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There are currently 42 member reviews
for Waiting for the Night Song
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JillL
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RE: Friendship
I think sharing the secret strengthened the relationship when they were young . Keeping the secret was something that bound them together for life. It made them stay friends when they probably would have grown apart.
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Elizabeth
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RE: The novel's theme of survival is reflected in the concept of habitats and home; how can humans fulfill their need for shelter without putting other living creatures in jeopardy?
Stop new development if possible.
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francesn
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RE: As you read the book's closing paragraph, what did you predict for the future of Cadie's world (and ours)?
I think Cadie has finally become comfortable with herself after a lifetime of feeling like an outcast, or at least, living on the edges.
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AmberH
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RE: What are some of the different lengths characters go to in this novel in order to protect their families? Did you agree with the choices that they made?
I wish this had been explored more in the book. I would have liked to know more about Daniela's family and how they hid their status as undocumented, how that affected them, etc. This is one of the big flaws of this book to me - there's a lot of potential to dig into these topics, but the author didn't go there, which was disappointing.
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ashleighp
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RE: Overall, what do you think of Waiting for the Night Song (no spoilers in this thread please)
I feel like if this novel was developed further, lengthened and polished it could be a 4. But it just wasn't it for me. The writing was choppy, and I don't mean the past and present chapters woven together, I mean sometimes paragraph to paragraph it was clear they were spliced. The author also used the exact same sentence structure to describe scenes and I found it a bit boring to trudge through. There were also several scenes that were so painfully unrealistic to me (re: the bear). I won't be recommending the book to my friends/family but I wouldn't say the novel was a total bust.
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terriej
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RE: What did the novel help you see in the intricately interconnected worlds outside your door? Did you learn anything new? What most surprised you?
I learned why controlled burns are important.
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Swchis39
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RE: If you could write new legislation to protect immigrants in Raul and Dolores's situation, what new systems would you introduce?
Perhaps we could have a time , say 10 years, if the person was employed and had no problems with the law they could be made citizens.
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