Literary Love Triangles discussion

Could this book be considered a love quadrangle since there are 4 sentient beings involved?

yes. I was disappointed in how Jared reacted even after he knew Wanda/Melanie was(were?) not traitors. He should have been way happier. But yeah, it could def be called a love "rectangle"

I would have to call this a rectangle as well because of the whole Wanda/Melanie/Jared/Ian thing going. I agree with Laurie, Jared lost some serious likeablility with me after the way he acted even after he found out Wanda/Melanie weren't out to hurt anyone. He was a jerk, understandable to a point, but a jerk none-the-less.

I really liked this book. I tried to describe it to people as Sci-Fi for people who don't like Sci-Fi, and a love triangle between 2 people.

Hi UM :)
I hope someone else joins us soon, but I'll talk The Host with you.
I loved Melanie, through memories, but I think I liked Wanda better. And I'll repeat that Jared pissed me off

I liked Wanda better, I think. She really was a good being. She had a good soul.

lol-she was a soul!

but you're right, she developed into a strong character after starting out fairly weak

I know she was a soul, but she had a good one. Does that make sense?

yep, I'm just being silly

Ooooh, ok. LOL I was like.... does she think I'm that off my rocker? LOL

nah, it's been a super long night..my status update says it all-the kids decided tantrums were the name of the game today and I'm drained. I want a beer and a good book right now.

My daughter told me that on Thursday she had to take a treat to her middle son's class because it was his birthday. Well, she took her younger son too and he was a little $hit the whole time. When kids were trying to talk he'd yell, "No! It's MY turn to talk." (He's 2 years old) Anyway, when it was time to leave, the teacher told the class to say goodbye to him and he turned around and yelled, "NO! I HATE YOU ALL!!!" LOLOL My daughter was mortified, of course, but the teacher just laughed. Needless to say, he got a nap when they got home.

my son decided to behave in Church today (miracle of miracles) but in order to keep his hands to himself (and out of ladies' purses) he stuck his fingers in his mouth....wait for it...and gagged himself so he puked on the man in front of us in a white suit! I am so not joking either. My mom and dad were just mortified, and my daughter says, really loudly, "Eeew gross! Mommy, Liam just puked on me!! Eew, and that man! Eew, and on the floor." by this point I wanted to crawl into a hole and bury myself in for a while.

ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My daughter has church related stories, too. LOL

you don't even know! oh my cheeks are burning just remembering it. So I picked him up and took him outside (mind you it's still in the hundreds so it's friggin' hot!) and as I'm heading out, my mom is pulling tissues out of her purse, and the usher glares at me and asks me if I'm leaving. It's standing room only in the hugest church in Vegas every Mass, but today was exceptionally packed, and I look back at my mom and those poor visitors FROM ANOTHER FREAKING COUNTRY!!!! dabbing at the pew, and I look at the usher, and calmly say, "I'm taking my son outside, but if you want to give my seat away, feel free, but it still looks a bit damp to me."
All the people standing behind him either roll their eyes or just give me dirty looks and I ducked my head and ran cuz I'm just not that brave.

LOL!! I'm sorry, I know it wasn't funny at the time, but I can so relate. My son, who is almost 17 now, loved to take the sacrament. But he was never happy with 1 piece of bread. He'd watch the tray being passed down the pew towards us, then he'd look at me, then the tray, then me, and as the tray came by he'd look me right in the eye and grab a handful! It was a battle, each and every time! LOLOL Once, when I was trying to take the handful away from him, even though I couldn't put it back I didn't think he should be allowed to eat it as a reward for bad behavior, anyway, I was trying to take it away and he THREW the handful of bread so that I couldn't get it from him! LOL

It's a good thing God is more patient and forgiving than the members of the congregation. LOL

nah, it's funny. My sister isn't Catholic anymore, and she had trouble with her kids today at church too-when she called to complain, I told her about my kids, and she not only laughed she told me my day was so bad, hers didn't feel so awful anymore.. Nice.

lol, hers involved a toddler crawling diaperless under the stalls of the bathroom, and my sis still trying to get her boy to pull up his pants, and stop opening her stall door as she had to pee too!

Sigh, gotta love the little kiddies :)