Should Angela Be Pregnant?
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Re: Should Angela Be Pregnant?
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.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.
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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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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.Cara Van Heerden wrote: ↑10 Jul 2018, 07:37That 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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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.Thimble wrote: ↑10 Jul 2018, 09:30This 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.Cara Van Heerden wrote: ↑10 Jul 2018, 07:37That 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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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 nowCara 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.

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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...Thimble wrote: ↑10 Jul 2018, 09:30This 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.Cara Van Heerden wrote: ↑10 Jul 2018, 07:37That is very true, actually. Good point. It's not just health factors either. Even the time of the month is important.
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 endCara 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.

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Oooh! I sense the beginnings of a fan theoryTamorie21 wrote: ↑11 Jul 2018, 11:57Yeah, 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 nowCara 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, 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 areTamorie21 wrote: ↑11 Jul 2018, 12:05Fiction 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 endCara 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.
I agree, the take away is, the book was still enjoyable haha
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