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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As I come from a country that has no guns, this story would be written very differently if based there. I do wonder if people would still go round murdering people, though with knives in our case, or whether the immediacy of having to get blood on your hands would prevent it.
I'd recommend this because I really enjoyed it, especially the finale, which I must say took me by surprise, but seemed very appropriate.
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One of the aspects I enjoyed most about this story was how the author wove his message into the narrative of Vince and Trudi’s lives. He illustrated the progression of their view of guns, from disinterest to curiosity due to the current events in the world. He utilized Vince and Trudi’s circumstances to illustrate how easily one can be affected by fear and anger. In spite of the serious nature of the subject matter, Van Fleisher was able to lighten the mood with some humor throughout the story. For example, the most memorable and entertaining part of the story to me was when Trudi and her friend Rasha attended the NRA event with a bold and daring plan.
I would recommend it to people who are interested in stories about real and current issues in our society. But I would caution those who are sensitive to gun violence, and specifically about school shootings.
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I grew up in a household that was pro-gun. My parents both liked to go hunting for the sake of food, not trophies and my dad was a former law officer. I'm all for guns, but things need to be stricter in regards to how a person gets access to a gun. Mental health checks and proper gun training should be offered to those who would like to have a gun. Plus the sale of a gun should be more closely monitored, and it shouldn't be so easy that an individual can go in and walk right out with a gun. Overall, I think that this book was well executed and I really enjoyed it.
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I am on the same page as you with gun restrictions. Some people (with mental health problems or convictions) just do not need to own weapons. Better background checks and restrictions to keep bad people from getting guns have helped stop mass shootings from occuring as often all over the world. The sample did run a little slow for me personally, but it was well written and seems like a good fiction -tech future read.MsTri wrote: ↑01 Mar 2018, 12:47 Funnily enough, I got an invite in my email yesterday to review this book and I can't wait to get to it. I'm already staunchly on the side of stricter gun laws - NOT getting rid of them, just making it harder to get them - so I'm not even reading this as a dissertation on guns vs. no guns; I'm much more interested in reading about how various characters react to such devastating news. I hope to be able to add more to this discussion within the next couple of weeks, though I will say that I very much enjoyed the sample read and am at a 3/4; that's the best I can do not having finished it, yet.
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