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Finished Strange the Dreamer yesterday, 5/29/17. Went and participated in the discussion today - Msg. 230 5/30/17 Still don't know how to post a link. :(
Hope this counts!!
May 30, 2017 07:08PM
May 28Ch 53 - Ch 67
25. Did you guess the truth about Lazlo? What does this mean for the other hundreds of children that the Gods had and "disappeared"?
I actually guessed awhile back and flipped back to the beginning where they described Lazlo as an infant as being gray... Another big clue was that he was the only person whose skin changed color when he touched the Citadel.
I think that this opens up the possibility that there are Godspawn all over the place! In towns flung far & wide. All orphans & foundlings. Tons of little gray babies will miraculously start showing up and show the general population how normal they are!
26. Lazlo and Sarai wanted Minya to catch her without even thinking of the consequences. Is it a "life" if you have no body and your will is not your own?
I don't think either one of them stopped to consider that Minya wouldn't care for Sarai like a sister, tenderly and without question. Minya obviously has her own vendetta, um, I mean agenda. It would've been far kinder to let Sarai go free -- unless there's a resurrection in the future. Another thing alchemists have long been searching for...
27. Any guesses for the next book? What would you like to see happen?
The afore-mentioned resurrection of Sarai, naturally. Their love is too sweet and pure to just die away like that!
28. Final thoughts on the book? Will you read the next one? Will you read more of Laini's work (if you haven't already?
I really enjoyed this book! Even though it was a chunkster, I had a very hard time putting it down. I didn't care for the way it ended so sadly and abruptly, though. I must read the next one!
I'm also going back to read Daughter of Smoke & Bone now. I started it awhile ago & never completed it. So now I'll go read the series while I wait for the latest sequel...
Hope everyone is having a wonderful long weekend! I've made a huge dent in Strange the Dreamer. Should finish tomorrow. I'm liking it so well, I think I'll read Daughter of Smoke & Bone next month! I've just been working on my piles of laundry, bags full of library books & binge watching random new release movies on Netflix! My favs so far: Zootopia and Train to Busan -- it's a Korean movie with ZOMBIES! Highly recommended for all fans of the Walking Dead.
Eunice wrote: "What kinds of creepy stuff are there in NOS4A2? Anything extreme? I'm planning on reading it within the next few months and I want to get a gauge on whether I'd like it or not because that book is ..."I only got about halfway so far & put in on hold till Halloween for this year. There were all these references to 'Christmastown' where little girls & boys go to live forever. Creepy much? But nothing specific. Just general creeps... I say if Ang's Aunt Kitty loved it at age 95, go for it! Incidentally I had an Aunty Kitty, too! She passed on years ago, but also quite a character and big reader. Who knew?
Ang Figgy-Pudding wrote: "Lauri wrote: "Michelle wrote: "Pet Semetary is one of the very few King books I haven't read yet. I'm very sensitive with animal stories so keep avoiding it. The same with Cujo. 11/22/63 was amazi..."
OMG Ang! I had no idea that Joe Hill was Stephen King's son till your post just now! Color me stupid! I just googled him & he looks so much like his dad, it's uncanny. I've read Heart-Shaped Box, Horns and am halfway through NOS4A2... I always make jokes about Stephen King's children being scared of bedtime stories. Double duh!!
Michelle wrote: "Pet Semetary is one of the very few King books I haven't read yet. I'm very sensitive with animal stories so keep avoiding it. The same with Cujo. 11/22/63 was amazing and Needful Things is defini..."
Ooh! Michelle, maybe you should avoid Pet Sematary entirely forever. It also deals with a young child.... That bothered me waaay more than the pets!! Can you imagine being Stephen King's child? Nobody would ever want to hear a bedtime story!
ChrisP wrote: "The Stand is my favorite King book."It" is probably in my top 20 horror all time novels.
Pet Sematary is the darkest book that still gives me chills today."
I LOVE Pet Sematary!! Also Bag of Bones & Dreamcatcher. Gotta love a book with shitweasels in it!! Planning on reading The Gunslinger next.
I try to read at least 1 Stephen King book per year, usually around Halloween. I have never successfully finished IT yet! I've attempted it at least twice, but never quite made it! Maybe this will be the year!
Double completion post!I Shot the Buddha
342 Pages
Finished 5/19/17
4 stars
Aunt Dimity: Detective
230 pages
Finished 5/21/17
4 stars
ChrisP wrote: "Does anyone else prefer a real book when they can get there hands on it rather than the ebook? I have been having less headaches and sleeping better when reading a physical copy. To qualify this st..."Chris, I have none of your conditions, but I have constant brain chatter -- mostly internal conversation and/or song lyrics/music! I love print books! I need to hold a real paper & ink book. Love the weight, the feel, the smell. I've tried using ereaders, but do not like them at all. I only read library books now.
Sreshtha wrote: "I realized I haven't been doing the once a week check in thing I was required to do. Sorry for being inactive but I have exams going on and I actually thought I'd have time to read but I don't. But..."Hi, Sreshtha! I went to see Santana in concert earlier this month & it was AWEsome! He can still rock & the entire band is amazing. Lots of old folks in the audience, but lots of younger people, too. I love his music!
Here's some fluff for ya!Double Completion Post!
The Man With the Golden Gun
183 pages
Finished 5/12/17
3 stars
The Beginning
216 pages
Finished 5/13/17
3 stars (hysterically funny!)
Just started Strange the Dreamer this morning and WOW! The author uses words like an artist painting a masterpiece! The world building is incredible!
Speaking of fluff:Multiple Completion Post!
The Man With the Golden Gun
183 pages
4 stars
Finished 5/12/17
The Beginning
216 pages
3 stars (but hilariously funny!)
Finished 5/13/17
I am now #63 in line for A Gentleman in Moscow from my library! Hope I get it before the end of the month! Think I'll start on Strange the Dreamer tomorrow! Should be able to knock out at least a couple of books over the weekend.
♦Ashley♦ wrote: "Stacey, I just started Strange the Dreamer too. I'm sucked in already!"You guys are making want to start Strange the Dreamer tonite! But I swore to myself I'd go to sleep before midnight....
