lisa_nog's reviews
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Uuuugh I can't finish this one.

I wanted to slog through it because the idea is great, but it's just 1) not very funny and 2) not very well written. This actually became far more evident the further into the novel I read.

I probably would have enjoyed this more had I read anything by Dickens or reread Jane Eyre in the last 10 years. But prerequisite reading for free reading is not my bag.

I remember liking this book, but I read it and [Into the Forest:] back to back and I've totally munged the plots together. I think they have quite a few similarities.

Flash forward the age groups represented in [Bridge to Terabithia:] about 5 years, set it in a boarding school and you have [Looking for Alaska:].
The plot progression in the two are almost identical. That's not a slight at all, BTT is one of my favorite youth books ever.

Oh well! Looking for Alaska does have a hilarious scene where the main character sustains a concussion that made me laugh out loud. I can't remember the last book to make me actually laugh.

Good. So good I skipped lunch. So good I have to go buy the other two books, right now!

General Observations:

1) Will is a bad-ass.
2) Lord Boreal is a slimy little git.
3) Great payoff moment when you realize who Will's father actually is. One of those: Ohhhhhh, no WAY! moments.

I actually liked [The Subtle Knife:] *more* than [The Golden Compass:].

[The Amber Spyglass:] and I are having a standoff right now. I want to read it, but I should pack. If I read it, it'll be over! There's nothing like reading a good book for the first time.

Thanks for the recommendations!