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"The Queen's Gambit," a discussion ***Possible Spoilers***
Ellemeno:
--- Quote from: belbbmfan on February 28, 2008, 01:47:05 pm ---Hey Susie!
Ah, 3 year olds... been there done that. I don't think I was reading much when my kids were that age. ;D
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Me too, my daughter is almost five and I only started really reading again in the last very few months.
Okay, this is what I realized I loved about this book, and I would like to know if there is a name for this - it is entirely written from Beth's perspective, not even too much of her thoughts, unless she is obsessing, more just her actions, and what she sees, hears, etc. We realize the unspoken by what she sees, like the crowds increasing when she plays - oh she's getting famous, for example.
When I realized the book was written this way, I got excited, I thought that maybe this was a style of writing I could maybe do. Not much description, or analysis, just one person's perceptions as she walks down a hall or takes a bus. It was only from reading some Amazon reviews did I learn that those pills she was taking are Librium. Maybe we were supposed to understand that from the physical description and the effects, but I didn't.
Penthesilea:
--- Quote from: Ellemeno on February 29, 2008, 05:23:56 am ---It was only from reading some Amazon reviews did I learn that those pills she was taking are Librium. Maybe we were supposed to understand that from the physical description and the effects, but I didn't.
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***SPOILERS***
Small world ;D
No, we aren't supposed to understand it from the effects, Librium is named. Half an hour ago, I just read the scene where it's mentioned the pills are Librium. It's on page 134, when Mrs. Wheatley dies and Beth asks the doc who attested Mrs. W's death for a prescription. The doc answers in Mexico you don't need a prescription for Librium (and alarm bells began to ring in the back of my head. Must be paradise for Beth).
MaineWriter:
If anyone is interested, here is a little history of Librium:
http://www.benzo.org.uk/librium.htm
mariez:
--- Quote from: susiebk on February 29, 2008, 02:26:14 pm ---... Sometimes I think of Heath holding his copy and reading/thinking about the very same words.
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Oh my (((Susie))) - another heart pang! :'(
Marie
Ellemeno:
There were a few phrases in the book that were surprisingly BBMesque. Did anyone notice any?
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