tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post839683704029008176..comments2024-03-07T11:38:48.622-08:00Comments on We Be Reading: Announcing #DWJMarch / #MarchMagics 2019!Kristen M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-67224606568190976842019-03-08T21:49:39.708-08:002019-03-08T21:49:39.708-08:00Agreed. It was okay but based a little too much on...Agreed. It was okay but based a little too much on the movie characters and not the actual book descriptions. I was hoping for something fresher than the existing visuals we already had.Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-47972680964996583772019-03-08T03:09:30.897-08:002019-03-08T03:09:30.897-08:00Just noticed my typo - delete the word "don&#...Just noticed my typo - delete the word "don't"! The eventual pick was not my favorite, but also not the worst. I thought there were much more exciting choices, though, so I'm disappointed. (But I'm sure I'll still buy it.)Loryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08519976394732029323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-8068734780268856102019-02-24T11:35:23.057-08:002019-02-24T11:35:23.057-08:00The great thing about both of these authors is tha...The great thing about both of these authors is that they have books of varying fantasy level so you can find something that you are comfortable with. Or you may just be pleasantly surprised that they make the genre accessible and you can love any of their works! I'm glad you're joining us!Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-8905271089865743732019-02-21T05:26:25.478-08:002019-02-21T05:26:25.478-08:00I have never joined in before but saw a post about...I have never joined in before but saw a post about this at Howling Frog Books. I don't usually gravitate to fantasy but this sounds fun!Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10169821331076296753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-85406335596428748792019-02-12T12:51:32.104-08:002019-02-12T12:51:32.104-08:00You are really making me want to travel. ;)You are really making me want to travel. ;)Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-58857494017425886052019-02-11T04:31:04.231-08:002019-02-11T04:31:04.231-08:00As I may have mentioned before, it took leaving Br...As I may have mentioned before, it took leaving Bristolto discover that she was a close neighbour of some musician friends of mine in the town. She wrote me a very nice reply to a letter, but sadly she died before I could continue the correspondence. Books like <i>Deep Secret</i> and <i>Isles of Chaldea</i> awoke nostalgic feelings from their inclusion of references to the town I'd lived in for nearly fifty years. ed.pendragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02368168344020136206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-30885553062603208742019-02-10T12:09:21.041-08:002019-02-10T12:09:21.041-08:00I'm leaning toward Wee Free Men too just becau...I'm leaning toward Wee Free Men too just because every bit of it makes me grin with glee. It's so fun!Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-36986898181629580342019-02-10T12:07:05.040-08:002019-02-10T12:07:05.040-08:00I just felt strongly that we all needed the comfor...I just felt strongly that we all needed the comfort of favorites this year. It looks like I was right! I'm so happy you're joining in again. :)Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-18621992178080027292019-02-10T12:06:15.360-08:002019-02-10T12:06:15.360-08:00Thank you for helping me find the motivation to ge...Thank you for helping me find the motivation to get going on it this year! And I love that bit of trivia. You are quite lucky to live where you do, even if the DWJ connection is only cobbled together. ;)Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-3675406235373545912019-02-10T12:02:24.864-08:002019-02-10T12:02:24.864-08:00Thanks for sharing! I'm glad that I've bee...Thanks for sharing! I'm glad that I've been taking my time and still have about two dozen or so Pratchetts left before I run out of new-to-me ones. If I keep rereading the ones I already know and love, I may make it to old age with a gem or two still saved!Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-21616908797629850412019-02-10T12:00:37.678-08:002019-02-10T12:00:37.678-08:00I definitely prefer the more stylized ones (like J...I definitely prefer the more stylized ones (like Julia Bernhard, Jorge Garcia, and Junlin Song) over the more realistic looking ones. It is, after a book full of magic and whimsy!<br />And I think I will reread Nation whether it gets chosen as the readalong or not.Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-67436278518468318802019-02-09T18:58:54.860-08:002019-02-09T18:58:54.860-08:00Hooray! I'm going to vote for Wee Free Men on...Hooray! I'm going to vote for Wee Free Men on the grounds that it's been a long time since I read it, while I read Equal Rites fairly recently. Nation sounds fine too.<br /><br />Oh boy, how lovely to have a March Magics to look forward to. :)Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-24751657855698253012019-02-09T16:32:51.662-08:002019-02-09T16:32:51.662-08:00OH YAY! I was so excited to see this! :D Howl and ...OH YAY! I was so excited to see this! :D Howl and favorites sound like an EXCELLENT idea! I've been wanting to reread a few favorites like Fire and Hemlock and Hexwood (and of course Howl's Moving Castle) so this is quite timely! Looking forward to hearing which Pratchett will be picked as well!Deborah O'Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05969896655321575875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-61492874176183873592019-02-09T09:30:39.852-08:002019-02-09T09:30:39.852-08:00Yay for March Magics! So glad this is now official...Yay for March Magics! So glad this is now officially up and running, thanks! <br /><br />I've suggested <i>I Shall Wear Midnight</i> for selfish reasons as it's the next Tiffany Aching book on my list, and I've already read the first and <i>Equal Rites</i>. But whatever turns up! <br /><br />As for the Howl and Sophie book, I'm happy to read that again. It also happens to tie in with the Wales Readathon event Dewithon as Howl, who is really Howell (or Hywel in Welsh) is from Swansea in South Wales, near where Diana spent a short spell during the war. <br /><br />I also happen to live in a town called Crickhowell, and though it isn't really named after DWJ's Howl I like to think that Crughywel, the prehistoric hillfort above the town (which is built on a sliver of geology that eons ago slid down from the plateau above) was in its own way Howl's original moving castle... ed.pendragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02368168344020136206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-56870986893174682192019-02-08T08:19:57.347-08:002019-02-08T08:19:57.347-08:00Oh, and here are the Scribd links, in case your co...Oh, and here are the Scribd links, in case your commenting system allows them:<br />https://www.scribd.com/book/163566957/Nation<br />https://www.scribd.com/audiobook/237578159/NationTerry Andershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09231272900001371909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-58217211536709961062019-02-08T08:19:18.380-08:002019-02-08T08:19:18.380-08:00A Pratchett novel I haven't heard yet! This ju...A Pratchett novel I haven't heard yet! This just made my year! <br /><br />And I just saw that it's available on Scribd in case you have one of those all-you-can-read subscriptions for both the ebook and the audiobook!Terry Andershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09231272900001371909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-63992985500149977102019-02-08T03:16:30.843-08:002019-02-08T03:16:30.843-08:00I picked Nation because I would like to reread tha...I picked Nation because I would like to reread that. There are other Pratchetts I have not yet read but I can't call them favorites yet. :)<br /><br />Isn't that amazing about the FS edition? I just hope they don't pick a good illustrator. Which one do you prefer?Loryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08519976394732029323noreply@blogger.com