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I'm about a third through this and I am hooked. If this book stays this good all the way until the end, it'll be one of the best fantasy novels I have ever read. I am so glad I gave this recommendation a try!

I am still very slowly making my way through this.

***SPOILER ALERT: I guess? The book is 3,000 years old, guys.***

The death of Patroclus at the hands of Hector is my favorite scene so far. Incredibly tense, the action was top notch and the violence was at its most extreme. You watch the end of Patroclus in real time and feel it in your chest when he hits the ground.

I am very slowly but surely making progress. I love so much of this; there are so many truly beautiful passages and, my favorite, a lot of Grade A violence. But then we get bogged down in endless lists of names of people we've never met before nor will we ever hear from them again.

I find myself not reaching for this book more often than not. I'm going to stick with it, but I am definitely taking my time with this.

I am slowly but surely making my way through! I'm really enjoying it! (Well, maybe not all of it)

So far, I am really enjoying this book. If by the end I love it as much as I do right now, this could be a 5-star read!

WOW. I am not far into this and this is already one of the best things I have ever read.

One of those books that you never want to end....

This is almost assuredly a 5-star read. One of the most beautiful novels I've ever read and I'm not even halfway through.

JFC.... We are so screwed.

So.... I *thought* that reading a nice French novel about grief would be helpful during this trying time in my life..... It is not. This is gorgeous, I adore it, but it's just not the time.

DNF, for now, but I will be back!

Holy. Shit.

So far, this book is beautiful and painful and the best writing I've read in AGES.

OMG, I am having so much fun! I am loving this so far.

Is.... Is this.... Is this book..... really bad? I am not getting the hype AT ALL.

At what point do I actually begin to enjoy this book? I am not getting the hype at all.

I just finished Book II: Flight, and if the last third of this book is as good as the rest of it, this will be the best novel I have ever read.

I'm thoroughly enjoying this. It feels like a multi-course meal; leisurely building up until you get to the amazing main course. At least, I hope it'll be amazing.

Wow. I am really digging this.

This week has been so truly awful shitty at work that I've been too exhausted to read when I get home. This pisses me off more than my actual shit job. BLARGH!!!!

Something doesn't feel right. It shouldn't take me this long to read a book this short. Red. Flag.

Oh, fantasy literature, why do you have to take so long to get going? *sigh*

I'm not 100% clear on what the ball Margarita presides over as Queen Margot represents, but I wish I could've gone. Satan always seems to throw the best parties.

I am reminded of a famous quote: "The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing us he wasn't Bill Belichek." Think about it.

It is taking me so long to read this book; longer than it really should. I shouldn't have decided to read this at this time because of some very personal reasons. Its a phenomenal book, what will ultimately turn out to be my personal favorite of the "Great American Novels." Still, its a difficult thing to tackle when those you love and the situation they are in are reflected in the story.