tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post1951365766412742594..comments2024-03-07T11:38:48.622-08:00Comments on We Be Reading: #DWJMarch: Series Highlight -- The Chronicles of ChrestomanciKristen M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-8242128524689651522014-03-10T20:24:16.482-07:002014-03-10T20:24:16.482-07:00I'm rereading it right now. It's even craz...I'm rereading it right now. It's even crazier (in a good way) than I remember!Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-75235355167094995852014-03-10T20:13:33.377-07:002014-03-10T20:13:33.377-07:00If I have time, I am really hoping to tackle the f...If I have time, I am really hoping to tackle the first book in this series this month! I'm pretty sure I have it on my shelf!Tif Sweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015299390676538748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-75589825632893251622014-03-06T23:48:41.478-08:002014-03-06T23:48:41.478-08:00I've only read one of these, which was Witch W...I've only read one of these, which was Witch Week. I read it a long time ago, so don't remember much about it. This series is part of my mental TBR though.<br /><br /><a href="http://rocalisa.wordpress.com/2014/03/07/dwj-march-the-chronicles-of-chrestomanci/" rel="nofollow">http://rocalisa.wordpress.com/2014/03/07/dwj-march-the-chronicles-of-chrestomanci/</a>Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01829070558793881064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-22342358910400212302014-03-06T08:49:30.727-08:002014-03-06T08:49:30.727-08:00So true. How does she manage to make us read about...So true. How does she manage to make us read about so many unpleasant people over and over and over? ;)Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-24999399766490927882014-03-05T18:37:43.631-08:002014-03-05T18:37:43.631-08:00For me the thing about the Chrestomanci books that...For me the thing about the Chrestomanci books that inspires the 'meh' remembrance is the really unappealing characters--even the heroes and heroines tend to be selfish and bratty, and the bad guys are just awful (in an intensely mediocre way: not deliciously awful like Voldemort, just really stupidly unpleasant)! But then I reread them, and Chrestomanci puts everyone in their place, and the kids live up to his expectations (finally, mostly, sort of), and the stupid bad guys get hoist by their own petards, and I remember why I love the books so much!Kim Aippersbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02556947405633680410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-45950310338247234902014-03-03T22:54:18.966-08:002014-03-03T22:54:18.966-08:00This is what a series should be -- not one big lon...This is what a series should be -- not one big long story that could be one stretched book, but stories all branching off and expanding the world and visiting the characters in different parts of their lives. It's much more fun this way!<br />And I had that problem with Caprona too until it all clicked on a reread.Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-38192786658923833492014-03-03T20:11:53.744-08:002014-03-03T20:11:53.744-08:00Yay, my favorite series! I need to read Conrad'...Yay, my favorite series! I need to read Conrad's Fate and The Pinhoe Egg about three or four more times to really lock in what I like about them. Every time I think about them I think "meh," which I KNOW isn't true because I rated them fairly high. Why do I only remember the meh? (This same thing happened with The Magicians of Caprona, which was a meh book for about ten years until I finally read it enough times to remember it properly.)<br /><br />-- Anastasia @ <a href="http://heretherebebooks.net" rel="nofollow">Here There Be Books</a> Anastasia @ Here There Be Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658910506808149668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-88223811732388154082014-03-02T22:03:19.326-08:002014-03-02T22:03:19.326-08:00I think that would be a fantastic idea. :)I think that would be a fantastic idea. :)Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-91793890848565678722014-03-02T22:02:54.530-08:002014-03-02T22:02:54.530-08:00Yes, the last two are more settled and start expan...Yes, the last two are more settled and start expanding the world. It would have been interesting to see if DWJ would have ever continued the series.Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-29502751503934579542014-03-02T22:01:22.542-08:002014-03-02T22:01:22.542-08:00I did like it more the second time I read it (go f...I did like it more the second time I read it (go figure!) but it didn't grab me in the way other DWJs have. I guess I need to read it again!Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-56204290039136314962014-03-02T17:37:47.844-08:002014-03-02T17:37:47.844-08:00I am trying to decide what Jones to read... Maybe ...I am trying to decide what Jones to read... Maybe this series? So this is the order to read them in. hm...Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-54800025692391527072014-03-02T13:05:36.366-08:002014-03-02T13:05:36.366-08:00I love The Lives of Christopher Chant best. Witch...I love The Lives of Christopher Chant best. Witch Week is one of my very oldest DWJ friends, though. And the last two are to my mind taking the whole thing to a new level. :) http://howlingfrog.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-chrestomanci-chronicles.htmlJeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-2478626041363305762014-03-02T07:15:12.801-08:002014-03-02T07:15:12.801-08:00Oh Witch Week! I so love Witch Week! It's one ...Oh Witch Week! I so love Witch Week! It's one of the DWJ books that has aged the best for me -- every time I read it, I find something more to love about it. Easily my favorite of this series, with Conrad's Fate a close second because it's fun for me to see teenager Chrestomanci.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com