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Reading for the 3rd time
read in July 2020
Beth said:
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Second reading in audiobook: my general impressions of this book haven't changed much, or at all. It's wobbly in places. We're called on to try to sort out a mystery without having enough connection with the many supporting characters to care very mu
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(page 361 of 448)
"Reading a book--even one I really enjoyed--three times in six years is too much.* I might take another crack at it when Alecto is announced, depending on how far in the future that ends up being.
* This also happened with Hogfather, which was going to be an annual read until I started hating the idea of reading it yet again. No big surprise, then." — Aug 13, 2025 03:29PM
"Reading a book--even one I really enjoyed--three times in six years is too much.* I might take another crack at it when Alecto is announced, depending on how far in the future that ends up being.
* This also happened with Hogfather, which was going to be an annual read until I started hating the idea of reading it yet again. No big surprise, then." — Aug 13, 2025 03:29PM
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(page 366 of 516)
"Moving toward something at last, probably. Should have happened awhile ago." — Mar 22, 2026 08:06PM
"Moving toward something at last, probably. Should have happened awhile ago." — Mar 22, 2026 08:06PM
focusing solely on throwing things away can only bring unhappiness.
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