30 pages from the end? You’re a stronger woman than me! And Stephen Lawhead is still writing? I wonder if his Arthurian series survived my trans-Pacific move. (So many books didn’t.)
Yeah. I don't usually react that strongly to the occasional offense. I usually just read past unless the entire story is unappealing. On Lawhead: loved the Arthurian series. Crusades were a bit bogged down in gore and less captivating stories. Byzantium so frustrated me that it's one of the reasons I'm writing. LOL! So, we have Lawhead to thank. Or not. Heh.
Honestly, This is How You Lose the Time War is a strange beast - I did finish it, and I could follow the story without any problems (unlike others) but the thing that grated on my nerves was the prose. I was thinking way too often that maybe less focusing on the words and more on the story would have made a better book.
Lol! I loved Dune. But I'd seen at least one movie version by the time I read it, so hard to say what I'd have experienced if I came to it without that background.
30 pages from the end? You’re a stronger woman than me! And Stephen Lawhead is still writing? I wonder if his Arthurian series survived my trans-Pacific move. (So many books didn’t.)
Yeah. I don't usually react that strongly to the occasional offense. I usually just read past unless the entire story is unappealing. On Lawhead: loved the Arthurian series. Crusades were a bit bogged down in gore and less captivating stories. Byzantium so frustrated me that it's one of the reasons I'm writing. LOL! So, we have Lawhead to thank. Or not. Heh.
Ah yes, the “I can do better than that!” Mine was Barbara Cartland. Ooh, this would make a good question for the chatty Notes. I’ll follow your lead.
Honestly, This is How You Lose the Time War is a strange beast - I did finish it, and I could follow the story without any problems (unlike others) but the thing that grated on my nerves was the prose. I was thinking way too often that maybe less focusing on the words and more on the story would have made a better book.
Thanks! I feel much better now. I wanted to "get" it. But couldn't.
I think that’s me with Dune 🤣
Lol! I loved Dune. But I'd seen at least one movie version by the time I read it, so hard to say what I'd have experienced if I came to it without that background.