The Names by Florence Knapp

Thank you everyone. Book Group went well with mixed reactions to the book. Some found it confusing and one member had made a chart with what happened each time. Generally glad they had read it, rather than really enjoyed it.

Most of our book club enjoyed it last summer. It drove me nuts.

To be honest I probably wasn’t in the right headspace and the triple swapping of stories was challenging, to say the least.

My book club loved it!

I have it on my tbr shelf and am looking forward to it, I shall be paying close attention so I don’t miss anybody! Glad to hear people enjoyed it!

It's a great book, my standout from last year. Not disappointed it's a book club choice for later this year.

I also loved this book and was sad when I finished it.

I absolutely loved this book ! It will stay on my bookshelf as a “ keeper” 👍

He was named at some point because I remembered who he was. I think it was further into the Bear chapters. It was one of my BookClub books too.

The Names but he wasn't named!!

Thanks, I found it. Vihaan wasn't named in the passage and I clearly hadn't been concentrating. I zm now prepared for Book Group.

If it's a more modern Kindle then you can do a search, just type in Vihaan and it will bring up every reference to him. You can then go through each one to remind yourself then go back to the page you were last reading.
I often have to do this, particularly if there are a lot of characters.

Older Kindles are not supported any more so you can't use this facility, which is annoying.

Thank you both. I haven't yet got used to asking AI when I want to know something. I will go back through the Bear chapters and see if I can find it.

Crossed posts!

I haven't read the book, but AI knows that:

In the bestselling novel The Names by Florence Knapp, Vihaan is a kind neighbor.In the "Bear" timeline, he hears the main character, Cora, screaming for help during a violent attack by her abusive husband, Gordon. Vihaan rushes over and bravely tries to intervene. Tragically, Gordon pushes Vihaan through a glass patio door, killing him.Vihaan's sacrifice serves as a major turning point in the story. It leads to Gordon being sent to prison for murder, which allows Cora and her children to escape his abuse and begin a new life.

I haven’t read the book but this is what AI says:

When Gordon finds out about the baby's name Cora chose, he begins physically assaulting her. Hearing her screams, Vihaan rushes in and drags Gordon off her. Gordon retaliates by shoving Vihaan backward, causing him to crash through a glass door and die. This tragic incident leads to Gordon being sent to prison, which inadvertently frees Cora and her son from further abuse in that specific timeline