July 16, 2020
Everyone,
Thanks for welcoming me back to the group on Zoom last night. It was great to see familiar faces and to know that the pandemic has not dampened the zeal for reading in the group.
The two thumbs-down votes out of 17 seem to have derived from failed expectations. Bill thought it was too predictable. Dick likened it to a bad young-adult effort. Most of us who liked it thought it was an engaging story with believable characters. It may not have the staying power of "Star Wars" or "Huckleberry Finn.," but it was fun to read. It had all the classical conflicts between villains and good guys, it had the Noble Quest, irony, authentic dialogue, a just ending ---what more do you want out of a good summer read?
I would like to remind Dick that "Huckleberry Finn" was considered a kid's book when I was growing-up. Now it's a classic! And Bill, did you predict the revenant pig scarer? Or the convenient death of the Black Witch?
I rest my case.
Dennis Noonan denoonan@aol.com
