Kimberly read and liked a piece of writing titled "Tale of Atlanta" by Noelle

"“Get her some water.
Give her anything she needs….
Or wants,
Oh, and tell me when she awakens.
Be very gentle with her.”
I heard as I finally opened my eyes as the ten"   ...read more »

Kimberly added a quote:
"Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent." — Eleanor Roosevelt

Kimberly added a quote:
"I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal." — Jane Austen

Kimberly read and liked Sammy 's review of The Magicians and Mrs. Quent:

"This was both a very good and very pedestrian book. The writing style was excellent - for fans of Jonathan Strange and Dr. Norell - it will stand out, because it captures that Edwardian/Victorian British setting of a fantasy English world, but it m...more This was both a very good and very pedestrian book. The writing style was excellent - for fans of Jonathan Strange and Dr. Norell - it will stand out, because it captures that Edwardian/Victorian British setting of a fantasy English world, but it moves along much faster then the above book.

But at the same time, there are just things that were done so very wrong that irk the reader the more the book goes on. For one, the title gives away some pretty big plot points that any reader with a decent IQ can guess at about a 1/4 through the book. The author was determined, for some reason, to mess with the day/night cycle, assigning random lengths to both (the characters have to consult almanacs daily to determine how long the the days and nights will be). Not only does this not add any sufficent depth to the plot - other then allowing certain characters longer to drink - but it also leads people to wonder things like "how the hell do the planets move, anyway?" and "so the plants manage to grow how?"

And then there was a character who was probably gay, but the author wasn't really quite ready to come out and say it. It would be understandable if the character was not ready to say it, but geesh, either may the character gay or don't. You are not freaking JK Rowling.

And the multiple storylines was a bit insane. And of course, they were all pulled together, in some very messy and highly implausible ways.

Including one that would have involved a character completely forgetting everything - including a very traumatic event - in her life, up to the age of 3. Nothing. Not at all. Just poof!

So in the end, more then a bit disappointing, and it started out so promising.


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