tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488687611968645369.post2276314355790102755..comments2023-04-01T02:41:07.598-07:00Comments on Girl on Book Action: Girl on Book Action: Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hilldoomwenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09104371978872904447noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488687611968645369.post-87488376913362612442010-08-14T11:11:31.686-07:002010-08-14T11:11:31.686-07:00Thanks! I've thought about it some more since...Thanks! I've thought about it some more since I wrote the review (it's been a few weeks) and I guess the fact that Jude's father was abusive is supposed to explain why Jude is the way he is. Overall though it seems to me that abuse was the reason for all of the characters being flawed and while I think that it's an important issue for society, Hill could have stretched his doomwenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09104371978872904447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488687611968645369.post-52112777067893516372010-08-14T10:49:08.457-07:002010-08-14T10:49:08.457-07:00Great review. I never considered the feminist posi...Great review. I never considered the feminist position but it makes a lot of sense. I didn't think about it before, but now that you pointed it out I can see how it might compromise the character for some. <br /><br />This is one of my favorite books. I picked it up right before it was revealed that Hill was Stephen King's son. When I saw it at the book store it had a Neil Gaiman blurb onS.O. https://www.blogger.com/profile/17787081490244141139noreply@blogger.com