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I find Farmer's "the House of the Scorpion" to be better when reading it the second time. Some might disagree with this, but I find it much easier to detect the little hints Farmer throws into camouflage so the reader can piece in the puzzle.
Post #3: Book Status - Complete
Ok, so I finished the book. I know I wasn't supposed to, but you would not believe how addicting it can get! Either way, I enjoyed every bit of it. Now my only problem is that I am burdened with having to keep all of the secrets to myself. This has been a challenge for me in the past, when I spoiled a book for my friend in the Warrior Cats Series. Still waiting for the 6th book, Omen of the Stars, "The Last Hope" to come out! Wait, off topic here...
Anyways, since I know what it's like to have a book ending ruined (ironically the same series of books), I will painfully save the ending for other readers.
Post #2: Random Thought
I don't know why, but me Matt and I kind of have something in common with piano because when I play music I forget about my worries and float with the music. Matt finds this too, but his problems are probably way different than mine.
Post #1: Three Insightful Observations
When reading "the House of the Scorpion", I imagined Matt as a very normal person that wished only to serve a destiny, like most people do. Now, after his youth and middle ages, he has developed into a more emotional character that must question his existence. This strikes me as a perfect way to build the protagonist into what Farmer is planning for him.
One thing that puzzled me was that there is so many strong points in each chapter that it will be hard to find the climax of the book. Due to my over-reading, I have finished the book, and even so I have trouble placing the climax to where Farmer intended it to be.
I thought that the part where Furball is supposedly killed by Matt really hit him deeply because it wasn't just his enemies who thought so, but the people he loved and cherished started to disbelieve him and no longer supported him. This is probably one of the most lowest times for him, and hopefully this sad phase subsides and jolts back to its exciting theme of triumph and complication.
I want more!
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