I want to talk about the whole story now! I've joined the rest of you who have finished "The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon". I was trying to hold off but I just couldn't help myself. It's the pace of the story that has been pulling me along. Though at times, there's really not a lot of action, the running dialogues in Trisha's mind kept me up reading until I finished last night.

The pace is heart pounding at times, especially when Trisha is physically active, like running. But I really enjoy the way King keeps the pace of the story going by the thoughts that Trisha has going on in her head. If my heart's not pounding from Trisha crashing down a hill, it's pounding because of the silence of the wood. Isn't it amazing how so little action can cause your breath to quicken and your heart to pound?

So, where are you in the story? I was at the top of the fourth inning in my last post. Of course, now I've just finished with the author's postscript. I won't go there yet, although I'd really like to talk about the whole story.

Thank you Angie, for posting the map the other day. It helped to anchor the story for me. King's descriptions have allowed me to form pictures of just what the stream looked like that Trisha started to follow and I've been going to bed scratching from imaginary bug bites!

Who is the voice Trisha keeps hearing? At first Trisha is listening to her parents and herself in conversations in her head, but who's voice is the "strong, cold voice"? I heard the voice earlier than the fourth inning, but then the voice doesn't seem as menacing as it is now becoming. Is it just me, or did you notice the voice switching from Trisha's inner voice to something less connected to her and more connected to that something that is out there? Or, is this voice the voice of fear that's gaining in strength as Trisha is weakening?

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