Overall rating and opinion of " The Reel Sisters" by Michelle Cummings
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Re: Overall rating and opinion of " The Reel Sisters" by Michelle Cummings
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Although, I do have to say that there were a lot of unnecessary details about fishing. For some readers, it may be too much. Boring, even. However, for a fly fisher, I think all of the lengthy details would be frankly interesting. Which, I assume, is the reason Cummings added it.
All in all, it was a good reading experience
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I also thought there were too many principal characters. Starting with four main characters was already a lot, but introducing Melody as a 5th main character was a bit over the edge. Also, I think the original four protagonists would have worked better if two of them were more strongly featured. Instead, rotating the 4 (and then 5) perspectives resulted in a weaker plot because the reader has to sift through each long chapter about someone else's life. It's not bad when they are at the get-togethers, but the plot goes off track each time there is a long chapter about each character's personal life.Kieran_Obrien wrote: ↑21 Feb 2018, 04:18 Did anybody else think there were too many protagonists? I feel like the 5 could've been condensed into 2 or 3 and would've made for a much tighter read.
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Yes I did feel initially there were too many protagonists.However, on retrospection, I have realized, that they have been chosen thus,to showcase the different stages of a woman's life, Melody,at career crossroads and estranged parents; Sophie, skeptic to form relationships after a sour one;Veronica, at the heights on ones career; Amanda, juggling family and work and Rose,the oldest,bereaving a lost one.It can be easily noticed that they represent different age groups allowing readers of all age groups to identify with them.Kieran_Obrien wrote: ↑21 Feb 2018, 04:18 Did anybody else think there were too many protagonists? I feel like the 5 could've been condensed into 2 or 3 and would've made for a much tighter read.
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