Timeline of a Convert8:00 am, Page 1. Setting: On the Bus. Dialog: Internal.
Man. Is this really written in present tense for the whole book? *flips pages* Auugh, I hate that.
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12:15 pm, page 38. Setting: Mostly empty office, remains of Lean Cuisine at elbow. Dialog: with Co-worker (Lit major, fluent in 4 or 5 languages, works as a tester in our lab).
Coworker: Whatcha reading?
Me: A romance.
Coworker: Is it any good?
Me: Not really. Someone sent it to me. I'm going to review it. It's all in present tense, augh, I hate that. But it's a time travel thing, so I guess it kind of makes sense for that. You know. It's the Douglas Adams problem.
Coworker: *Laugh* *wanders off*
Me: *still reading*
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6:00 pm, page 100. Setting: On the bus. Dialog: Internal.
Auuugggh, something horrible is going to happen, I just know it. I need to know what. And when. *turns page*
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7:30 pm, page 186. Setting: My house. Dialog: with my kid.
Kid: Mom?
Me: *still reading* Go away.
Kid: But, mom...!!
Me: *still reading* Seriously. Go ask your father.
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9:30 pm, page 236. Setting: On the couch. Dialog: Internal.
I'll just read for a half hour or so. *yawn* This time change is killing me, I need to get to bed early.
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11:15 PM, page 304. Setting: On the couch. Dialog: Internal.
Crap. I have to finish this. *yawn*
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11:50 pm, last page. Setting: On the couch. Dialog: Internal.
Wow. That was incredible. *reads prequel excerpt* I might need to read that. God, I hate that it's in present tense though. Augh. I hate that.
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This book is a really unusual reading experience. It takes place almost entirely within the span of 4 days - two in 2009, and two in 2012. I was tense, anxious, filled with foreboding, and mildly confused for almost the entire stretch, which normally doesn't make me like a book, but in this case, it was very effective at keeping me turning the pages.
I still can't figure out if I liked it or not.
