SF/F Read Alongs discussion
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I'll definitely be participating in this read-along. Don't think I'll host however, because I'll be doing NaNoWriMo in November as well.
I would love to participate in this one! :D
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Not a problem! Glad to have you.
Oh this book just recently made it onto my to-read list too, thanks to you, Lisa! My blog is also taking part in Sci-Fi Month so I'd love to do this read along if I can, though I will have to check in again closer to November. I think I will be doing NaNoWriMo as well.
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Meant to address this earlier, but Important Note! The whole post-on-Fridays thing is not meant to be set in stone, as I completely understand if some folks have those days booked for blogging. I'll be sticking to them for the sake of my own schedule, but it's totally cool if you want to post on a different day!
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And I just got my kindle copy, super excited :D
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Getting really excited for this one! :)
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Questions are below, under the spoiler tag.
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Also OMG I love this book
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I'm really enjoying it so far, too.I think you stop before reading Port Coriol. I think Port Coriol is part of week 2, which we're hosting at http://Galleywampus.com. We'll cross-post and send out the questions via email, too.
Aaaaand, Lisa beat me by 19 hours. I may need to refresh this tab more often. Ha ha!
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I look forward to reading everyone else's when I get off my morning conf calls :)
Ooo, yes, my post is up, too! I'm really enjoying the ride on the Wayfarer so far. I wish it were all real :P https://xalwaysdreamx.wordpress.com/2...
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I'm going to be slow commenting around, sorry!
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Imyril wrote: "Oh, stars - the trouble is STOPPING reading!"Haha, as the weeks pass by, this is going to get harder and harder to do!
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I'm halfway through at this point, and itching to keep going! I'm honestly surprised I haven't actually finished it...
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We're planning on posting up on Friday. I'll have the questions up tomorrow, or possibly later tonight. I had a hard time stopping, too! But I did it. It helped that I then picked up Red Rising for the first time. Whoa. And I'll cross post here.
Special thanks to Lisa for allowing us to be involved in this readalong. It has been a fun experience, and the book fills the hole (at least for me) left by Firefly's early demise. So fun! Really fun.Questions posted under the SPOILER tag.
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Imyril wrote: ">34 Ooh, I have a copy of Red Rising. Good call. Distraction coming up ;)"I sometimes have a hard time with first-person, present-tense. But Red Rising didn't bother me. The characters aren't as likable as, for example, those in The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet, but I'm fine with that. As long as there are redeeming qualities.
It is a dark, angst-ridden, often brutal read.
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My week 2 will be up tomorrow: http://www.onstarshipsanddragonwings....
Imyril wrote: "Hurray! Week 2 post over here."'I loved that the robbery gave Rosemary an unexpected opportunity to shine' - exactly - I loved that as well. Rosemary finally had her shining moment and I was pleased for her - not to mention getting certain things off her chest - that must have been a relief (especially Jenks reaction).
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Imyril wrote: "I'm never sure if my comments on all your feeds don't post or disappear into moderation queues (I know my blog has eaten at least Sharry's comments one week - grrr, must get round to porting over t..."Hi, I couldn't post on your site for some reason - just kept failing - which is why I left a comment as above.
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(needless to say, the settings all -claim- that anybody can post. Oh, LJ, you've aged so badly)
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1. There is a lot of focus on some of the different alien races in this section, from Dr Chef recounting the story of his people's decline and Sissix introducing Rosemary to her families, to the surprise visit from the Aeluons and the much less welcome search by the Quelin. What are your thoughts on the various beliefs systems we encounter? Does anything specific pique your interest more than the rest?
2. Ashby gets the chance to give Pei a tour of his ship and introduce her to his crew, meanwhile Jenks and Lovey decide not to risk transferring the AI into a body just yet, and Rosemary initiates a relationship of sorts with Sissix. Were you happy to see any of these developments, or not so fussed?
3. Cloning technology exists and is used in many sci-fi universes, but the GC does not look kindly on it and it is abomination to the Quelin. Did the reveal of Corbin's nature change your view of the character?
4. Each chapter told a different and fairly self-contained story, without any big cliffhangers from one to the next. How did you feel about the pacing of the story so far? Are you satisfied with how long the long journey is taking or are you impatient for the crew to finally get to their destination and do some tunnelling?
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Schedule is below, and I'm still looking for co-hosts if anyone's willing! I thought I'd take the first week, but this is open to negotiation...
And I went for Friday post dates because we normally post the usual Read Along blogs at the start of a week, and I didn't want to clash too hard with anything else we might be reading around then. Hope this works for folks!
Week 1 (Friday, November 6th): “Transit” to “Port Coriol” (95 pages)
Week 2 (Friday, November 13th): “Port Coriol” to “The Last War” (110 pages)
Week 3 (Friday, November 20th): “The Last War” to “Heresy” (107 pages)
Week 4 (Friday, November 27th): “Heresy” to end (90 pages)