tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652886466659402180.post1612720284260278906..comments2024-03-28T07:53:12.323-07:00Comments on Captivated Reader: The Island by Jen MinkmanCaptivated Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15789205839634527219noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652886466659402180.post-46051231031183045202014-06-25T10:51:59.049-07:002014-06-25T10:51:59.049-07:00Yes, more personal introspection on Leia's par...Yes, more personal introspection on Leia's part would have been great, I agree. There are lots of little things that could have made The Island a better read. This book had so much potential to be a great read... I thought it started out well enough, but just went down hill for after the Star Wars elements were incorporated.Captivated Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789205839634527219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652886466659402180.post-31232467616801696452014-06-25T02:45:01.585-07:002014-06-25T02:45:01.585-07:00That's true about Leia coming across as a lot ...That's true about Leia coming across as a lot younger than she really was. I think part of this could be a result of the fact that English isn't Minkman's dominant language (I'm guessing it's Dutch?), and so the sentence structures were simpler and more basic than they would have been. I wanted to see more personal introspection on Leia's part. <br />--Ellen @ <a href="http://glambooklounge.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Glamorous Book Lounge</a>Sweetest Ambrosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16244000403632848788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652886466659402180.post-49249041818630738842014-06-13T09:32:25.310-07:002014-06-13T09:32:25.310-07:00I thought the synopsis was great too, which is wha...I thought the synopsis was great too, which is what prompted me read The Island. Too bad it didn't live up to expectation. I've read a few other online reviews of this novella on a few blogs and many of them didn't like it either.Captivated Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15789205839634527219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652886466659402180.post-36185526892372075372014-06-12T23:34:53.502-07:002014-06-12T23:34:53.502-07:00That's too bad that you didn't enjoy this ...That's too bad that you didn't enjoy this book. The synopsis of it really sounds intriguing but I don't like the idea that it's not original.Vonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03987861951233408815noreply@blogger.com