Old Book Club Thread - Check out the New One!
Note, October 8, 2018: This is the old book club thread, and it is currently inactive. The active Book Club has moved here: https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/947864/. Please jump over there ...
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All-righty! I also finished Legacies of the Sims, Season 1. So very masterful. I love the scenes of Grace lying on the train--it's always been a fantasy of mine to stowaway on a train. My boyfriend did that in the early 1970s, and his stories about it are so amazing. Plus, there's that incredible tradition that we have in American film of train stowaways....
Which brings me to...
This work is so smack in the tradition of American film--of course, there are the overt references to Classic films, but the entire plot--an abandoned mine, a dying town, a hidden pack of money, a baby on a doorstep, mob overtones... this could be a film. Its pacing and plot structure, too--very embedded in film. This insight excites me--I think that it explains some of the resonance I feel with the story.
Which brings me to...
This work is so smack in the tradition of American film--of course, there are the overt references to Classic films, but the entire plot--an abandoned mine, a dying town, a hidden pack of money, a baby on a doorstep, mob overtones... this could be a film. Its pacing and plot structure, too--very embedded in film. This insight excites me--I think that it explains some of the resonance I feel with the story.
