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Apr 09, 2012 09:37AM
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I remember the day I got this book! July 5, 2006. I cried at the end, I didn't know what was going on (during climax and also because its the end of one of my favorite series) and had to read it a few times. Can't decide which is my favorite of the series because they are all such great books! Need a sequel to this one to explain what happens after the climax because its a bit confusing to me. won't be posting spoilers here in case people want to read it.
I thought the ending tied it up well, but I really wish it had ended differently.A future-set companion novel of Kitty's experiences after the book would be very nice.
Maybe she and Bart could work together again?
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Nooo... I don't think that would happen.I think there should be a sequel series in a new country and obviously new master for Bart. (view spoiler)
Perfection wrote: "Nooo... I don't think that would happen.I think there should be a sequel series in a new country and obviously new master for Bart. Kitty without Nathaniel would never work as a storyline."But it would be nice to know what happened after.
The solution would have to be two sequels.
It would only work if she summons Bartimaeus again. Having it set in another country wouldn't fit the mood at all. I liked seeing Ptolemy's parts (especially when he dresses as Ptolemy to confuse the assassins- I beleave that's the first chapter) and when Kitty goes into the Other world.
Missy wrote: "It would only work if she summons Bartimaeus again. Having it set in another country wouldn't fit the mood at all. I liked seeing Ptolemy's parts (especially when he dresses as Ptolemy to confu..."
No no noo!! You misunderstood!! I meant Kitty should never summon Bart again... A totally new master should!!
What about an American perspective? Set after Britan lost the war, in the newly starting United States. Something about a planned assassination of Benjamin Franklin, the most famous magician in America.
Oooooohh!!!! That would be awesome!!!!!But Jonathan is writing another series right now...:( :)
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2013... TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I CAN NOT WAIT THAT LONG!!!!!!!!
Why can't he write back up novels like Rick Riordan with the Demigod Files and Demigod Diaries etc etc.... I'm suffering from Bart withdrawal...
New poster here. Just something that puzzled me at the end of Ptolemy's Gate. Shouldn't Bartimaeus have known Nathaniel's intention to dismiss him even before he uttered the actual words? They were sharing their minds and thoughts, right? So it is kind of strange Bartimaeus didn't say something like "Don't even think about it" or do something to prevent Nathaniel from doing that?
Meerab wrote: "New poster here. Just something that puzzled me at the end of Ptolemy's Gate. Shouldn't Bartimaeus have known Nathaniel's intention to dismiss him even before he uttered the actual words? They were..."I think that even if he did know, Bartimaeus wouldn't have done anything about it. Even though he was beginning to like Nathanial, he didn't like him anywhere near as much as Ptolemy.
Jack wrote: "I think that even if he did know, Bartimaeus wouldn't have done anything about it. Even though he was beginning to like Nathanial, he didn't like him anywhere near as much as Ptolemy. ""A typical master. Right to the end, he didn’t give me a chance to get a word in edgeways. Which is a pity, because at that last moment I’d have liked to tell him what I thought of him. Mind you, since in that split second we were, to all intents and purposes, one and the same, I rather think he knew anyway."
He did make it to second IMO.
Oh my goodness I freaking LOVE this book!!!! Yeah it's for kids, but so what? I remember reading this as a little kid and then bawling my eyes out at the end :'( It's one of the few books that has made me cry
I cried too...:'(
Jack wrote: "I thought the ending tied it up well, but I really wish it had ended differently.A future-set companion novel of Kitty's experiences after the book would be very nice.
Maybe she and Bart could w..."
What I got from it was that Kitty thinks both of them are dead so no one would summon Bartimaeus...
I'm going to have to re-read these books soon!
I loved this book! It was amazing.
These books are one of my favorite series, and Ptolemy's Gate is one of the rarest of rare books that felt to me like it made the whole series deeper and richer. I really think the last paragraph is incredibly moving and perfect, and I cried and cried and cried on a Washington State Ferry as I stared out the window and thought about what it all meant. This was probably, I don't know, eight years ago, and it's still vivid in my mind. I think not supplying the word or words that Bartimaeus is thinking makes it all huge and unnameable, and I think it says so much about Bartimaeus' heart, which he so deeply tries to hide throughout the book. I think it's perfect to end it in such a serious place too, because for all the hilarity of the books, such a huge theme of it is slavery.
Oh, I'm getting teary just thinking about it. This is a series I will definitely reread in a couple of years.
