Graceling
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I just realized who Po looked like in my mind!
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Well, if you mean my long post as a story, probably not. Is Graceling worth reading by virtue of the fact that I pictured Joseph Gordon Levitt as the main guy? Depends on how you feel about him.Otherwise, it's one of my favourite novels and as with any matter of preference depends greatly on the sorts of things you tend to like. It's a very sweetly told fantasy story. It's an easy read. It's been criticized for apparently preaching certain feminist views (anti marriage) which I don't see myself. It IS a debut novel and though I didn't find it to be flawed maybe others will be able to tell it is a debut.
But one of the things that won my heart most about the story was that the characters weren't idiots. With the same clues and knowledge the reader has, the characters do not take an unreasonable amount of time to figure things out. I can't think of many weak plot devices. And the main characters were well rounded with a lot of attention paid to motivations and the mindsets of the individuals.
Well thank you. I will keep it on my to read list. As long it is not a slow read, I can handle it.
Oh it's definitely not slow, its sequel (a mostly unrelated prequel story) is a little slower, but it's really just more delicately woven.This one moves at a very nice pace and has only a breif slow section regarding romance which, if you're like me, isn't boring. A good deal of action in it, the adventure spans a good distance. One thing to keep in mind though is that it doesn't fully follow a tradition structure of storytelling (Into, body, building action, climax, falling action, conclusion) it's not in a bad way and it's not disruptive at all, it's just a little liberal with the standard formula.
But if it's any indication I spent some time rereading the hunger games novels and the harry potter novels because i didn't want to read anything new or slow. And when I read this one a second time, i still finished it in only a few days. Could almost have read it again right after.
I was checking out you're shelves and notice that you could not finish Silence. That bad?
Samantha wrote: "I can't believe I never realized who I'd been picturing this whole time, and I don't mean to start a "Who would play him in a movie!" discussion, just that this is the person I imagined the whole t..."Whoa! That's awesome! You found Po! Haha, thanks for sharing!
Rita wrote: "I was checking out you're shelves and notice that you could not finish Silence. That bad?"Well if you're reading the books and you liked Crescendo you're probably fine. I hated crescendo as well so when silence stagnated on the storyline for over 100 pages of boring crap with Nora it was the last straw. If I liked Nora as a character it wouldn't be so bad but honestly she seems very unstable. (read: "Insane")
I have read all of them. Liked the first two. Not impressed with Silence.
OMG! loved him in 10 things i hate about you! xD...but idk... i guess....
Rita wrote: "Is this story worth reading?""Graceling" and the companion novel "Fire" are my favorite books of all time! I can't imagine never having read them and I've re-read them at least 5 times each :)
Now is a good time to read Graceling and Fire because Bitterblue (Book 3) comes out soon!
Veronica wrote: "Rita wrote: "Is this story worth reading?""Graceling" and the companion novel "Fire" are my favorite books of all time! I can't imagine never having read them and I've re-read them at least 5 ti..."
Really. I will give it a shot.
Amazing books :) They both have some of the most kisk-ass female leads and totally swoon-worthy men <3
Definitely give it a read if you're into political intrigue, action/adventure, and the "un-wanted yet oh-so-wanted" romance!
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http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0330687/ Joseph Gordon Levitt of all people. With a tan, long hair, and a slightly pointier nose.
Anyone have a similar experience while reading this or another book? I did the same thing with Jace from TMI and Jeremy Sumpter.