tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post4717491298769437803..comments2023-10-06T08:10:05.853-04:00Comments on Necromancy Never Pays: The MagiciansJeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-38647284427774067682010-06-04T16:10:11.910-04:002010-06-04T16:10:11.910-04:00Dreamybee, yeah, it's easy to hook me with som...Dreamybee, yeah, it's easy to hook me with something about the travails of being tall!Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-17381275460714161182010-06-04T08:27:52.104-04:002010-06-04T08:27:52.104-04:00This caught my eye at the bookstore a few months b...This caught my eye at the bookstore a few months back. I'm glad to hear you liked it so much. I can see why the description of Quentin got you hooked!Dreamybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03274518106482632672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-24410050534987409742010-06-03T22:36:29.673-04:002010-06-03T22:36:29.673-04:00Trapunto, I can't guarantee you'll like it...Trapunto, I can't guarantee you'll like it, but I'll be interested to see what you bring to it!Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-86082826208329027802010-06-03T13:44:54.101-04:002010-06-03T13:44:54.101-04:00Thanks for this review. Based on some of the othe...Thanks for this review. Based on some of the others I thought--disappointed because the concept sounded good--I'd better leave this alone; but it sounds like the problem might be approaching it with expectations of a fantasy novel? I can live with a book ABOUT people and life and fantasy tropes, that isn't trying to BE a fantasy trope. Always happy to hear about good audios, too--though I don't expect I'll have the patience to wait for my library to obtain this one!Trapuntohttp://villanegativa.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-31912926162186585002010-06-03T09:44:20.124-04:002010-06-03T09:44:20.124-04:00Jenny, yes Quentin could use some more character d...Jenny, yes Quentin could use some more character development.<br /><br />Harriet, I think it is fun--enough that some people get disappointed that it isn't perfect...<br /><br />Betty, the overall feeling is very hard to convey, especially because the tone changes between the four "books" (although the first one, the Brakebills section, is by far the longest).<br /><br />Amanda, Maybe you should try the audiobook!<br /><br />Kim, as I said, I think some of the negative reactions might be disappointment in the unrealized (as yet) potential of the idea. It really is a great idea!<br /><br />Jenners, as so often in fantasy you get out of it what you bring to it.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-35688496120967308202010-06-02T20:25:46.413-04:002010-06-02T20:25:46.413-04:00I've read many many negative reviews of this b...I've read many many negative reviews of this book ... yours is one of the few that praised it. Based on what you shared, I think now I should make my own mind up!Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-63147688400223316212010-06-02T19:08:33.059-04:002010-06-02T19:08:33.059-04:00I'm glad you liked this one -- I've gotten...I'm glad you liked this one -- I've gotten mixed responses to the book and now I'm always a little skeptical when suggesting it to people :)Kim (Sophisticated Dorkiness)http://sophisticateddorkiness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-24226678677525286452010-06-02T12:38:11.348-04:002010-06-02T12:38:11.348-04:00I tried to read this one but just couldn't do ...I tried to read this one but just couldn't do it. Couldn't make it past page 5. For some reason the writing just didn't work for me.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-31433388491828411962010-06-02T08:47:22.128-04:002010-06-02T08:47:22.128-04:00I loved this book when I read it a few months ago....I loved this book when I read it a few months ago. You picked out the best lines to describe the overall feeling of the book too. Now I think I'm going to have to check out the audio soon. :-)Betty (Beth)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01103494513591543887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-80814233200753514672010-06-02T08:40:45.700-04:002010-06-02T08:40:45.700-04:00This sounds like great fun. I'll have to add ...This sounds like great fun. I'll have to add this to my summer reading list.Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05180730302829554796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-74211371258513049962010-06-02T07:49:58.703-04:002010-06-02T07:49:58.703-04:00Hedonistic Harry Potter is exactly right, I loved ...Hedonistic Harry Potter is exactly right, I loved that description when Kim reviewed it! I know there's been talk of a sequel, and I'd really like to see Grossman letting Quentin develop into a proper person. Not necessarily counting on it though.Jennyhttp://jennysbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com