ewing from certain death, bringing him to Autua's sisters in Hawaii to be healed. Once he is he healed it is inferred that he returns to his family and dedicates his life as an Abolitionist.
What a book. I recommend you read it if you have any interest.
P.S.
I am now realizing that in my previous post I hadn't explained Frobisher's reasoning behind thinking the diary is forged. This is because the diary was in fact rewritten by Adam's son Jackson Ewing.
I remember reading through Ewing's section without a clue where it may go from there, and I remember falling in love with Robert Frobisher's character (more on that later). I enjoyed Luisa Rey and her adventures, and Cavendish's tale had some great comedy in it. But I didn't really fall in love with the book until I got to Sonmi-451's adventures. I could almost picture the world she lived in (and my mind's eye is blind, so picturing things is... difficult to say the least). One of the aspects of Sonmi's sections that I found interesting was the language. Many of the things in their world had names that directly associated with modern things (i.e. "disney" = "movie"). I also enjoyed the interview/question and answer style the sections took on. It made the read smooth and interesting, something I've never seen before.
I don't even want to talk about Sloosha's Crossin'...
Robert Frobisher. In the last post, I really didn't touch on what actually happened to him. Before I do, I want to discuss why he resonates with me so much. Beyond his deep affinity for music (that which I have, but as a player, not a composer) some aspects of his personality are similar to mine, especially in his hatred for the power of those with money and a name over everyone else, especially if they are bad people with selfish intent. Frobisher was complex. He talked in such a way that could only be associated with the speech of a genius. His persistence was impressive until he did what most readers could see coming once you got to know Frobisher. He ended his life after losing his battle against Ayrs and refusing to submit to him. That was not a good chapter.
Such as Frobisher's storyline ending in tragedy, abrupt and strange endings occurred in nearly all sections. The first sections almost all left us on a cliff hanger of what could happen to our characters, but their resolutions were most interesting. Sonmi's two sections culminated into an ending that has her revealing that her entire journey was a staged expedition to be turned into a movie. After all of that! It was just a movie!? Cavendish escaped Aurora House, but his storyline really ends with the escape, his return home and life after Aurora House is hardly even discussed. Oh, Timmy. Luisa Rey gets her story on the front page, but the ending paragraph revisits the seldom mentioned connection between her and Frobisher. They both have matching birthmarks in the shape of a comet in the same place, but the idea of them being the same is up to the reader. "Who is to say." IS SHE OR IS SHE NOT FROBISHER?? I am confused. Lastly, Ewing is finally revealed as being poisoned by Dr. Goose through his "cure" for Ewing's "parasite". Autua saves Ewing from certain death, bringing him to Autua's sisters in Hawaii to be healed. Once he is he healed it is inferred that he returns to his family and dedicates his life as an Abolitionist.
What a book. I recommend you read it if you have any interest.
P.S.
I am now realizing that in my previous post I hadn't explained Frobisher's reasoning behind thinking the diary is forged. This is because the diary was in fact rewritten by Adam's son Jackson Ewing.
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