Of course, since Kate isn't all there, there's also the amusement for the reader of working out the tensions and undercurrents and relationships that sail blithely over her head. So none of the endings come as much of a shock. And that brings me to the book's big gimmick. Each chapter is titled as one of the 99 reasons " the reason why I'm square" for example , but after number 88, there's a mini questionnaire, where you pick a colour, a number and an object, and are then given one of 11 possible endings.
There are 9 in the book, another one on the author's website, and the final one will be hand-written and auctioned for charity.
On the Kindle, you can choose a different ending if you like, and it's also possible to simply page past the questionnaire and read all the possible endings, one after the other. They vary from happy ever after to - well, less happy. There's a certain amount of overlap, obviously, but all of them fit perfectly well with what's gone before. Now this is all very clever, and the publishers are marketing the book as state of the art, new use of technology and all that, so that ebook readers get the ending they want.
Which is nonsense, of course. Links in ebooks are very nice, but they aren't exactly a quantum leap away from 'turn to page 99' in a printed book. And as for getting the ending you want, what you actually get is completely random. Maybe there's some deep psychological theory as to why one combination gets you an upbeat ending and another gets you something tragic, but since you can immediately go off and read a different ending, it hardly matters.
The real problem with this sort of strategy is that it completely destroys any suspension of disbelief. But the whole point of telling a story is to make us knowingly go along with the pretence that there is, to the extent that we can feel real emotion for these completely imaginary characters.
As soon as an author says: well, I could have a real prince come along and sweep the heroine off her feet, or I could have them all wiped out by a meteor not a spoiler , what do you think? Well, then it just becomes an academic exercise.
The bubble has burst. I'm sure this was an interesting challenge for the author to write, and it's definitely a marketable technique I bought the book because of it, after all , but I really don't think it works for the story. Some of those endings would have been very affecting to read, had they been the only one, but being one of many reduces the impact. On the plus side, the story is absorbing up to the alternative endings, anyway , it's well written and the characters are genuinely interesting and on some level emotionally engaging.
But the gimmicky multiple endings drag it down to three stars. Very good read I really enjoyed reading this book and especially loved finding out the 9 different endings at the end too. Such a fab read with various emotions being felt throughout. Author 9 books 62 followers. In her classic style this novel is utterly absorbing, disturbing and believable.
I fully intended to read just one ending but 99 Reasons Why is so compelling that I ended up reading all of the endings in an attempt to avoid facing up to the fact that the book was finished. Iv'e never read a book like this before. It's brilliant, weird and un- put -down -able!
After reading the story of Katy and her strange job that she has to do for her uncle Phil, you are then asked a series of questions to determine your endings. You then have the option to go back as I did and read all the endings because curiosity got the better of me! Fabulous and thought provoking. Definately recommended! Beth bibliobeth. A very interesting and dark novella that due to the language and subject matter may not be everyone's cup of tea but I found it refreshing and entertaining even as I experienced a range of emotions from curiosity to disgust.
There are 9 different endings to choose from in the kindle edition, which makes it quite fun and disturbing depending on the ending you choose. I enjoyed the dark themes however the dialect could be a bit tough going at times. It was a compelling story to read, until you reach the end s. The character of Kat has distinctive voice. You quickly realise that she may not be the full quid on account of the fact that she believes her birth mother was Princess Diana but you also feel heartbroken for her — her situation is miserable and all too predictable.
That kid, the one me mam had when she was a teenager, was taken to live some place else. Me mam breaks into me thinking. It will be interesting to see if other publishers experiment with format in the way that The Friday Project did for 99 Reasons Why. No recipe needed for a bacon stottie — just shove a heap of bacon in huge round roll and stick it in your cake-hole.
That is restraint! Are bacon stotties an actual thing? Never heard of one before…. Yes, bacon stotties are a thing! I think they are found pretty much in Ireland and England only though. Must have missed those when I was there. Pingback: Yikes. A third of the reading year has gone already. Format: Book. Visit www. About the author CS. Related categories Skip carousel. Your item will be dispatched shortly, please allow 3—7 business days for delivery!!! Thank you again! Me mam comes in me bedroom.
Me mam nods. She smiles. Then me mam leaves me bedroom and I reckon she goes to phone me Uncle Phil. I can hear me mam laughing. I told Lisa-Marie me plan and she laughed her skin off. Then me mam comes in me bedroom. Me purple chair is lying on me purple carpet and me notebooks are all messed up. Start your free 30 days. Reviews What people think about 99 Reasons Why 4. Rate as 1 out of 5, I didn't like it at all.
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