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Know your Sith history. On with the story...

Long way to go, but it seems like a fantastically written world. Also...discovered there's a tv adaptation. Tempting (to watch and ditch reading haha). On with the story...

Author has done her homework. The mythos of Batman and his nemeses are well preserved. So far, a good read. On with the story...

Season 3 in Netflix was great. They took liberties with a few things, here and there, but overall, the influence and writing in Born Again was preserved. I nominate Frank Miller to humanize all superheroes. On with the story...

Reading this simultaneously with Season 3 in Netflix. They changed a lot of things, but both are entertainment-worthy. I hate the actor's portrayal's of Kingpin. Too theatrical. The comic version is much more sinister. On with the story...

Doing a little catching up before the third season hits Netflix. They say this is the best Daredevil comic in history. 10 pages in, I'd say it's true. On with the story...

Halfway through...the mystery unfolds and I'm hooked. On with the story...

After reading most of Crichton's popular works, I'm (finally) beginning to see a pattern in plot, storytelling, and even character names. I don't mind. I like his template. It's organized, detailed, and engaging. It's also a joy to find a lot of his old stuff under his pen name (now that his publisher is releasing his unfinished manuscripts that should have remained unpublished) On with the story...

Classic Crichton. His early works are really the best. On with the story...

Almost done. On with the story...

It's okay. Feels like the author is trying to sound young. On with the story...

Damn. Spunk. Writer's words flow...unlike honey...dripping fast. Smart, funny, a silent upper-cut, shiv in the ribs. I. Am. Impressed. Characterizations are somewhat confusing, but it's early anyway. On with the story...

Something I would have read back when I was 10. On with the story...

Pretty well-written. On with the story...

After (trying to read) A Thousand Pieces of You, this came as a huge surprise. Claudia Gray's writing jumped light years into exhilarating geek bliss. She's nailing it. On with the story...

She's funny. On with the story...

Happy that the weapons and creatures presented (so far) have been drawn from a much older Filipino folklore/mythology than the usual (and mostly overused) tikbalang, kapre, manananggal, etc. Or I could be wrong. Shall finish this tonight. On with the story...

"...where else does moolah rain like manna from heaven but in midnight madness sales?" Oo nga naman. Haha. On with the story...

Resisting the urge to go demi-god while enduring an elective in masscomm! Haha. On with the story...

Puts you right in the action at the onset. Fantastic. On with the story...

How effortless words of whimsy are crafted and thrown in the air, like dandelions dancing in the wind—delicate to hold, presence is fleeting, but its memory permanent. Okay, wala akong maisip na metaphor. On with the story...

The characters are really well thought out: backstories, thought process, mannerisms. Story setting feels non-fictional. Bravo. There's a glimpse of what the story could be at the beginning, but, at this point, the world-building is still ongoing. On with the story...

Where is this going? On with the story...

Smile, smirk, curve, open, tense, grin...are but a few mouth descriptions each character has shown, along with somewhat theatrical movements. A flair for the whimsy, the writing carries. Hooked, so far. On with the story...

I think we, who try to write, tend to gravitate towards others with a similar writing style. Liberally using descriptive gestures, using verbs on inanimate objects, a certain rhythm, a cadence that's musical, the all-too-natural dialogues, the flamboyant way of depicting the setting. And so I am gravitating. On with the story...

Trying to get into the mindset of a young adult—it's not hard. This seems like something I would definitely read as an adolescent. Then again, the mush hasn't begun yet. But the writing has been engaging. So far. On with the story...

This looks different. Let's give it a shot. On with the story...