Light on Snow discussion

[lady_zana]

Speaking of which ...

By the end, did you like or dislike

Nicky
Charlotte
Robert (Nicky's Dad)
Detective Warren

And why?

Discuss ...

Nicky - I really didn't care for Nicky. She seemed....immature to me. However, I think this could be for two reasons. 1) I'm not a 'kid' person; I simply don't deal well with younger children. 2) I write for young adults so I read lots of YA books. When occassionally the protagonist is as young as Nicky, most of the time, YA portray them as being very mature since most kids at that age want to feel they are very grown up.

Charlotte - I didn't like Charlotte but I liked the author's portrayal of Charlotte. I'm twenty-three and that doesn't seem like much older than nineteen but I know I have a friend who is only nineteen going through some of the problems I did when I was his age and wow! - I feel so much older than him! I think at nineteen, you're pretty naive about the world - just out in the job force for the first time or in college. I'm alot more mature now that I've just graduated college than when I went in. I think the author's portrayal of Charlotte was pretty close to on the mark and I came away liking the character for that.

Robert - I feel the same way about Robert as Charlotte though I actual did like him a little better than her. I think Robert started out truly mourning for his wife but I got the feeling that by the time we met him, he was more simply feeling sorry for himself. There must be no pain like the pain of losing a wife and a daughter at the same time but Robert lost sight of fact that he had things to live for like Nicky.

I'll have to come back and talk about the Detective Warren and answer the other questions a little later as right now a vicious orange Weezie-monster is destroying the countryside since I'm not paying enough attention to her. (Okay, maybe not countryside but at least everything on my computer table. )

[Oggyflute]

Whilst reading the book I was quite captivated with the characters portrayed. The author had good prose and character definition. I felt that the story could have gone a lot further than the examination, of a girls younger life and relationship with her father. I would have liked to see how as a woman, the events had shaped her life in her decisions around a current situation that she was in. The book felt more like background, going on to a bigger involved plot.
I feel the author is selling herself short and should in fact be writing a more involved book plot wise, as she does have the talent to write a terrific novel if she ever get's the chance to do so. To me it simply felt that the book was about 30 chapters short. A nice easy read though I guess.