They do explore love, together, but it is not romantic between them. It's too hard to explain without major spoilers....ReyvrexQuestor Reyes wrote: ↑09 Jan 2018, 06:42Watching Karen and Charles explore the different forms of love makes the reader explore it in themselves, as you experience their emotions. I felt these emotions as I read, which made me want to know more about these people.CatInTheHat wrote: ↑08 Jan 2018, 21:09Oh, no! Karen is a young woman in her mid-twenties. Charles is in his mid-nineties. They are not romantically involved in any way.ReyvrexQuestor Reyes wrote: ↑08 Jan 2018, 19:01 As I gather from your review, the love between Charles and Karen could be a sort of a matured love, or a love blooming in "off-season" that was circumstantial, or a love with utilitarian purposes. Among other things, it could be construed as a ploy by Karen to win the confidence of Charles, hence, to pry much more deeply into the personality of Charles. Whichever way, this book will be an interesting read. Thanks for your splendid review.
As I have said, my impression is from what I gathered from the review. It is of urgency then that I have to go read the book entirely, once and for all. Thanks for pointing out.
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Okay, I understand now. It was never a May-December affair. Err. . I mean there was never an affair.CatInTheHat wrote: ↑09 Jan 2018, 09:44They do explore love, together, but it is not romantic between them. It's too hard to explain without major spoilers....ReyvrexQuestor Reyes wrote: ↑09 Jan 2018, 06:42Watching Karen and Charles explore the different forms of love makes the reader explore it in themselves, as you experience their emotions. I felt these emotions as I read, which made me want to know more about these people.CatInTheHat wrote: ↑08 Jan 2018, 21:09
Oh, no! Karen is a young woman in her mid-twenties. Charles is in his mid-nineties. They are not romantically involved in any way.
As I have said, my impression is from what I gathered from the review. It is of urgency then that I have to go read the book entirely, once and for all. Thanks for pointing out.
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I'm open to hitching a ride with Charles and eavesdropping on this conversation. Thanks for the enticing review, CatInTheHat!
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The story can be slow moving at times. The relationships in this story are exceptional and not what one normally sees in a novel. Oh, the journalist is a femaleMelchi Asuma wrote: ↑03 Jun 2018, 10:22 Im not sure this book peeks at my curiosity. The storyline seems a little bit flat with nothing exceptional or extraordinary. The journalist and his story and the angle he takes is a good twist but otherwise I dont think im interested. Great review btw.
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