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jooniperd's review
2.0
so... i think i made a mistake in reading this book the way i did. i should have gone back and re-read [b:October|5966127|October|Richard B. Wright|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1301492941s/5966127.jpg|2518047]. nightfall has excerpts from that earlier novel, and revisits characters - showing us what's transpired since. and while i remember loving october, most of the details are lost to me. i feel like i would have been more engaged with nightfall if october was fresher in my mind. while i do think nightfall functions as a standalone work, if you are particular about continuity in your reading, go back to the 2007 work first.
i am feeling a bit torn over this new novel. parts of it were terrific, but at moments things felt sloppy, and choppy in the flow. also, i can't decide if i am totally sold on the idea of long italicized excerpts from october being worked into nightfall? i did appreciate the exploration of memory, and how our early lives stay with us, and how easily we can circle back. but, overall, i am just sort of sitting here going 'hunh.'
i am feeling a bit torn over this new novel. parts of it were terrific, but at moments things felt sloppy, and choppy in the flow. also, i can't decide if i am totally sold on the idea of long italicized excerpts from october being worked into nightfall? i did appreciate the exploration of memory, and how our early lives stay with us, and how easily we can circle back. but, overall, i am just sort of sitting here going 'hunh.'
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