tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post6728546408503388495..comments2023-10-07T11:55:47.724-04:00Comments on A Reader of Fictions: Balaclava - The Arctic MonkeysChristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-42054654176469890192012-08-15T08:00:48.797-04:002012-08-15T08:00:48.797-04:00Hahaha, I'm pretty used to reading books like ...Hahaha, I'm pretty used to reading books like this, but they're definitely not for everyone. Shan does like to make things gruesome, because he's trying to appeal to teen male reluctant readers. It's like: "You don't like books, you say? What if THERE IS BRAIN-EATING?"Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-8953192433826634452012-08-15T07:57:54.005-04:002012-08-15T07:57:54.005-04:00Yup, I read the giant request from the author and ...Yup, I read the giant request from the author and really liked his tone. He's entertaining. Wow. I can't believe people still spoilered it. They either tl:dr'ed the request or just hate him and want him to die. I mean, I guess I would have if I'd one starred the book, but I would have been all SPOILER ALERT. The review wasn't as hard to write as I was expecting from all of his warning though.<br /><br />Me either! It's not my favorite book ever, but it's fun and he did some daring things.<br /><br />Precisely. I didn't like B, but I liked B better for all of the introspection and navel-gazing.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-64408888219807890972012-08-15T07:55:26.323-04:002012-08-15T07:55:26.323-04:00Don't read Artemis Fowl. You will not like it ...Don't read Artemis Fowl. You will not like it at all.<br /><br />Anti-hero?<br /><br />There was a bunch of British slang which clued me in. Like calling slutty girls slags, although that's also happening in an American one I'm reading now which is weirding me out.<br /><br />Yup, the racism stuff was probably the best part, even if it was a little heavy-handed. <br /><br />I am. I finished, but I don't know when I'm posting my review yet. This is one of those books where I haven't found the right song yet. *throws tantrum*<br /><br />Maybe, but babies are horrifying.<br /><br />Well, first you start out by cracking the head open.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-39414757724276023082012-08-14T21:25:25.962-04:002012-08-14T21:25:25.962-04:00"It's a big, sprawling, vicious tale...a ..."It's a big, sprawling, vicious tale...a grisly piece of escapism, and a barbed look at the world in which we live." I'm horrified just reading that about the book. Eeek. No blood and guts and gore for me. Thanks for the review though and you're ago brave lasting through a book like that.aLilLaceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381822631521587783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-74148675198459832922012-08-14T16:49:11.754-04:002012-08-14T16:49:11.754-04:00"potty humor kind of stuff"
EWWWWWW. EWW..."potty humor kind of stuff"<br />EWWWWWW. EWWWWWWWWWW!<br /><br />"They beat up other kids, they pass their classes because the teachers don't want to risk and attack, and they are generally awful, violent people."<br />ugh. What kind of hero is this?<br /><br />"how incredibly British this book is"<br />I can rarely ever tell if a book is British, unless words like "bloody," "biscuits," or "tea" show up.<br /><br />"B doesn't believe those same things, isn't a racist. Well, B doesn't think so anyway. However, racist sayings and thoughts creep in and emerge from B's mouth."<br />I find it interesting when the character thinks he isn't something but his actions say otherwise. The denial makes him a realistic character.<br /><br />*looks at your Goodreads widget*<br />OOO, you are reading False Memory!<br /><br />"zombie babies on an airplane."<br />O_O I'd think they'd be the easiest to kill. *imagines Wack-a-mole*<br /><br />"There's plenty of brain-chewing to keep the zombie-enthusiasts pleased."<br />Not my thing. How do you even describe brain chewing? This book just sounds disgusting.Lilianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11540910005642018594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-87353837980636550072012-08-14T16:28:35.983-04:002012-08-14T16:28:35.983-04:00I just read this! I really liked it, but sadly, I...I just read this! I really liked it, but sadly, I had the major mega twist spoiled for me, even though there is a GIANT request from the author on the first page to not spoil it for everyone else. What a jerk.<br /><br />I can't wait to see what happens in the next installment. I have no idea where it's going to go.<br /><br />I, too, loved that there were heavier themes to this book besides just the horror of society falling in on itself. The racism and abuse and the nightmares made for a way more interesting character, even if I didn't necessarily like B.Bekkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17940606116740260845noreply@blogger.com