Renniemist Posted November 28, 2007 Posted November 28, 2007 Good Luck Gyre. Hope you manage it this time. It is one huge book. Quote
princessponti Posted November 29, 2007 Posted November 29, 2007 Yay!!! Keep in touch (again) - I like to join in! It's like reading it again!!! If you read up to the end of Chapter 22; that's the first volume of my three part set! You should mark it as a goal post! xx Quote
Weave Posted December 4, 2007 Posted December 4, 2007 Thanks Princess! Well I almost gave up on it and I was getting all frustrated. Then it got really interesting and I am now hooked. Princess, I will most certainly let you know when I get to the end of Chapter 22. Quote
TammyRich Posted December 4, 2007 Posted December 4, 2007 I've read this book - and it took me a month!!! But it was worth it. I think Ms Clarke was really generous to put so much into one book when she could have had the story as a series of books - there is so much in there. It is touching and moving and stirring and spooky and clever and inspired writing all in one. Very original and with humour and mystery as well. So much packed in. Persevere, persevere! Quote
princessponti Posted December 4, 2007 Posted December 4, 2007 I totally agree Tammy! ..and Paula I'm so glad you're hooked!! It just reaches that one point and you can't put it down.. from the middle of the second volume I read it non-stop! Quote
Weave Posted December 5, 2007 Posted December 5, 2007 I've read this book - and it took me a month!!! But it was worth it. I think Ms Clarke was really generous to put so much into one book when she could have had the story as a series of books - there is so much in there. It is touching and moving and stirring and spooky and clever and inspired writing all in one. Very original and with humour and mystery as well. So much packed in. Persevere, persevere! Will do Tammy, thank you! I totally agree Tammy! ..and Paula I'm so glad you're hooked!! It just reaches that one point and you can't put it down.. from the middle of the second volume I read it non-stop! I will keep you informed Princess! I am still trying to work out the characters, I know that sounds odd. x Quote
princessponti Posted December 6, 2007 Posted December 6, 2007 It doesn't sound odd at all! The characters are very rich and complicated, it does take a while to figure them out, their motivations and quirks; it's one of the great things about the book. love your new avatar! he doesn't look so happy to have that gift though, I could take it off his hands! xx I'm wanting a new hobbes christmas avatar, cant' find one! never mind, maybe I'll just plop a santa hat on this one! Quote
Weave Posted December 6, 2007 Posted December 6, 2007 Thanks Princess, yeah he does not look too cheery, but anime dudes rarely do. I was about to start a second book today, but I have decided to concentrate on 'Jonathon Strange and Mr Norrell'. Check your PM real soon Princess, I may have found you an avatar. x Quote
markmark Posted December 16, 2007 Posted December 16, 2007 I'm reading this at the moment. I'm about a quarter of the way through. Enjoying it a lot - am finding the Victorian novel style narrative a lot of fun. Last couple of books I read before this were by Chuck Palahniuk and Tom Robbins, so it's quite a change! Quote
princessponti Posted December 16, 2007 Posted December 16, 2007 Hi MarkMark! Welcome to the forum!!! - keep us posted on how your doing with Jonathan Strange, you and Gyre can keep each other motivated I want to read it all again, it's great to visit that whole other world. Quote
Weave Posted December 16, 2007 Posted December 16, 2007 So far so good, Hi MarkMark!, we get through this book together:lol: I am really enjoying it, but it is proving pointless to read it in work, I try to but someone always asked me to do something or look for something, so I am reading on the bus. I have not made a big impact reading it, I just finished the part with Jonathon's Father, and can I just say, Lawrence (I hope that is name) is a total berk! Quote
Weave Posted December 16, 2007 Posted December 16, 2007 Lol!! That is true! xx I quite like Mr Norrell too, he is quite funny, I was laughing away on the bus and everyone was looking at me. Quote
WillowFae Posted December 18, 2007 Posted December 18, 2007 I read it last year. Have to say that I probably wouldn't have finished it if I hadn't been challenged to read it and spurred on and encouraged to keep going by posters on another forum. Quote
Kylie Posted December 18, 2007 Posted December 18, 2007 Are you glad you persevered with it, WillowFae? I read it a few years ago, and I think I struggled a little with some parts but overall I thoroughly enjoyed it. I love Susannah Clarke's writing style. I remember there were certain little phrases/descriptions that I thought were just brilliant. Quote
WillowFae Posted December 18, 2007 Posted December 18, 2007 I am, but more so that I can be one of the few that has managed to get through it rather than because it was enjoyable, if that makes sense. Quote
markmark Posted December 18, 2007 Posted December 18, 2007 Yeah. I'm trying to read a whole chapter each time I pick it up if I can... It's speeding up a lot for me now. I find the more I read it, especially after Jonathan is in it more, it becomes pretty compelling. Lots of potential friction. The amount of possibilities are intriguing me... So far so good, Hi MarkMark!, we get through this book together:lol: I am really enjoying it, but it is proving pointless to read it in work, I try to but someone always asked me to do something or look for something, so I am reading on the bus. I have not made a big impact reading it, I just finished the part with Jonathon's Father, and can I just say, Lawrence (I hope that is name) is a total berk! hello princessponti, hello people! Quote
Kylie Posted January 1, 2008 Posted January 1, 2008 Yay! Go Gyre! Are you reading the all-in-one version or do you have the three separate volumes? Quote
markmark Posted January 6, 2008 Posted January 6, 2008 Yeah! Just finished it this morning. Am glad I stuck with it. I think it's a little longer than it needs to be, the pace dipping somewhat in places, but overall highly enjoyable and imaginative. I thought the footnotes were generally interesting, but disrupted the flow of the narrative a bit too much at points. How are you getting on with it Gyre? Quote
Weave Posted January 6, 2008 Posted January 6, 2008 Yay! Go Gyre! Are you reading the all-in-one version or do you have the three separate volumes? Hi Kylie, how are you? I have the all in one version which made my last bag rip so I am just carrying it now. Really enjoying it so far. x Quote
Weave Posted January 6, 2008 Posted January 6, 2008 Yeah! Just finished it this morning. Am glad I stuck with it. I think it's a little longer than it needs to be, the pace dipping somewhat in places, but overall highly enjoyable and imaginative. I thought the footnotes were generally interesting, but disrupted the flow of the narrative a bit too much at points. How are you getting on with it Gyre? Hi Markmark How are you? Glad to hear you finished it, well done you! I have just started part 2, I was pretty lapsed in reading it because I got caught up with 'Anansi Boys' by Neil Gaiman, but I am now concentrating on our magical boys Quote
markmark Posted January 7, 2008 Posted January 7, 2008 Hi Markmark I have just started part 2, I was pretty lapsed in reading it because I got caught up with 'Anansi Boys' by Neil Gaiman, but I am now concentrating on our magical boys Good luck with the rest of it! I might read some Neil Gaiman soon... my brother seems to have devoured everything he's written, which is always a good sign. I'm reading Mr Mee by Andrew Crumey now. It's got another fussy old academic in it! Although he's trying to get to grips with the internet, so it's not quite the same... Quote
Weave Posted January 7, 2008 Posted January 7, 2008 Good luck with the rest of it! I might read some Neil Gaiman soon... my brother seems to have devoured everything he's written, which is always a good sign. I'm reading Mr Mee by Andrew Crumey now. It's got another fussy old academic in it! Although he's trying to get to grips with the internet, so it's not quite the same... A fussy old academic is a fussy old academic whatever the time period! Quote
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