http://www.active-voice.net/2009/06/29/pandora-gets-lazy/ Active Voice for Active Readers Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:23:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.active-voice.net/2009/06/29/pandora-gets-lazy/comment-page-1/#comment-43520 Aimee Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:10:40 +0000 http://www.active-voice.net/?p=430#comment-43520 First of all, this is a young adults series not particularly meant for anyone older than 15. Alcie's "annoying" replacement of fruit instead of cuss words is purposely (obviously) like that because of the young readers. And I'm sure Hennesy's point of the God's and her father helping her is to show how much they like her and want her to succeed and yes it's cheating but they don't like Hera in the series as much as the next person. And since they did get seperated in the middle of their journey Hennesy had to make the point of views switch awkwardly showing what happens one moment with one group and at the same time that's going on what the other group is doing in the next chapter. Hennesy had to give the characters seperate traits making them unique throughout the story and not too much like the other so readers would have a variety, that's why Iole is incredibly smart (and you know the wider vocabulary you have the more difficult words you're going to use in sentences,) Homer is "from the valley," Alcia is the gorgeous slow yet bright friend and Pandora, of course, is the one who is the heoin with a magical power and the help of the Gods. It's a FANTASY, of course there's going to be things that aren't typical for everyday life, it's not supposed to be completely realistic. Of course your tolerence for the book is going to be less and less as the series goes on because obviously you're older than the intended reader. First of all, this is a young adults series not particularly meant for anyone older than 15. Alcie’s “annoying” replacement of fruit instead of cuss words is purposely (obviously) like that because of the young readers. And I’m sure Hennesy’s point of the God’s and her father helping her is to show how much they like her and want her to succeed and yes it’s cheating but they don’t like Hera in the series as much as the next person. And since they did get seperated in the middle of their journey Hennesy had to make the point of views switch awkwardly showing what happens one moment with one group and at the same time that’s going on what the other group is doing in the next chapter. Hennesy had to give the characters seperate traits making them unique throughout the story and not too much like the other so readers would have a variety, that’s why Iole is incredibly smart (and you know the wider vocabulary you have the more difficult words you’re going to use in sentences,) Homer is “from the valley,” Alcia is the gorgeous slow yet bright friend and Pandora, of course, is the one who is the heoin with a magical power and the help of the Gods. It’s a FANTASY, of course there’s going to be things that aren’t typical for everyday life, it’s not supposed to be completely realistic. Of course your tolerence for the book is going to be less and less as the series goes on because obviously you’re older than the intended reader.

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