tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post7246702489308100848..comments2023-10-07T11:55:47.724-04:00Comments on A Reader of Fictions: By Myself - Linkin ParkChristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-71466407643906080272012-08-20T07:55:51.253-04:002012-08-20T07:55:51.253-04:00Very clever. They will never see that coming. '...Very clever. They will never see that coming. 'My feet are ugly? Damnit! I always knew that. Wahhhhh!' *is murdered*<br /><br />Right. Typo? What typo?Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-42333490180418034192012-08-18T08:50:20.878-04:002012-08-18T08:50:20.878-04:00Sounds like a plan! Let me take advantage of my ow...Sounds like a plan! Let me take advantage of my own insecurities and murder my face that isn't really my face! I am brilliant.<br /><br />YES I LOVE ART, but only pretty kinds. But I meant "galley." Hmph, I should've just said ARC instead. I can't even correct typos here (which, obviously didn't happen...but you know.)Lilianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11540910005642018594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-23863050937548556242012-08-17T08:06:51.048-04:002012-08-17T08:06:51.048-04:00That would be one way: confuse them with your insu...That would be one way: confuse them with your insults that also apply to you (except not because obviously you are better looking!) so that they let down their guard and you can murder their face.<br /><br />A GALLERY? DO YOU LOVE ART?Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-77545477533654994102012-08-16T17:44:58.518-04:002012-08-16T17:44:58.518-04:00Interesting. You can't even throw insults like...Interesting. You can't even throw insults like "YOU UGLY FACE!!"<br />But really, I do think fighting someone that looks just like me would be a problem since I imagine myself to be so much more pretty than I really am...so it won't be a problem.<br /><br />MAYBE IF I SAY I HAVE TERMINAL CANCER ND MY LAST WISH IS TO RECEIVE A GALLERY? *O*Lilianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11540910005642018594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-45658506732822690532012-08-15T16:43:24.197-04:002012-08-15T16:43:24.197-04:00I think it's worth trying, though I did think ...I think it's worth trying, though I did think about that too. It seems like their plan could backfire really easily.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-35918845098112926052012-08-15T16:42:51.537-04:002012-08-15T16:42:51.537-04:00I actually was a Gale fan, but I see the compariso...I actually was a Gale fan, but I see the comparison you're making. Chord was so sweet. I just want to give him all of the hugs.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-31611546879242430692012-08-15T16:42:20.359-04:002012-08-15T16:42:20.359-04:00Good choice! Hope you love it!Good choice! Hope you love it!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-90597362149285686752012-08-15T14:45:29.098-04:002012-08-15T14:45:29.098-04:00I'm normally open to crazy ideas and concepts ...I'm normally open to crazy ideas and concepts in books but this does sound a little bizarre. If for some reason society did lose their marbles and have twins of every one then why wouldn't they kill off the weaker person themselves rather than risking the beret twin being killed by the bad twin. Strange. I'd still maybe give the book a go and give it a chance though.aLilLaceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381822631521587783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-73067521001821181132012-08-15T11:07:45.748-04:002012-08-15T11:07:45.748-04:00Michelle and I discuss this one at the end of the ...Michelle and I discuss this one at the end of the months and I loved reading your thoughts on it. Chord = YUM! Definitely a Peeta type :)Lenore Appelhanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-67080234348812467652012-08-15T09:59:29.998-04:002012-08-15T09:59:29.998-04:00I'll suspend belief and probably love this one...I'll suspend belief and probably love this one. It's been on my radar for a while. <br /> <br />Brandi from <a href="http://blkosiner.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Blkosiner’s Book Blog</a><br />brandileigh2003https://www.blogger.com/profile/01669251993917961293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-83157366333265935452012-08-15T08:09:13.464-04:002012-08-15T08:09:13.464-04:00Well, West is a little different. She isn't in...Well, West is a little different. She isn't insanely skilled, like the others. She is more like a normal person who's been trained up. She still makes stupid mistakes a lot.<br /><br />Well, I think Graceling came out around the same time as THG, and certainly before it took off. There certainly are more kick butt female heroines these days, though, which is probably partly because of THG, since pubs know people like that now.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-47566435278911278842012-08-15T08:07:27.196-04:002012-08-15T08:07:27.196-04:00You should be good, then, because I was able to ju...You should be good, then, because I was able to just accept the world building and move on.<br /><br />I know. I would be jealous of me too. :-DChristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-21076448368907033692012-08-15T08:06:41.195-04:002012-08-15T08:06:41.195-04:00The world building didn't bother me too much, ...The world building didn't bother me too much, because I enjoyed everything else. So, if you just laugh to yourself when it's 'explained' and then sit back and accept it, Dualed is a really fun read!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-30378100287715543482012-08-15T08:05:43.950-04:002012-08-15T08:05:43.950-04:00LITERALLY. Also, somewhat metaphorically, because ...LITERALLY. Also, somewhat metaphorically, because that's a really interesting right of passage. But, really, they kill someone who looks just like them.<br /><br />YES, YOU DO HAVE TO WAIT. UNLESS YOU GO BEG RANDOM HOUSE MAYBE.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-55216452144682246412012-08-15T07:32:54.033-04:002012-08-15T07:32:54.033-04:00I think I found out about this book from someone&#...I think I found out about this book from someone's WoW post. It sounds good, and your review does, too. It just makes me wonder if there's a trend in the most recent YA books having a skilled fighter/assassin as the main character. There was Katsa from Graceling, of course Katniss Everdeen, then The Hunger Games because a huge success, and in more recent/upccoming books we have Caelena (Selena?) from The Throne of Glass; the MC in Stormdancer; and now this West girl. I much appreciate a heroine who can defend herself, but all these similarities make me wonder if publishers are trying to recreate THG's success, and that's why books with apparent affinities end up being published so close to each other.Alessandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06652990135572677170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-20031789926118023552012-08-15T04:50:33.338-04:002012-08-15T04:50:33.338-04:00Words cannot describe how jealous I am of you. Feb...Words cannot describe how jealous I am of you. February is SO FAR AWAY AHHHH. The cover is so gorgeous and with a synopsis like that...is it Feb 26th yet?!<br /><br />Thanks for the review and heads up regarding the iffy world building. I'm usually not that bothered about a dodgy world building as long as the characters/events keep me on my seat. We'll see. :)Lynn K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14974693610086106412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-58510257338035252572012-08-15T00:55:37.903-04:002012-08-15T00:55:37.903-04:00Thanks for heads up about world-building, Christin...Thanks for heads up about world-building, Christina! I'm looking forward to this one, but it does piss me off that the authors often feel like they don't need to invest into a believable world. This is not a movie, folks! You can't blind us with special effects and hope for the best. We have time to think when we're reading. *sigh* Awesome review as usual!kara-karina@Nocturnal Book Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11262585710463536717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-22900169977656144772012-08-15T00:12:54.992-04:002012-08-15T00:12:54.992-04:00"kids having to kill someone with their face&..."kids having to kill someone with their face"<br />literally (do I kill someone if I glare at them long enough)? or metaphorically?<br /><br />And then I skimmed the rest because Dualed is on my anticipated reads. Chord does sound juicy though *o*<br /><br />But damn, FEBRUARY??! I HAVE SIX MONTHS TO WAIT FOR THIS THING? NOOOOOOOOO!Lilianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11540910005642018594noreply@blogger.com