Transitions Between Time Periods
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Re: Transitions Between Time Periods
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I agree. More details from the subplots from the past might have made the story even busier. I thought there was a decent amount of detail without it being too hard to keep track.SweetMelissaV2131 wrote: ↑09 Jun 2018, 11:53 I enjoyed the time jumps. I would have liked to have seen a little more details from the past stories but as others have commented, that probably would have caused more confusion for the readers.
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Yes, the visions made the transitions flow very smoothly. Without them, I think it would have felt a little awkward, jumping between three different time periods and three distinctly different storylines.dgallois wrote: ↑06 Jun 2018, 21:14I agree with you. The story does get a bit cluttered but the way the author used the visions was smart.bookowlie wrote: ↑01 Jun 2018, 09:12 There are frequent time jumps between time periods and settings in the story. Did you find the transitions hard to follow, considering the three distinctly different eras? I thought the author did a good job of using Angela's visions as a way to do the switches. Still, the plot became a little cluttered due to the detailed stories in each time period.
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I also felt that Scordato's role was not focused on throughout the book. He almost disappears during a large part of the story.Miriam Molina wrote: ↑04 Jun 2018, 19:31 I had no problem going back and forth through time. I think it's the present day that was not given enough focus, specifically the threat posed by Scordato. The book spent too much time with Alex and Angela pleasuring each other.
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Scordato was so insignificant I think this is the first mention of him I've seen in this whole forum. He wasn't given much page space. His extended disappearance made me forget all about him. It's not that bad for me though, I didn't particularly care for him and his cousin. They were quite vulgar in their conversations about what they would do with Angela. It seems like they only existed for some drama in the beginning and end of the book.Miriam Molina wrote: ↑04 Jun 2018, 19:31 I had no problem going back and forth through time. I think it's the present day that was not given enough focus, specifically the threat posed by Scordato. The book spent too much time with Alex and Angela pleasuring each other.
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I agree with this, but it seemed to work too. Hopefully, if there are more books written about Alex and Angela, that things get smoothed out in their relationship.bookowlie wrote: ↑01 Jun 2018, 09:12 There are frequent time jumps between time periods and settings in the story. Did you find the transitions hard to follow, considering the three distinctly different eras? I thought the author did a good job of using Angela's visions as a way to do the switches. Still, the plot became a little cluttered due to the detailed stories in each time period.
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cristinaro wrote: ↑04 Jun 2018, 07:22 You would probably laugh, but I didn't find the stories of the three time periods elaborated enough. I wish they had been more detailed. I would have loved to have a clearer picture of the Renaissance period or the devastating conditions in WWII Florence. Since the story revolves around art and art history, I expected a better documentation of the topic. You were right about the transitions, though. They were easy to follow although laughable from time to time, considering that Angela seemed to be more unconscious than otherwise most of the time.
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As long as the transisitions are done elegantly, I have no qualms about how many time periods or stories are in one book. Well, unless it's on overload.Sarah Tariq wrote: ↑01 Jun 2018, 14:09 I like the plot which switches between time. When we come to this book, transitioning between time is the beauty of this book.
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I also wish the voices of the different characters were more distinct. I realize the three women were meant to be reincarnations of each other, but it would have made the transitions clearer if they didn't all sound the same.
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