I have to say I LOVED reading "The Method" it was so good, and to be honest I hate reading. The Method I found to have a much more interesting storyline than Morocco Junction 90210. I would recommend The Method any day, the female narrative seemed to captivate me from the beginning. I found the female narrator easier to follow, perhaps it was cause I'm a girl and girls do it better LOL. Right away I thought finally a girl this is going to be good. I think I prefer to read a novel with a female narrator. Even though both stories had a female narrator I felt like I related better to Holly in The Method, she had a kick ass attitude. I liked how Holly didn't allow herself to be played for a fool and took matters into her own hands. From the beginning I knew the Holly had a don't mess with me attitude by the way she answered "Richard" in the restaurant. It might have been her personality or choice of words that helped me follow the story better than Morocco Junction 90210, but there was something about Morocco Junction that wasn't as captivating. I found myself questioning what I had just read, I still am a little confused with the beginning pages of the novel. I understood the ending but overall I wasn't very interested as I was reading, I actually couldn't wait to be done. The ending was good and I didn't see it coming but still I think The Method was much better.
As I started reading The Method I had feeling Richard was up to no good, I got a bad vibe from him. He was creepy and his description didn't help much either , the way he spoke alone was enough to make me roll my eyes. I didn't think Holly would give him the time of day unfortunately she did,and he played her for a little bit. Once she found out the truth about him she acted out at gave him hat he deserved. I was happy to read that I expected to act like a typical girl and stick by his side. I think the fact that he went with her gut instinct and decided to kill him was my favorite part. I think that is why I chose to recommend this novel over Morocco Junction 90210. I was happy to read that a female won over a male. I feel like most films or novels that involve a male playing a female end in the male succeeding. This may sound weird or creepy but as Richard was dying and Holly was pretending to get him help I couldn't help but laugh and cheer her on, I was proud of her. I know I know twisted thing to say. Overall I enjoyed reading these two novels over last weeks but The Method by far is my favorite. Don't under estimate a short 5'2 small town girl, Holly was small but no one to be messed with.
I, too, enjoyed "The Method" over "Morocco Junction". I felt that the writing was much more relatable and I found myself on Holly's side. I enjoyed seeing Richard get what was coming to him, though I feel that now Holly is going to exploit Mariah on her own to her own ends, rather than Richard's now. I'm not so sure I like that portion of the story. I also enjoyed the gender role reversals of Holly and Richard. Overall, it was a great piece of noir.
ReplyDeleteYes, I too loved "The Method" it was much better than "Morocco Junction". Holly personality was so strong you couldn't help but not like who she was and help cheer her on. At first im like come on holly how can you be fool then she switch it up and took control. i agree with you i do rather read noir with a female narrator because it is easier to follow lol... but overall best story so far
ReplyDeleteHi Kelly,
ReplyDeleteI really liked your entry! I enjoyed reading what you had to say about The Method. I too much preferred The Method over Morocco Junction. I felt like we have a lot of the same feeling about both stories. I was also confused about what was taking place in the beginning of Morocco Junction, and easily got bored. In The Method, I was so captivated by Holly, and felt I could also relate better with a female narrator. I loved Holly's bad chick attitude! She was not about to let some scummy old guy fool her! She was awesome!