Do you think there were too many characters in the team USA? I couldn't find a distinction between Agatha and Sharon, other than Sharon's romantic interest with Steve.Letora wrote: ↑27 Dec 2019, 10:20 It seemed like the further along I read into E-M-P Honeymoon, the more characters were introduced. I thought the main characters would be Tom and Kelly, but they seemed to fade into being secondary characters as the story progressed. In fact, I'm not really sure who the main character was because there were too many. I couldn't really attach myself to any one person because there wasn't enough information on any of them. Did you think there were too many characters?
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Yeah, when he took Kelly's picture I was kind of wondering what he was up to! He was the one sent to find and stop the terrorists anyway. The others just got caught up in it when Kelly nosed around the gift shop. Did you notice Steve was all about following and flirting with Soujin trying to get close until he met the others, and suddenly he didn't even go back to the beach looking for her there again!jeminah28 wrote: ↑31 Dec 2019, 02:50Steve's character becomes more likable because of his spying-moves to Ms. Soujin, like flirting a little bit. When he also takes a secret photo of Kelly, it makes me tense a bit and say, "Oh, this guy is another threat to the couple, too." I guess, his swift-actions overrun the main characters.
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I think I agree with you. The characters, to me, were not too many. The problem here is that they were underdeveloped. At times I could ask myself whether the author was focusing on the title of the book or not. Well, the author might have done this intentionally, but I think, to me, it brought some confusion.AntonelaMaria wrote: ↑29 Dec 2019, 03:48 I don't think there were too many characters in the story. They all seem very underdeveloped or maybe that was the intention of the author to stay surface level with them all.
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Yeah, which is too bad. I mean to confuse the reader with such a simple plotline and very much so black & white characters. My confusion came from not being able to tell all the characters apart, other than the side they "fight" for.J_odoyo wrote: ↑01 Jan 2020, 07:10I think I agree with you. The characters, to me, were not too many. The problem here is that they were underdeveloped. At times I could ask myself whether the author was focusing on the title of the book or not. Well, the author might have done this intentionally, but I think, to me, it brought some confusion.AntonelaMaria wrote: ↑29 Dec 2019, 03:48 I don't think there were too many characters in the story. They all seem very underdeveloped or maybe that was the intention of the author to stay surface level with them all.
The title says Kelly and Tom but they lost the leading role in this one, for me.
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That's a good question. Now that I think of it, I do think there were too many characters on Team USA. We didn't get a chance to really have one character stand out from the others.AntonelaMaria wrote: ↑31 Dec 2019, 08:22Do you think there were too many characters in the team USA? I couldn't find a distinction between Agatha and Sharon, other than Sharon's romantic interest with Steve.Letora wrote: ↑27 Dec 2019, 10:20 It seemed like the further along I read into E-M-P Honeymoon, the more characters were introduced. I thought the main characters would be Tom and Kelly, but they seemed to fade into being secondary characters as the story progressed. In fact, I'm not really sure who the main character was because there were too many. I couldn't really attach myself to any one person because there wasn't enough information on any of them. Did you think there were too many characters?
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Yes, exactly! The focus should have been narrowed down to one team against the other, and perhaps a few less characters on each team.
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I'd agree with others that it was hard to tell who the main character(s) actually is, but does that really matter in the long run?
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There is no such thing as too many characters. However, in this regard, the title of the book is a bit misleading. I expected Tom and Kelly to be the main pillars of the story. They were. However, the introduction of numerous characters in the book made naming the book after the two characters rather uncalled for. After all, the characters were numerous!
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Being that Tom and Kelly are in the title, I definitely expected to see more of them. I suppose we could look at the larger pictures, but character really bring a book to life for me.1deannajv wrote: ↑29 Dec 2019, 14:10Letora wrote: ↑27 Dec 2019, 10:20 It seemed like the further along I read into E-M-P Honeymoon, the more characters were introduced. I thought the main characters would be Tom and Kelly, but they seemed to fade into being secondary characters as the story progressed. In fact, I'm not really sure who the main character was because there were too many. I couldn't really attach myself to any one person because there wasn't enough information on any of them. Did you think there were too many characters?
Yes there were too many characters. I also thought Tom and Kelly would be main characters. I feel like the title is misleading because it's easy to infer that the honeymooners will be the main characters. They did start the events leading to the terrorists plan foiled. So maybe that's why it's titled EMP honeymoon? But I'm unsure who the main characters are. Maybe we're supposed to look at the larger picture and the U.S is the protagonist while North Korea is the antagonist.
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Wow! You make a very good point. It is difficult to determine who the main characters should be. I think that perhaps if the author had cut down on the introduction of some characters, main characters would have been able to stand out.1deannajv wrote: ↑29 Dec 2019, 14:10Letora wrote: ↑27 Dec 2019, 10:20 It seemed like the further along I read into E-M-P Honeymoon, the more characters were introduced. I thought the main characters would be Tom and Kelly, but they seemed to fade into being secondary characters as the story progressed. In fact, I'm not really sure who the main character was because there were too many. I couldn't really attach myself to any one person because there wasn't enough information on any of them. Did you think there were too many characters?
Yes there were too many characters. I also thought Tom and Kelly would be main characters. I feel like the title is misleading because it's easy to infer that the honeymooners will be the main characters. They did start the events leading to the terrorists plan foiled. So maybe that's why it's titled EMP honeymoon? But I'm unsure who the main characters are. Maybe we're supposed to look at the larger picture and the U.S is the protagonist while North Korea is the antagonist.
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