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[same_sky]

I am fairly certain that I had something of interest to write about tonight, but I can't remember what that would be. Actually, I have done basically nothing else but read since I got home. I am pathetic, and deeply embarrassed, but not so reserved that I don't mind telling the internets about it. I just finished The Goblet of Fire, book 4, and all I gotta say is that a) I did not see that one particular thing coming and b) I did not approve. But other than that it was pretty good. I'm sure that you were all waiting with eagerness and joy to hear my deliberately vague, one-sentence review of a book published several years ago.

Tomorrow, it is Saturday, and the girl will be very lonely, as the boy has to work twelve (!!!) hours. (I did see that one coming, but I still don't approve.) I'm thinking of not reading all day long tomorrow, we'll see how that goes. It will be nice to have a day at home, at least. Next week is going to be busy busy.

I am so up past my bedtime. Better go take care of that.

Comments

[stephbairey.livejournal.com]

So, for someone who reads Jordan, is Rowling worth it? I sorta hate to bandwagon, but I also am feeling funny about turning down a *good* long series. There aren't enough of those. :)

[geeklibrarian.livejournal.com]

My personal opinion (for what it's worth ;-): Jordan's writing isn't so great but the world/plot is pretty interesting. Rowling's writing is much better but definitely geared for "young adult" audience (which doesn't mean adults won't enjoy it! I most certainly do :)

[same-sky.livejournal.com]

I don't think I knew you read WoT?

I mostly agree with you, btw.. except generally, I think RJ's biggest problem is his wordiness. He has moments of brilliance but it's rather diluted by the sheer volume of text, with all the words that aren't strictly necessary. (Ahh, only in the literary world--and education--do people complain if they get more than they pay for..) Rowling seems to be more consistently good, all the time. Just my opinion.

[same-sky.livejournal.com]

Err.. yes. I was exactly the same. I didn't really think it was worth bothering with, but I finally got fed up with all the secrecy and spoilers-behind-a-cut and all that with this last book, so that's why I gave in. (Also, I had read most of the first book in an illicit format and didn't enjoy it all that much.. paper version, MUCH BETTER.) I was afraid that it would be annoying given the fact that it's about a pre-teen (at first) boy, but was surprised to find that it wasn't. It's not as complex as RJ's world, but it's thoroughly entertaining. geeklibrarian is right.. Rowling has the whole writing thing down. Actually, I think that RJ has moments of brilliance in his writing amidst technically good but unspectactular prose, but Rowling's books are consistently well-written and engaging. I am nearly ashamed of how into it I am, particularly after how long I resisted the fad. But yes, worth reading.

[geeklibrarian.livejournal.com]

You SO are not going to like what happens in Book 6 ;-)

[same-sky.livejournal.com]

I am SO having trouble resisting the temptation to just go ahead and find out who it is so I can stop worrying about it. I must admit that I will probably give in to temptation and flip ahead when I start reading it. Things like that stress me out.. I don't read mysteries either. ;) M said someone at work told him who died, and he said it wasn't who I guessed it was last night, but he would definitely lie about it, so it didn't tell me anything.

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Okay, brief google search, if reliable, shows me that I am totally right about who dies. (Sorry, I couldn't stand it anymore.) And while I will be very unhappy about it, it totally makes sense for reasons I shouldn't say here for spoiler reasons, which is why I came up with that guess. Still, glad I found out because now I can stop worrying about it. Even if it's cheating. :)