tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674771134016350625.post710154232349476044..comments2023-10-20T10:45:32.083-04:00Comments on Lady Reader's Bookstuff: Andrew Smith Saturdays! Discussion: In The Path of Falling Objects: Part Three #readAlonglady readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01804879762305625910noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674771134016350625.post-37157106835739761672012-06-20T08:30:19.329-04:002012-06-20T08:30:19.329-04:001) Dalton is awesome. Probably the most normal per...1) Dalton is awesome. Probably the most normal person in this world of fucked up characters.<br /><br />2) I don't even know if I'd call it bravery. Jonah just does what needs to be done.<br /><br />3) I probably answered the Lilly question in Part 2 based on these pages. Oops.<br /><br />4) I definitely thought Mitch would kill him.<br /><br />5) Agreed.<br /><br />6) You don't know what you've got til it's gone.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674771134016350625.post-50259317660480041362012-06-20T07:47:22.000-04:002012-06-20T07:47:22.000-04:00I missed part 2. BRB.I missed part 2. BRB.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674771134016350625.post-28951344744821183202012-06-19T14:37:03.207-04:002012-06-19T14:37:03.207-04:00Agreed! I really hope that Dalton and Walker will ...Agreed! I really hope that Dalton and Walker will be good for the boys and it would be super if Jonah and Simon could end up back at the camp with Dalton's family. You're right about it being the one chance at normalcy in their life. They both deserve that--especially after all they have been through.lady readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01804879762305625910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674771134016350625.post-4951780359166622222012-06-19T13:00:18.698-04:002012-06-19T13:00:18.698-04:001. I like Dalton. My first thought was that Jonah ...1. I like Dalton. My first thought was that Jonah has gone from one crazy situation to the next. But, I think that this might be the break that Jonah needs to go after his brother and not get swept back into the madness. While his family is strange, a part of me wants Jonah to come back to the family with Simon and share their story. I think that they both need a bit of sanity from all that they have gone through. yeah, the family's weird but they love each other in a more normal way than Simon or Jonah have ever known. <br /><br />2. I think Jonah is being brave, and yea he's worried about Simon and Lilly. He has not given up on his brother despite the fact that he fears he's following Mitch too much. <br /><br />3.Lilly is still a strange character for me. She's deceptive and not very revealing. At first I thought that she was just using Jonah, and then I thought that maybe she really did like him. But I think he serves a purpose for her and that's what it's about. I don't think she's a completely bad person, but I think that she could show a little bit more effort. I want to know why she has not ever really thought about leaving Mitch. In both instances where someone mentions leaving (or attempting to leave) it has been either Jonah or Simon. Maybe she's too far gone to initiate leaving. <br /><br />4.I am not sure about Walker. I think that he knows that something's not right. But he doesn't seem like he has it all right either,so he doesn't pick up on it. I think that Mitch needs to kill someone. For a brief moment I don't think he cares whether it's Simon or Walker, but Walker is the smarter choice because that would tie both Simon and Lilly to him longer. I don't think it's a coincidence that Walker runs into Simon and Lilly. Is he a good guy? With the luck that they've been having I hope so. But with the luck that they've been having, I'm preparing myself for another psycho encounter. <br /><br />5. While I think that Mitch is completely out of his mind, I don't think he is out for blind rage vengence. He gets off having power over people- look at what he's done to both Simon and Lilly. I think he wants back what he thinks is his so that he can torment them, but I don't think he is ready to kill them just yet. <br /><br />6. Matthew's letters are interesting on two different levels. My dad fought in Vietnam but he never talks about it. So I can see how one's mind would start to unravel more vividly. War changes people, sometimes it makes them stronger and other times it makes them weaker. But when they are aware of the changes that are happening to them, I think it's natural to reach out to the only bit of sanity that they have left and warn them away from it. I think the letters are one of the factors that Jonah wants to keep his promise to protect Simon. But I also think that with each letter, he can see Matthew slipping further away from him. But he can also see Simon slipping away from him too.Starr Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00617802298680632466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674771134016350625.post-19079042039034300452012-06-18T13:18:32.146-04:002012-06-18T13:18:32.146-04:00I completely agree with you, Adam. About everythin...I completely agree with you, Adam. About everything. <br /><br />I do think that the further in the story we get the wider Lilly's eyes are being opened and she is realizing what exactly is going on and what she can cause and prevent with her actions. I do think in the beginning she was being very controlling of the situation because she could but now she is seeing a whole other side of Mitch, one she can't do anything about and I think it's bringing the frightened little girl out in her. You can only manipulate a sociopath for so long...lady readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01804879762305625910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2674771134016350625.post-36517659967016521142012-06-18T10:44:42.750-04:002012-06-18T10:44:42.750-04:001. I actually like Dalton... his family seems a bi...1. I actually like Dalton... his family seems a bit strange, but I think he might be the one truly good-intentioned/innocent character in the book (at this point, anyway). <br /><br />2. He is DEFINITELY being brave. I'm not sure how most people in his situation would react to all that has happened - most of us would like to believe that we'd go back out after our brother, but if he thinks his own brother has joined with Mitch, yet still wants to help him.. yeah, he's a decent guy. Not perfect, obviously, but seems like a pretty good person to me. <br /><br />3. I don't think Lilly is a bad person, necessarily, but I do think she puts her priorities first, without necessarily thinking about or appreciating the danger she might be putting herself (or others) in. I'm not sure she really understands consequences, yet. So, a bad person? No.. but naive and selfish, yes. <br /><br />4. I'm very surprised that Walker made it out of there alive! I think (I hope) they can trust him, but I'm worried for his safety now, too. <br /><br />5. The guy is MESSED. UP. That's all I can say. I don't think even Lilly will be able to calm him down or manipulate him, at this point. If anything, she might be the biggest liability to anyone with her (an "if I can't have her, no one can!" kinda thing?). <br /><br />6. The letters are adding a really interesting sub-layer to the story. We have the main story about the boys, survival and family.. but now also a kind of anti-war/PTSD sub-plot, too. I like that Smith includes this layer, as it adds deeper meaning and realism to the overall story.Roof Beam Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06792884580084363046noreply@blogger.com