tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post4765293457931738192..comments2023-09-20T17:55:43.908-05:00Comments on BookLust: Joint Musings: In a Dark Wood WanderingAartihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-58479926639111775762011-04-12T09:21:39.270-05:002011-04-12T09:21:39.270-05:00Zibilee- Haha, yes, I think we probably did a good...Zibilee- Haha, yes, I think we probably did a good job of clearing people off, but I think it just wasn't the book we expected.<br /><br />Tracy- Yes, tiny typeface is a reason I have yet to pick up Dorothy Dunnett's King Hereafter!<br /><br />Blodeuedd- Looks like the typeface bothers everyone!<br /><br />Alyce- That could very well explain it! Good point.<br /><br />softdrink- Oh, I probably will. I enjoy things of beauty ;-)<br /><br />Iris- I know exactly what you mean! I don't know why mine is shorter. Maybe it's a bigger size? It's not a mass-market, it's a bigger trade paperback. With tiny font. Hmmm...Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-73421744690402447002011-04-12T04:45:26.322-05:002011-04-12T04:45:26.322-05:00I am reading this, or have been, for a month or so...I am reading this, or have been, for a month or so. I agree, it is slow. And too much detail. And not enough historical information. I wonder if I'll ever finish. My Dutch edition is 700+ pages in small font, I was surprised that Goodreads only gave 500+ pages to yours. So I wonder if the translator edited parts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-67336917487634289752011-04-07T22:23:11.643-05:002011-04-07T22:23:11.643-05:00But it has a pretty cover. You could just totally ...But it has a pretty cover. You could just totally objectify it, and keep it around for its looks. :-DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-85170052934879900752011-04-06T12:00:36.276-05:002011-04-06T12:00:36.276-05:00It's too bad this one didn't live up to ex...It's too bad this one didn't live up to expectations, but I guess it explains why there aren't many reviews of it around the blogosphere. :) Thanks for taking this one on so the rest of us didn't have to!Alycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919057159829023714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-4258408505278423892011-04-05T14:35:29.245-05:002011-04-05T14:35:29.245-05:00Oh no! Tiny text! Do not even mention that anywher...Oh no! Tiny text! Do not even mention that anywhere, so dislike that.<br /><br />Anyway, chunky books, some are good, and some are not breaking your fingers forBlodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-14100227465324297862011-04-05T12:41:41.415-05:002011-04-05T12:41:41.415-05:00Chunky books don't scare me (Having read Anna ...Chunky books don't scare me (Having read Anna Karenina, Wolf Hall and The Lacuna in the past five months, that's probably just as well!) but tiny typeface does deter me. And this book doesn't sound like one I'd enjoy reading.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070070360087765540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-28603444647927452682011-04-05T09:04:26.736-05:002011-04-05T09:04:26.736-05:00I definitely can see why you decided against finis...I definitely can see why you decided against finishing this book. All the details that meant absolutely nothing, when the history was basically ignored would have really irritated me. And like I said on Heather's blog, I also have a problem with tiny typeface. You make a good point about small typeface making a book feel like a textbook, and since I have been out of college for a long time, that's the last thing I want to be reading. Thanks for deciding to share your thoughts on the book with us even though you didn't finish it. Now I know not to be tempted by the prospect of reading it.Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05857638467064749190noreply@blogger.com