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Jayson
is on page 418 of 656
Buddy read with Ran.
Notable notions:
(1) That moment when you realize Strike's already dating a Robin, except she's named Lorelei: as irrationally devoted to him, and his casual mistreatment, as Robin is to Matthew. Except they don’t row: it's all awkwardness and silent shame.
(2) Undercover accent: “Fookin' Amazon,” said Robin.
(3) Suddenly it’s all about horses!
— Oct 18, 2018 05:00AM
Notable notions:
(1) That moment when you realize Strike's already dating a Robin, except she's named Lorelei: as irrationally devoted to him, and his casual mistreatment, as Robin is to Matthew. Except they don’t row: it's all awkwardness and silent shame.
(2) Undercover accent: “Fookin' Amazon,” said Robin.
(3) Suddenly it’s all about horses!
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Jayson
is on page 599 of 656
Buddy read with Ran.
Final thoughts:
(1) Only fifty pages to go! Will finish this today!
(2) This book is similar to The Casual Vacancy, which started tedious and slow (so much that I initially DNF’d it), had a bewilderingly labyrinthine plot and cast, but finished strong, and ultimately won me over.
(3) This stupid hug is apparently the nexus of all things!
— Oct 20, 2018 04:30AM
Final thoughts:
(1) Only fifty pages to go! Will finish this today!
(2) This book is similar to The Casual Vacancy, which started tedious and slow (so much that I initially DNF’d it), had a bewilderingly labyrinthine plot and cast, but finished strong, and ultimately won me over.
(3) This stupid hug is apparently the nexus of all things!
Jayson
is on page 506 of 656
Buddy read with Ran.
Two points:
(1) Tea is a major theme. Strike only enjoys tea if it's from Robin. Could be: only she knows/cares to make it how he likes; because it’s something from her to him, and is thus imbued with feeling; or both.
(2) Hopefully, like many a Holmes story, the end reveal will prove clever enough to tip scales against its more tedious parts.
— Oct 19, 2018 05:00AM
Two points:
(1) Tea is a major theme. Strike only enjoys tea if it's from Robin. Could be: only she knows/cares to make it how he likes; because it’s something from her to him, and is thus imbued with feeling; or both.
(2) Hopefully, like many a Holmes story, the end reveal will prove clever enough to tip scales against its more tedious parts.
Jayson
is on page 363 of 656
Buddy read with Ran.
Some things:
(1) Been kind of a slow reading day for me. I just haven't been able to get the ball rolling. Feeling a bit like Sisyphus at the moment.
(2) More than halfway into the book and we finally learn what "Lethal White" means! I suppose I could have just googled it.
(3) Hugs are not how babies are made and should not be regarded as such.
— Oct 17, 2018 05:00AM
Some things:
(1) Been kind of a slow reading day for me. I just haven't been able to get the ball rolling. Feeling a bit like Sisyphus at the moment.
(2) More than halfway into the book and we finally learn what "Lethal White" means! I suppose I could have just googled it.
(3) Hugs are not how babies are made and should not be regarded as such.
Jayson
is on page 332 of 656
Buddy read with Ran.
Two things:
(1) I went ahead and translated Catullus 16 from Latin. Vulgate Latin? More like “vulgar Latin,” amiright?
(2) Robin owns a mahogany bed so heavy it takes a full company of movers to lift it to the bedroom. As a hobbyist woodworker, I'm offended! Mahogany is one of the lightest woods there is. Get your facts straight Rowling!
— Oct 16, 2018 04:30AM
Two things:
(1) I went ahead and translated Catullus 16 from Latin. Vulgate Latin? More like “vulgar Latin,” amiright?
(2) Robin owns a mahogany bed so heavy it takes a full company of movers to lift it to the bedroom. As a hobbyist woodworker, I'm offended! Mahogany is one of the lightest woods there is. Get your facts straight Rowling!
Jayson
is on page 265 of 656
Buddy read with Ran.
Random meanderings:
(1) This whole cricket/hospital debacle has got me feeling some sympathy forthe devil Matthew.
(2) Of course the Latin would be a clue! I should have googled the Latin when I had the chance!
(3) I'll never get used to 16 being the age of consent here.
(4) You know that Sunscreen song? "Politicians will philander..."
— Oct 15, 2018 04:30AM
Random meanderings:
(1) This whole cricket/hospital debacle has got me feeling some sympathy for
(2) Of course the Latin would be a clue! I should have googled the Latin when I had the chance!
(3) I'll never get used to 16 being the age of consent here.
(4) You know that Sunscreen song? "Politicians will philander..."
Jayson
is on page 223 of 656
Buddy read with Ran.
Some thoughts:
(1) Rowling always spells accents phonetically: it’s both helpful and annoying.
(2) To put down the book and Google the Latin, or keep reading and leave it be? That is the question.
(3) Not being British, I don't see the point of always meeting in pubs. Isn't that what offices are for?
(4) Am I meant to be rooting for infidelity?
— Oct 14, 2018 05:00AM
Some thoughts:
(1) Rowling always spells accents phonetically: it’s both helpful and annoying.
(2) To put down the book and Google the Latin, or keep reading and leave it be? That is the question.
(3) Not being British, I don't see the point of always meeting in pubs. Isn't that what offices are for?
(4) Am I meant to be rooting for infidelity?
Jayson
is on page 193 of 656
Buddy read with A Flock of Seagulls (okay, okay... I’m done)
Two things:
(1) I'm interested to see if there's a resolution to this Dodgy Doc subplot or if it’s nothing but a running gag.
(2) I enjoy a bit of will-they-won’t-they intrigue in my stories, but it’s been four books already! Nothing short of a full Ron/Hermione pay-off could justify this incessant tease!
— Oct 13, 2018 04:30AM
Two things:
(1) I'm interested to see if there's a resolution to this Dodgy Doc subplot or if it’s nothing but a running gag.
(2) I enjoy a bit of will-they-won’t-they intrigue in my stories, but it’s been four books already! Nothing short of a full Ron/Hermione pay-off could justify this incessant tease!
Jayson
is on page 129 of 656
Buddy Read with CormoRan (no? okay...)
Several things:
(1) Whenever I see old guy/weird hair I think Phil Spector.
(2) Robin's not wrong to worry that she's sexually naive. She treats errant hugs like they're one-night stands.
(3) Strike to Wardle: “Some women just like fat one-legged pube-headed men with broken noses.”
(4) Spilled orange juice is the worst!
— Oct 11, 2018 04:02AM
Several things:
(1) Whenever I see old guy/weird hair I think Phil Spector.
(2) Robin's not wrong to worry that she's sexually naive. She treats errant hugs like they're one-night stands.
(3) Strike to Wardle: “Some women just like fat one-legged pube-headed men with broken noses.”
(4) Spilled orange juice is the worst!
Jayson
is on page 92 of 656
Buddy Read with The Boston Marathon (no? I'll keep trying)
Stray thoughts:
(1) Matthew's a bigger heel than Voldemort! Kills you with a thousand paper-cuts, he does.
(2) This takes place just before the 2012 Olympics. Rowling does like to peg her stories to specific events. Last one was the Royal Wedding.
(3) If I never read another line of Ibsen it'll be too soon!
— Oct 10, 2018 04:00AM
Stray thoughts:
(1) Matthew's a bigger heel than Voldemort! Kills you with a thousand paper-cuts, he does.
(2) This takes place just before the 2012 Olympics. Rowling does like to peg her stories to specific events. Last one was the Royal Wedding.
(3) If I never read another line of Ibsen it'll be too soon!
Jayson
is on page 57 of 656
Buddy Read with Rockstar Energy (no? I’ll think of another)
Opening thoughts:
(1) Long prologue, short chapters: usually it's the other way around.
(2) I smell a Ross/Rachel/Emily situation!
(3) Epigraphs are from Ibsen's "Rosmersholm". Never heard of it, but I have read Ibsen's "The Wild Duck".
— Oct 09, 2018 04:00AM
Buddy Read with Rockstar Energy (no? I’ll think of another)
Opening thoughts:
(1) Long prologue, short chapters: usually it's the other way around.
(2) I smell a Ross/Rachel/Emily situation!
(3) Epigraphs are from Ibsen's "Rosmersholm". Never heard of it, but I have read Ibsen's "The Wild Duck".
