Should Angela Be Pregnant?

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420waystoreachthesun wrote: 07 Jul 2018, 03:19 No, I don't think she should. I don't know why there is a human fixation with pregnancy. The world is imploding.
Maybe you shouldn't look at it as a fixation on pregnancy as much as it is a concern as to whether the book ended on a believable note. The novel itself awarded pregnancy (and sex) so much importance that a reader would need to be fairly oblivious to not think of pregnancy as being the second milestone in Alex and Angela's life together. Both Sophia and Fioretta only had their children as a lasting memory of their lovers, so I thought it natural that Angela's story progress in the same direction, albeit with a much happier ending.
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I think that the book ends in such a way to get the reader thinking that there might be a next book. Perhaps this is when a possible child would come in. If she put it in this book she would have to write another book. This kind of leaves it all up in the air.
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Oh, I didn't think about that. Making Angela pregnant would've brought the story a bit more full circle, hey? Because it starts with a pregnancy, ending it with one would have been a nice touch. I like stories that do that. It makes them feel more complete somehow.
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People always make it seem like getting pregnant is really easy but it's not. A lot of things have to be set in place for it to happen. That's why some couples try for years before achieving pregnancy.
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fanix1718 wrote: 09 Jul 2018, 21:10 People always make it seem like getting pregnant is really easy but it's not. A lot of things have to be set in place for it to happen. That's why some couples try for years before achieving pregnancy.
That is very true, actually. Good point. It's not just health factors either. Even the time of the month is important.
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Cara Van Heerden wrote: 10 Jul 2018, 07:37
fanix1718 wrote: 09 Jul 2018, 21:10 People always make it seem like getting pregnant is really easy but it's not. A lot of things have to be set in place for it to happen. That's why some couples try for years before achieving pregnancy.
That is very true, actually. Good point. It's not just health factors either. Even the time of the month is important.
This is true, but in this book pregnancy seems to be extremely easy and accidental, so I would not be surprised if it only took a week. Though, since it was only a week, it wouldn't explain all of her emotions and dependency.
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A person should never be in a hurry to get pregnant. It should be a planned decision between both the man and the woman involved. All suitable preparations should be made prior to this pregnancy. Wait, Angela, wait.
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Thimble wrote: 10 Jul 2018, 09:30
Cara Van Heerden wrote: 10 Jul 2018, 07:37
fanix1718 wrote: 09 Jul 2018, 21:10 People always make it seem like getting pregnant is really easy but it's not. A lot of things have to be set in place for it to happen. That's why some couples try for years before achieving pregnancy.
That is very true, actually. Good point. It's not just health factors either. Even the time of the month is important.
This is true, but in this book pregnancy seems to be extremely easy and accidental, so I would not be surprised if it only took a week. Though, since it was only a week, it wouldn't explain all of her emotions and dependency.
Ah, well, fiction can be that way. It's too easy as an author to look over how things happen in real life for the sake of a great story. 😂 The silver lining is that this book is still enjoyable, even though some things might not be strictly factual.
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Lots of women have trouble conceiving even when they are trying so it’s not implausible that someone doesn’t conceive even with unprotected sex.
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Cara Van Heerden wrote: 09 Jul 2018, 15:34 Oh, I didn't think about that. Making Angela pregnant would've brought the story a bit more full circle, hey? Because it starts with a pregnancy, ending it with one would have been a nice touch. I like stories that do that. It makes them feel more complete somehow.
Yeah, that's what I was thinking after I finished it. I mean, I definitely enjoyed the cliffhanger as it was, but I think I was just expecting something else (like most people do when they've reached a cliffhanger). Although, since they didn't speak of pregnancy in this book, it makes me excited for the next book because what if their child is connected to the whole mystery also (me spouting conspiracy theories now :lol2: )?
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Thimble wrote: 10 Jul 2018, 09:30
Cara Van Heerden wrote: 10 Jul 2018, 07:37
fanix1718 wrote: 09 Jul 2018, 21:10 People always make it seem like getting pregnant is really easy but it's not. A lot of things have to be set in place for it to happen. That's why some couples try for years before achieving pregnancy.
That is very true, actually. Good point. It's not just health factors either. Even the time of the month is important.
This is true, but in this book pregnancy seems to be extremely easy and accidental, so I would not be surprised if it only took a week. Though, since it was only a week, it wouldn't explain all of her emotions and dependency.
Yes, that's my point exactly! Everything seems to fit a sort of mold in the novel, so I was simply going with the flow and expecting yet another easy/early pregnancy. And don't even get me started on Angela's emotional state... 😂
Cara Van Heerden wrote: 11 Jul 2018, 04:57
Ah, well, fiction can be that way. It's too easy as an author to look over how things happen in real life for the sake of a great story. 😂 The silver lining is that this book is still enjoyable, even though some things might not be strictly factual.
Fiction is always a toss-up. It's enjoyable but then there are those instances where you cock your head to the side and the book leaves you thinking for minutes on end :lol2: I agree, the take away is, the book was still enjoyable haha
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Tamorie21 wrote: 11 Jul 2018, 11:57
Cara Van Heerden wrote: 09 Jul 2018, 15:34 Oh, I didn't think about that. Making Angela pregnant would've brought the story a bit more full circle, hey? Because it starts with a pregnancy, ending it with one would have been a nice touch. I like stories that do that. It makes them feel more complete somehow.
Yeah, that's what I was thinking after I finished it. I mean, I definitely enjoyed the cliffhanger as it was, but I think I was just expecting something else (like most people do when they've reached a cliffhanger). Although, since they didn't speak of pregnancy in this book, it makes me excited for the next book because what if their child is connected to the whole mystery also (me spouting conspiracy theories now :lol2: )?
Oooh! I sense the beginnings of a fan theory 😂😂.
Tamorie21 wrote: 11 Jul 2018, 12:05
Cara Van Heerden wrote: 11 Jul 2018, 04:57
Ah, well, fiction can be that way. It's too easy as an author to look over how things happen in real life for the sake of a great story. 😂 The silver lining is that this book is still enjoyable, even though some things might not be strictly factual.
Fiction is always a toss-up. It's enjoyable but then there are those instances where you cock your head to the side and the book leaves you thinking for minutes on end :lol2: I agree, the take away is, the book was still enjoyable haha
Yeah, I agree! But then those times it does make you think are awesome too because it means you are growing as a person because of what you just read. Books are amazing. They just are 😁
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I'm tired of pregnancy stories. I can do without one.
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Everyone loves a baby. Would be an emotional ending and a new beginning.
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There was a line in the book which referred to the use of protection and Alex not caring if Angela did get pregnant. So, I do believe a baby will be in the works maybe by the next book. It seems as though it is the next step due to the past life passages we read in book one.
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