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Song of the Quarkbeast
Posted by: Eoink (---.range86-186.btcentralplus.com)
Date: November 18, 2011 01:54PM
I got the Kindle edition of this yesterday, I'm planning to start it over the weekend after I finish book 3 of 1Q84.
Anyone else started it yet? If so, look forward to sharing feelings about it.
Anyone else started it yet? If so, look forward to sharing feelings about it.
Re: Song of the Quarkbeast
Posted by: SkidMarks (62.6.182.---)
Date: November 18, 2011 02:54PM
Unfortunately mine is a Chrissy prezzie so I will be late to the party.
In the meantime I am reading "Life, Libert & the Pursuit of Sausage Rolls", "Heartless" and "Ginger Geezer". The latter is taking quite a while as I keep putting it down to start something else.
I am also rereading TN4, then will reread TN5 & 6 in preparation for "Dark Reading Matter" next Spring.
I got lost halfway through volume 1 of 1Q84. The alternating chapters sent me into a spin, but it intrigued me enough that I will return to it at some later time.
In the meantime I am reading "Life, Libert & the Pursuit of Sausage Rolls", "Heartless" and "Ginger Geezer". The latter is taking quite a while as I keep putting it down to start something else.
I am also rereading TN4, then will reread TN5 & 6 in preparation for "Dark Reading Matter" next Spring.
I got lost halfway through volume 1 of 1Q84. The alternating chapters sent me into a spin, but it intrigued me enough that I will return to it at some later time.
Re: Song of the Quarkbeast
Posted by: Eoink (---.oxfd-bam-1.adsl.virginmedia.com)
Date: November 28, 2011 07:50PM
I've read and finished SoTQB now. I enjoyed it more than the first book in the series. To me, the world building feels a bit forced early on, and some of the explanation n the footnotes is defintely aimed at a young readership. About a third of the way through I felt it was dragging,then I suddenly got in sync with the writing and the plot, and zipped through the rest of the book without pausing.
I think I'll reread Dragonslayer soon, I can't remember much of it.
I think I'll reread Dragonslayer soon, I can't remember much of it.
Re: Song of the Quarkbeast
Posted by: bunyip (---.plain.net.au)
Date: February 22, 2012 03:28AM
I have just finished re reading Dragonslayer and while it is aimed at a 'juvenile' audience it should be made a 'reading out aloud' textbook as it flows well and is interesting enough to keep the reader involved.
How many books can you comfortably read out aloud in an orotorian type voice?
How many books can you comfortably read out aloud in an orotorian type voice?
Re: Song of the Quarkbeast
Posted by: SkidMarks (62.6.182.---)
Date: March 23, 2012 08:39AM
bunyip Wrote:
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> How many books can you comfortably read out aloud
> in an orotorian type voice?
I find that only one at a time is my maximum.
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> How many books can you comfortably read out aloud
> in an orotorian type voice?
I find that only one at a time is my maximum.
Re: Song of the Quarkbeast
Posted by: OB (---.range86-168.btcentralplus.com)
Date: April 05, 2012 07:40PM
Hmm.. You're obviously not a woman Skids.
I'm making a baby Quark beast for the FFiesta.
I'm making a baby Quark beast for the FFiesta.
Re: Song of the Quarkbeast
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.10-3.cable.virginmedia.com)
Date: April 07, 2012 10:35AM
yes OB, you are correct, I am not.
i usually have three books on the go at any given time but find that my eyes can only focus on one at a time making 1 the maximum that I can read out out aloud.
However I can multi-task, although not to the female level of complexity.
i usually have three books on the go at any given time but find that my eyes can only focus on one at a time making 1 the maximum that I can read out out aloud.
However I can multi-task, although not to the female level of complexity.
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