tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28767649.post115074449866599032..comments2023-03-23T12:56:01.177+00:00Comments on Scholar's Blog Spoiler Zone: The Leap - Jonathan StroudMichelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15888298679182871669noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28767649.post-9833619461198903512011-10-04T17:01:19.410+01:002011-10-04T17:01:19.410+01:00I don't know, but it's definitely intrigui...I don't know, but it's definitely intriguing. <br /><br />(And yes, I think I might revisit it soon too!)Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15888298679182871669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28767649.post-76369583120004312372011-10-03T13:34:01.013+01:002011-10-03T13:34:01.013+01:00Yes, I suppose that's what impressed me. Stro...Yes, I suppose that's what impressed me. Stroud didn't feel the need to have Charlie wake up in the shower, so to speak, so his readers could tick a category box.<br /><br />Wonder who/what the baddie in the forest represented, the young man who tried to get her to eat some fruit? (Which, judging by the story of Persephone and Goblin Market, would be a very bad mistake). Must revisit this book!slam2011https://www.blogger.com/profile/03112153426493772446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28767649.post-73129546677478508312011-10-03T11:03:51.773+01:002011-10-03T11:03:51.773+01:00I don't think you're supposed to decide ei...I don't think you're supposed to decide either way. I think the ambiguity is deliberate.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15888298679182871669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28767649.post-14497148583540432192011-10-03T11:03:50.391+01:002011-10-03T11:03:50.391+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15888298679182871669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28767649.post-4960791881702444552011-10-03T08:51:07.141+01:002011-10-03T08:51:07.141+01:00Thanks for this commentary. It reminded me how I e...Thanks for this commentary. It reminded me how I enjoyed reading this book a few years ago. As an experienced adult reader I was bemused by my own inability to decide what was 'really' going on. Was it a supernatural fantasy or a psychological study? I still haven't decided.slam2011https://www.blogger.com/profile/03112153426493772446noreply@blogger.com