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imperfectletter18. Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank (312)
I felt like reading another apocalyptic fiction, so I picked up an old favorite that...I don't think I like as much anymore. There is a lot of (now that I know what it means) "As you know, Bob..." sort of explanation and rambling that I just don't care about. I did a "good parts" version this time and skipped a lot of that, moving on to the actual story, which was what I was interested in. It's not a bad book - it's actually a pretty good book, though dated - but I wasn't in the mood for political and military rambling.
19. The Will of the Empress by Tamora Pierce (539)
I like it and I don't. I think it's noticeably better than the other Circle books, but has a lot of the same flaws - too many separate stories going on at once, with not enough time to focus on any one of them. And the final conflict, the climax of the story, is a bit of a let-down.
I think I still read Pierce's books because of what they could be, not because of what they really are.
19 / 110 books. 17% done!
7 / 75 *new books. 9% done!
5678 / 33000 words. 17% done!
I felt like reading another apocalyptic fiction, so I picked up an old favorite that...I don't think I like as much anymore. There is a lot of (now that I know what it means) "As you know, Bob..." sort of explanation and rambling that I just don't care about. I did a "good parts" version this time and skipped a lot of that, moving on to the actual story, which was what I was interested in. It's not a bad book - it's actually a pretty good book, though dated - but I wasn't in the mood for political and military rambling.
19. The Will of the Empress by Tamora Pierce (539)
I like it and I don't. I think it's noticeably better than the other Circle books, but has a lot of the same flaws - too many separate stories going on at once, with not enough time to focus on any one of them. And the final conflict, the climax of the story, is a bit of a let-down.
I think I still read Pierce's books because of what they could be, not because of what they really are.
