September '09 Discussion: Sabriel (I have read)

[Jeanne]

Post here if you have read Sabriel.

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon]

I've read it a couple of times, but not for a couple of months. I look forward to the discussion.

[Amy]

I read the whole series this summer and loved them!

[Jon]

I read it earlier this month. My review of Sabriel

[Elise]

Read in May.

[DavidO]

I read it.

[Sandi]

I read it.

[Janny]

Read it last month.

[Jodie]

I read quite a few years ago and i am just waiting to pick it up from the bookstore. I can't wait to read it again.

[JG (Introverted Reader)]

I read it in May.

[Elena]

I just finished reading it. I think it was great.
I started the second book but put it aside for now. It doesn't pick up where the first one ended. For what I read, it is somebody else's story and Sabriel doesn't appear until the middle of the book. Is it really a series?

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon]

@Elena: It really is a series, yes, but, as you say, it isn't a direct continuation. It's more about the goings on in the world in general, and the role of the Abhorsen and the Abhorsen-in-waiting and the Clayr and the whole shebang, which is where Lirael comes in.

I did find it odd that Sabriel, the protagonist of the first book, becomes a secondary character in the second and third books. However, I liked Lirael and the Disreputable Dog so much that, after the intitial 'wtf?', I didn't really mind. I ended up finding Lirael an even more likable and relatable character. (Though it's the animals, in large part, which make the stories so much fun.)

It is a bit jarring at first, but they're still excellent stories.

Also, I've read that a prequel and a "sequel of sorts" are both in the making. The prequel focuses on Clariel, an earlier Abhorsen, but I've not heard anything about what the sequel is about.

[LaTrica]

I read it last year.

[Jeanne]

I listened to the audiobook on a long drive in February. Tim Curry is a terrific reader!

[Tracy]

I read this one a few years back....guess I better dust it off for a re-read.

[Britta]

I read it, I think last year. I haven't done any progress in the rest of the series though ;-;

[Vasja]

I've read it,

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon]

Um...

I am NOT volunteering - but I was just wondering if we were going to actually start discussing the book at some point?

[Chris]

blackrose - soon as I get my copy, I'll jump right into it quick-like and start discussing..

[Ruta]

I've read it and got so into it that forgot to do my homework so my mum banned reading for a week.

[Libby]

Just finished - a very enjoyable read!

[Chris]

I finished last night, right before starting in on Locke Lamora...

[Mir]

I read it once when it was first published and again about 2 years ago. I was planning to reread the next book in the series (as soon as I can remember which one comes second).

[Mary-Ann]

Lirael is the next one :)

[Mir]

Thanks! I feel like maybe I read them out of order originally... Abhorsen is the third one?

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon]

Yes, Abhorsen is the third and, currently, last in the series (not counting the short story in Over the Wall).