tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518791629286178662.post5071952613991869792..comments2023-06-16T09:58:50.486-06:00Comments on Elitist Book Reviews: SpellwrightVanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260091806667958196noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518791629286178662.post-55023875600826057552010-06-18T00:11:33.837-06:002010-06-18T00:11:33.837-06:00Anyone else extraordinarily annoyed that 98% of th...Anyone else extraordinarily annoyed that 98% of the character development occurred in the last couple chapters, essentially off screen? <br /><br />Quite fundamentally, this was a Mary Sue book. All fantasy has some tendency in that regard, this one was annoying.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773368635111455556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518791629286178662.post-40359556310373050402010-06-05T09:01:45.415-06:002010-06-05T09:01:45.415-06:00I wouldn't have entirely objected to see both ...I wouldn't have entirely objected to see both "Hate" and "Like", if that's how the book ended up. That having been said, I've read such a mix of reviews for this one, I may have to read it myself to decide.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518791629286178662.post-91713295995556800832010-06-04T13:24:37.709-06:002010-06-04T13:24:37.709-06:00Also, Nick texted me and told me to post this (his...Also, Nick texted me and told me to post this (his internet died or something):<br /><br />"This is Nick. We didn't want to say this in the review, but I don't mind being insensitive. I think the biggest reason why he was published was because of a fun/good idea, and honestly the disability he overcame."<br /><br />Does this mean only Nick is being insensitive, or am I now being insensitive as well by posting the comment and not disagreeing?Steve the Bookstore Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02237292117795968540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518791629286178662.post-9175018271249969372010-06-04T13:06:36.372-06:002010-06-04T13:06:36.372-06:00Nope. Like the review mentions, we had some prett...Nope. Like the review mentions, we had some pretty ambivalent about the whole thing. Some parts were super interesting, others super bad. There really was no middle ground to justify a "Books that are Mediocre" tag.<br /><br />And just so you (and everyone else) know, the negatives of the book aren't softening in my mind after the passage of time. Not a good sign.Steve the Bookstore Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02237292117795968540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518791629286178662.post-67630475447651132652010-06-04T12:21:40.426-06:002010-06-04T12:21:40.426-06:00So... this isn't either in "Books We Like...So... this isn't either in "Books We Like" or "Books that are Mediocre"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com