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Uuuugh I can't finish this one.
I wanted to slog through it because the idea is great, but it's just 1) not very funny and 2) not very well written. This actually became far more evident the further into the novel I read.
I probably would have enjoyed this more had I read anything by Dickens or reread Jane Eyre in the last 10 years. But prerequisite reading for free reading is not my bag.
I wanted to slog through it because the idea is great, but it's just 1) not very funny and 2) not very well written. This actually became far more evident the further into the novel I read.
I probably would have enjoyed this more had I read anything by Dickens or reread Jane Eyre in the last 10 years. But prerequisite reading for free reading is not my bag.
I remember liking this book, but I read it and [Into the Forest:] back to back and I've totally munged the plots together. I think they have quite a few similarities.
Flash forward the age groups represented in [Bridge to Terabithia:] about 5 years, set it in a boarding school and you have [Looking for Alaska:].
The plot progression in the two are almost identical. That's not a slight at all, BTT is one of my favorite youth books ever.
Oh well! Looking for Alaska does have a hilarious scene where the main character sustains a concussion that made me laugh out loud. I can't remember the last book to make me actually laugh.
The plot progression in the two are almost identical. That's not a slight at all, BTT is one of my favorite youth books ever.
Oh well! Looking for Alaska does have a hilarious scene where the main character sustains a concussion that made me laugh out loud. I can't remember the last book to make me actually laugh.
Good. So good I skipped lunch. So good I have to go buy the other two books, right now!
General Observations:
1) Will is a bad-ass.
2) Lord Boreal is a slimy little git.
3) Great payoff moment when you realize who Will's father actually is. One of those: Ohhhhhh, no WAY! moments.
I actually liked [The Subtle Knife:] *more* than [The Golden Compass:].
[The Amber Spyglass:] and I are having a standoff right now. I want to read it, but I should pack. If I read it, it'll be over! There's nothing like reading a good book for the first time.
Thanks for the recommendations!
1) Will is a bad-ass.
2) Lord Boreal is a slimy little git.
3) Great payoff moment when you realize who Will's father actually is. One of those: Ohhhhhh, no WAY! moments.
I actually liked [The Subtle Knife:] *more* than [The Golden Compass:].
[The Amber Spyglass:] and I are having a standoff right now. I want to read it, but I should pack. If I read it, it'll be over! There's nothing like reading a good book for the first time.
Thanks for the recommendations!
Alarmingly short on Wallace Wells. I am only consoled by additional Kim Pine goodness, whose scenes with Scott BLOM really handles quite well. Wow, BLOM is an awesome acronym. BLOM BLOM BLOM.
My first instinct is that it's not nearly as funny as the first two volumes in particular, but I think it bears a second reading.
My first instinct is that it's not nearly as funny as the first two volumes in particular, but I think it bears a second reading.
How did I fall into reading the second book of this series!? It's like a car crash. I'm not supposed to look and ... did I just see a disembodied arm? Whoa...that car flipped over!
Yea, it's like that. I think the way I've learned to approach this series is to read it like I'm Stephenie Meyer's editor. Nate actually forced this upon me since we decided to read this together at the same time. His request, 'Can you just cut out all the making out and moping?' had a magical effect. New Moon seemed concise, engaging, and actually funny at times.
Loved the scene with Jacob hanging on the tree in Bella's yard and the vote scene at the Cullen's place.
Looking forward to dissecting Eclipse next week. :)
Yea, it's like that. I think the way I've learned to approach this series is to read it like I'm Stephenie Meyer's editor. Nate actually forced this upon me since we decided to read this together at the same time. His request, 'Can you just cut out all the making out and moping?' had a magical effect. New Moon seemed concise, engaging, and actually funny at times.
Loved the scene with Jacob hanging on the tree in Bella's yard and the vote scene at the Cullen's place.
Looking forward to dissecting Eclipse next week. :)
A technical gripe: I listened to this in the car and the audio version cuts off the last three sentences of the novel. Way to leave me hanging!
But it's an interesting story, won a ton of awards etc etc. Very interesting to hear about schooling in Australia. The voice of narrator Josie seems quite fresh, despite the book being written in 1991. It is funny when she mentions things like Country Road jeans and Esprit clothing.
But it's an interesting story, won a ton of awards etc etc. Very interesting to hear about schooling in Australia. The voice of narrator Josie seems quite fresh, despite the book being written in 1991. It is funny when she mentions things like Country Road jeans and Esprit clothing.