The Twelve [Apr 8, 2018]

[Scott , Karsa Orlong]

April 8th.

[Hacen]

I'm in

[Margret, Caladan Brood Face]

In

[Scott , Karsa Orlong]

starting today

[Saar The Book owl]

Still in the first one. I'm reading the Dutch version, but it has more than 1000 pages. I'll try to sprint this weekend.

[Scott , Karsa Orlong]

I'm through chapter 10

(view spoiler)[I hate authors summing up things for the previous books but I'll give kudos for doing it in the form of new scripture.

Not that this has been bad but it's also offered nothing new. (hide spoiler)]

[Yanique, Thread Master]

Saar wrote: "Still in the first one. I'm reading the Dutch version, but it has more than 1000 pages. I'll try to sprint this weekend."

Me too! I'm waaay behind on The Passage.

[Saar The Book owl]

I'm glad I'm not the only one, Yanique :)

[Margret, Caladan Brood Face]

I just started yesterday. Interesting POV's in this one

[Scott , Karsa Orlong]

I finished.

(view spoiler)[Although I still felt the author gave us nothing new in the world building which was disappointing I did like the story. I really don't have any characters that I love either. (hide spoiler)]

[Margret, Caladan Brood Face]

Ugh I keep forgetting to update and I only have an hour of listening time left!

(view spoiler)[ I find it strange that Lila after all this time is still stuck with these odd mental peculiarities. You’d think that being turned into a vamp would make you instantly aloof (hide spoiler)]

Kind of missing the POV’s from the first book but I think this book is very good!

[Saar The Book owl]

Starting the second one this weekend. Only 200 pages to go of the 994 pages, fieuw!

[Yanique, Thread Master]

I'm almost done with this one and whew! What a ride. I feel like this is easily becoming one of my favorite post-apocalyptic stories I've read so far.

I really love how much time is covered by this story, it adds to the realism. The flash-backs are handles really well also, really makes the characters seem more solid and layered.

[Saar The Book owl]

It's one of my favorites too. I hope the second is as good as the first. I've just read the prologue now and each chapter has 12 (in refering to the 2nd book?) points where the writer summarizes the first book. The only thing that annoyes me a littles bit (but that's personal), is the God - thing.

[Saar The Book owl]

I'm at the part of (view spoiler)[Lila painting the babyroom. I'm a bit annoyed of it. It's like she's having pregnancy amnesia. She knows that there is something wrong, but on the other side she's denying it. Thinking of doing some groceries, putting some make - up on and in the meanwhile, the house is a mess, outside things are wrong... (hide spoiler)]

[Saar The Book owl]

I've figured it out why I have slightly more problems with getting in the 2nd one: I think there are 2 parts in this book: the first one is about the first weeks after the infection, the virals, the dead people and the other part goes generations further.

[Saar The Book owl]

Cronin knows how to keep the tension in. Like in the part where (view spoiler)[Kittridge tries to protect Tim and then he finds the boy, you don't know at the end of the chapter if Tim will survive. (hide spoiler)] I've noticed, when the tension rises at the end of a chapter, Cronin steps smoothly to another character or scene and you're waiting anxitously what is going to happen with the previous character.

[Saar The Book owl]

Finally finished, but not as good as I expected.