Overall rating and opinion of "Final Notice" by Van Fleisher
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Re: Overall rating and opinion of "Final Notice" by Van Fleisher
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So funny bc now that I think about it, I can totally see Apple coming up with some feature like this. I don't own an Apple watch but with Fitbit and all the others I am sure Apple would get involved. I mean, I know people now who look at their sleep patterns based on what their Fitbit records. But I was so concentrated on some of the political issues I guess I kinda just pushed the product placement aside as I read. I can totally see your point.azerikaj wrote: ↑02 Mar 2018, 15:14 Makes me sad to think that so many people may have cold-blooded murders on their bucket lists...not that I'm totally immune to the thought. I watch Mafia dramas all the time...still.
Also, some of the time reading this, I felt like I was in an Apple commercial. I get that he was trying to show ordinary details but I felt it veered close to product-placement at times.
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This book is actually a reality and what is going on. but it is unfortunately that most of our doctors here in "Nigeria" are bias in this regard. They are heartless and do not give true facts concerning their patients even if they have an hour to live. I recommend this book to doctors in Africa and I give it 4 out of 4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Farmgurl1 wrote: ↑05 Mar 2018, 17:22 This book is an emotional roller coaster. The book is on the surface about a doctor who creates a watch that monitors a person's health and alters them if they are soon going to die. However, the social messages in this book go way beyond the watch. This book is about corrupt politicians, the media and "fake news", and definitely portrays the NRA as a vile and evil entity. I like the fact that the book really makes you think about gun control laws but the book is really slow at some points and seems to drag on in parts unnecessarily.
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I thought the book moved quickly at most points but when Vince and Trudi started discussing the pros and cons and Vince asked a lot of questions about purchasing guns and using guns, it felt like a handbook on gun safety. A lot happened in what I consider to be a pretty short book.Farmgurl1 wrote: ↑05 Mar 2018, 17:22 This book is an emotional roller coaster. The book is on the surface about a doctor who creates a watch that monitors a person's health and alters them if they are soon going to die. However, the social messages in this book go way beyond the watch. This book is about corrupt politicians, the media and "fake news", and definitely portrays the NRA as a vile and evil entity. I like the fact that the book really makes you think about gun control laws but the book is really slow at some points and seems to drag on in parts unnecessarily.
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You couldn’t be more right about that. Sometimes, I think we’re going backwards, instead of forward.cristinaro wrote: ↑04 Mar 2018, 16:52You're perfectly right about that. You'd think that living in the 21st century would be enough to make people more open-minded and ready to accept difference, yet reality proves us wrong time and again. More needs to be done for people to rule out prejudice and misconceptions.Christina Rose wrote: ↑03 Mar 2018, 01:07I agree that the author wisely chose challenging and controversial topics to discuss in his novel. Even outside of the two main topics, the author addresses various forms of discrimination - another hot topic in this day and age.cristinaro wrote: ↑02 Mar 2018, 06:29 What I like most about Van Fleisher's novel is the challenging topics it addresses. Gun ownership with its many pros and cons is one of them and the other would be the threat and implications of death foretelling. I have read the begging of the story and Vince's realistic description as well as the authenticity of the domestic scenes between Vince and Trudi made a good impression on me. I have every intention of continuing to read the novel because it triggers my curiosity to see how different people react to the knowledge of their upcoming death.
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