Fantasy Buddy Reads discussion

Feb-17-2018

I'm in!
Haha.

Might join, I love Beagle.

I'm in! :) will be perfect for my A-Z challenge...

Maybe I will join this challenge as well, more chances to get all my books coverd for the bonus points :D

Oh and I am also in :)

I'm in!

This looks really interesting. //adds to list

I'm in. It's also on my A - Z challenge.

I'm in. :)

This is going to be fun! :)

I doubt I can help but re-read this one. Beagle's prose is so quotable.

Ah, yes, bought this one recently! Will have to join :)

FYI - I'm moving this one to the stand alone folder so I can steal the folder spot.

I read this when I was 13 yrs old. I loved it and the animated movie too.

This one has been on my TBR for far too long. Need to get it read -so I'm in!

Julia started and finished it today. (the wonder of a sick day off from school).

Rob wrote: "Julia started and finished it today."

Did she enjoy it? :)

Siobhan wrote: "Rob wrote: "Julia started and finished it today."

Did she enjoy it? :)"

Very much. she usually doesn't say too much to me. Maybe she'll let me post some of her thoughts as y'all add your own.

She did say she found the red bull more funny than scary for whatever that is worth. i Haven't read it since I was a teenager either, so maybe i"ll give it a glance if I have time.

In the animated movie the bull was scary. I haven't seen it in many many years.

J.J. wrote: "In the animated movie the bull was scary. I haven't seen it in many many years."

Yes, I remember hiding from it. (I was like 7 or 8 when it came out).

I'm not that far behind you in age buddy lol. I consider myself an adult-child. Or I think there are other phrases for that lol.

Ah I remember "Man-child" lol

I'm starting it today.

I won't be able to start til 17th I don't think. Will be behind as usual xD

I already finished it. It's a very short and pleasant read. I liked it a lot. And I'll stay on the thread to chat and post my comments when you guys are reading.

This is actually the first BR this year for which I started early. For all the rest I either started late or on the exact date - but was late even then as almost everyone else had started early. So jinxed again. :)

I will be late too as I start the Deadhouse Gates today. But I have the book already so I'll be there.

You won't beat me im 'being behind' Siobhan 😂

I have just pulled it off my shelf and will be starting it tonight. This book has been on my TBR for years, so I am glad to have an excuse that makes me read it.
I am really looking forward to reading this one!

Mayim wrote: "I will be late too as I start the Deadhouse Gates today. But I have the book already so I'll be there."

Planning to start DG today too. And The Last Unicorn on the 17th.

Anni wrote: "You won't beat me im 'being behind' Siobhan 😂"

Hahaha! Hero of Ages? ;)

Laura wrote: "I already finished it. It's a very short and pleasant read. I liked it a lot. And I'll stay on the thread to chat and post my comments when you guys are reading.

This is actually the first BR this..."

Wow that was quick Laura! :) saw your review, glad you liked it.

Well... you know... I'm still reading Hero of Ages... 🙈

Anni wrote: "Well... you know... I'm still reading Hero of Ages... 🙈"

I know!! 😂 😂 you're going for the record of longest buddy read ever aren't you!

Maybe? Did I get a pony if I make it? There was talk about winning a pony in another thread!!! I definitely should win a pony! 😂😂😂

Uuuh, and if I am able to top it with these book, do I get a Unicorn? 🦄

Anni wrote: "Maybe? Did I get a pony if I make it? There was talk about winning a pony in another thread!!! I definitely should win a pony! 😂😂😂

Uuuh, and if I am able to top it with these book, do I get a Uni..."

I was going to say a Unicorn but you're on the right track or gallop? lol yes I'm corny.

and I love Mistborn trilogy!

Anni wrote: "Maybe? Did I get a pony if I make it? There was talk about winning a pony in another thread!!! I definitely should win a pony! 😂😂😂

Uuuh, and if I am able to top it with these book, do I get a Uni..."

How about a pony with a cone stuck on its head? 😊 🦄

I'll be starting it tomorrow!

Sinjid wrote: "I'll be starting it tomorrow!"

Me too! :)

@Siobhan - It is a fairly short book and I had quite a lot of time to read this week. :) Thanks to a slightly unpleasant round of 🐔🐣chicken pox 🐣🐔. :D

It's actually amazing how much you can read when you're confined at home and ordered to just rest! 🙃

I'm waiting for you guys to start this cause I have a few highlights and side notes that I'd like to talk about.

Laura wrote: "@Siobhan - It is a fairly short book and I had quite a lot of time to read this week. :) Thanks to a slightly unpleasant round of 🐔🐣chicken pox 🐣🐔. :D

It's actually amazing how much you can read w..."

Aww no! Chicken pox is awful, especially for an adult. Hope you're feeling better.

Will let you know when I've read some!

I've started this today, and I've just finished as of now!
Given it four stars, which is actually my first four star rating of the year for a real book (as opposed to a Discworld Big Comic) following a few pretty average reads.

Maybe I would've enjoyed it even more if I'd read it when I was younger as opposed to reading it for the first time at 29, but all the same I really liked it.

I've only got vague memories of the movie from being a bairn, so I didn't go in to this completely blind but generally speaking the novel's always better than the big screen anyway.

It's short and easy to read and written in a very sing-song way that doesn't make you feel completely that it's a book for children, but also let's you absorb the pages without much difficulty.

A few things though; there's a LOT of songs a poems throughout the story, and even though they don't distract too much I feel like there could've been less or at least shorter.
Schmendrick was a little confused, I'm not sure if he was supposed to be funny but ended up a little too serious, or was meant to be serious and ended up unintentionally funny, but sometimes the balance seemed a little off. (view spoiler)[I would have liked his seemingly awareness he was part of a story maybe developed a little more. (hide spoiler)]

Generally though, the plus points of The Last Unicorn far outweigh the negatives and it was a good day's reading anytime if you ask me!

(view spoiler)["She looked at me. In my dream, she looked at me and never spoke. (hide spoiler)]

Finished! You were right, Laura, it was a quick read!

Sinjid, I quite liked all the songs. :)
I was a bit confused by Schmendrick too though. I never quite got a good read on his character.

General thoughts - (view spoiler)[
I really liked Molly! She was probably my favourite character. And I liked her interactions with the prince and the cat xD

I enjoyed the bit with the guy who thought he was Robin Hood! He was amusing.

The whole thing was very self aware with the acknowledging the fairytale thing.

Who was the narrator? Most of it was just general past tense third person, but then every now and again the narrative said 'me' and no one was talking. It probably explains in the first paragraphs and I've just forgotten already?

(hide spoiler)]

I really enjoyed this overall. It was a fun, pretty light read. :)

Sinjid wrote: "I've started this today, and I've just finished as of now!
Given it four stars, which is actually my first four star rating of the year for a real book (as opposed to a Discworld Big Comic) follow..."

That was a nice quote near the end there.

My favourite was - (view spoiler)[ "She will remember them all when men are fairy tales in books written by rabbits". (hide spoiler)]
XD

Haven't had a lot of time to read this today, but I am just over 100 pages in and enjoying it. :) The characters are most peculiar!

Lola wrote: "Haven't had a lot of time to read this today, but I am just over 100 pages in and enjoying it. :) The characters are most peculiar!"

Haha you're definitely right there! :)

I'm very liking this so far guys. It's very whimsical and the writing is beautiful.

Charlie wrote: "I'm very liking this so far guys. It's very whimsical and the writing is beautiful."

Totally agree about the writing! It drew me in straight away.

Lola wrote: "Haven't had a lot of time to read this today, but I am just over 100 pages in and enjoying it. :) The characters are most peculiar!"
Hope you've had more time to read this and you're still enjoying it.
The characters certainly are!

Charlie wrote: "I'm very liking this so far guys. It's very whimsical and the writing is beautiful."


I think I described the style as 'sing-song' if that makes sense?
It's just a proper bit of lovely writing.

Siobhan wrote: "Finished! You were right, Laura, it was a quick read!

Sinjid, I quite liked all the songs. :)
I was a bit confused by Schmendrick too though. I never quite got a good read on his character.

Gene..."

Yeah!
That's exactly it!
You never really get a proper feel for Schmendrick either way for what he's really like.
I forgot to mention Molly as well; she was a good, no-nonsense kinda gal, and where she came in to the story was pretty entertaining.