![]() It's must be a legend in town that about 35 years ago there was a band of four or five men who were brothers. ![]() I don't know if this really happens in smaller towns but it seems like the guys in Irresistible couldn't go two feet without bumping into someone with whom they shared DNA. "So, then my friend's step-brother's cousin who is twice removed was talking to his friend's girlfriend's brother about their second aunt's dog-sitter's son who has play dates with the brother's cousin's half uncle's friend's daughter on Saturdays."Īt that point I've stopped trying to figure things out and have begun calling everyone who is not a main character Bob.Ģ.) How is it that everyone's related?!! It starts to sound like a random story being told to me by a stranger on the train. What's not great is to give every person in town a part in the play, if you know what I mean. ![]() It's great for an author to throw secondary characters into the mix because no one lives in a bubble. Usually I'm the person who's saying the more the merrier but sometimes thinigs can get a little ridiculous. About 65% of the way into the book I stopped trying to keep track of everyone and that's when it hit me.well, a few things hit me.ġ.) There is such a thing as overpopulation Irresistible had characters coming out the woodwork like nymphomanic ants. Recently, as I was reading Irresistible by Talia Carmichael, it occurred to me that there can be a few too many characters in a book. ![]()
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