tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post949508305521496327..comments2023-09-20T17:55:43.908-05:00Comments on BookLust: Musings: The Chaos Walking TrilogyAartihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-37613441081977421362012-10-21T17:38:03.481-05:002012-10-21T17:38:03.481-05:00I think I learned more about this series from your...I think I learned more about this series from your review than any other I've read - they all just seem to be "LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE READ THIS NOW!!" I have them on my shelf and I'm sure I'll get to them eventually.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10939074543470696025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-8910967764138241702012-10-11T15:24:44.826-05:002012-10-11T15:24:44.826-05:00Heather and others have been trying to get me to r...Heather and others have been trying to get me to read this series forever and I keep resisting. I'm not sure why. Maybe the downer effect and I KNOW it's going to make me cry at some point? Ugh. But, the cliffhanger endings might annoy, but I bet they'd keep me reading in my brain dead, readingless state. We'll see!Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-64447696325619736052012-10-09T18:16:53.529-05:002012-10-09T18:16:53.529-05:00I'm with Charlie, I'm confused at how a fo...I'm with Charlie, I'm confused at how a folk who can read at least one gender's mind be lied to. But that aside, the books sound like Robert Ludlum's novels - I used to love them but the last time I picked one up, the exclamation points alone exhausted me. Carrie#Khttp://mymiddlenameispatience.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-26518871426372974192012-10-09T14:06:57.323-05:002012-10-09T14:06:57.323-05:00I'm sorry these books didn't work for you,...I'm sorry these books didn't work for you, Aarti. Like others, I wonder if listening to them was part of the issue? These books aren't for everyone, that's for sure. They are so dark and bad things keep happening and happening and happening. You can't help but wonder when it will all end . . . I loved the trilogy, but that's just me.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-36257903504822994892012-10-07T19:04:46.964-05:002012-10-07T19:04:46.964-05:00I read Knife, but never finished up the rest of th...I read Knife, but never finished up the rest of the series, which I do intend to at some point. I loved it for all the things it made me think about, but have a lot of the same problems with it that you did. I was mind-boggled by the frenetic pace, the relentless depressing, awful things that kept happening, and the Terminator-esque villains that just won't *stay dead* already. I'll probably finish the series one day, but I doubt I'll love it unreservedly like so many of my other blogger friends seem to do! Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07751131767729086158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-86849698620331051722012-10-07T14:28:45.181-05:002012-10-07T14:28:45.181-05:00I agree with you on the repetition during the tran...I agree with you on the repetition during the transition from one POV to another. That sort of thing works for me in small doses, but it's a bit much when it happens all the time.<br /><br />I loved the series as a whole, but I don't think I felt nearly as strongly about it as most people do. By the time I closed the last book, I was ready for it to be over. I didn't feel the desperate, burning need for <i>more</i>, which is what tells me a series has wormed its way into my very soul. If Ness every writes a sequel, I'll read it, but I don't feel like it would improve my reading life to any great extent.Memoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03922151273874989122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-26437200803711579502012-10-07T09:20:26.955-05:002012-10-07T09:20:26.955-05:00I had never thought about it before, but they real...I had never thought about it before, but they really did yell each other's names quite often in these books.... funny.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917705393662132891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-80683106002651336722012-10-07T07:32:22.188-05:002012-10-07T07:32:22.188-05:00I haven't read this series yet, and I'm co...I haven't read this series yet, and I'm confused as to how Todd can have false information if he can hear everyone's thoughts. I guess I better read the series, as such an idea is fascinating by itself. The chapter flipping you discuss sounds brilliant as a one-off or used a few times, but eek to it being used constantly. Having read so many positives your thoughts are too intriguing to not investigate it myself!Charliehttp://wormhole.carnelianvalley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-14672000963697782222012-10-06T18:14:48.746-05:002012-10-06T18:14:48.746-05:00I think the audio might have affected this reading...I think the audio might have affected this reading experience a little bit, because the bits about the end of the chapters and beginnings of chapters being too similar completely passed by me. I really loved these books, but I can see where you're coming from with some of its problems. I didn't mind so much the relentless nature of it, but I can see how it could be annoying. I also understand completely loving the message and point of a book, but not necessarily the execution. Leslie @ This is the Refrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027804132268043518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-33783197571929740832012-10-06T17:01:11.224-05:002012-10-06T17:01:11.224-05:00I reiterate my conviction that audiobook is not th...I reiterate my conviction that audiobook is not the way to go with these. And also not the way to go (but you couldn't help it) was reading them after so many bloggers had raved about them. I think the element of discovery -- feeling like you've discovered something amazing -- is a big part of what makes good books good. Finding them after everyone else has sets a higher bar for the book to clear.Jennyhttp://jennysbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-84076040313408217212012-10-06T15:56:13.605-05:002012-10-06T15:56:13.605-05:00I loved The Knife of Never Letting Go but didn'...I loved The Knife of Never Letting Go but didn't love A Monster Calls. I still can't put my finger on why. The pace along with the cliffhangers of TKoNLG were so crazy but it made me keep reading. Vasillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08463689838763126048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-78065980901942465652012-10-06T15:52:51.980-05:002012-10-06T15:52:51.980-05:00The name screaming probably does work on page, if ...The name screaming probably does work on page, if you set the book down. But then again, the cliffhangers keep you reading.Livianiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479932701589363306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-47051899918691036072012-10-06T12:45:21.680-05:002012-10-06T12:45:21.680-05:00Too bad that Ness felt the need to insert cliffhan...Too bad that Ness felt the need to insert cliffhangers at so many points. It makes reading tiresome, in my opinion. I still want to read A Monster Calls, and I'll check out the first Chaos Walking book at the library without committing to the entire series...Chinoiserieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16676489630557961558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-51104416260470497242012-10-06T08:12:54.958-05:002012-10-06T08:12:54.958-05:00There are some books that I just can't imagine...There are some books that I just can't imagine as audiobooks and these books fit that category. The cliffhangers were .... cliff hangery... which isn't a good thing. It took a while to get used to the way the story was told but in the end I did like them. If I had to suggest a Patrick Ness book to start with I would definitely be suggesting A Monster Calls though.Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-34830180098641501572012-10-06T07:44:15.120-05:002012-10-06T07:44:15.120-05:00I read these very fast, and wasn't so irritate...I read these very fast, and wasn't so irritated with the style. I think audiobooks are only for really good writing.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-50644752391679749072012-10-06T04:56:02.644-05:002012-10-06T04:56:02.644-05:00I loved this series of books, and liked the high p...I loved this series of books, and liked the high paced action feel. I though that the repetition was a great way of indicating very clearly whose POV we were in. But I'm terrible for ignoring chapter headings and the like so maybe that played its part.<br /><br />Fencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04478271943214944729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-13160837131003326322012-10-05T20:20:27.643-05:002012-10-05T20:20:27.643-05:00I listened to A Monster Calls on audiobook and it ...I listened to A Monster Calls on audiobook and it was stellar. I've been curious about his prior work ever since. Even though the cliffhangers would probably get annoying fast, I may one day give the first one a try. Thanks for the review.Briehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13303100605089813253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-52271153436759786512012-10-05T19:56:12.607-05:002012-10-05T19:56:12.607-05:00What a wonderful review. Based on this post, I hav...What a wonderful review. Based on this post, I have mixed feelings about reading this series. However, it sounds very intriguing to me, as a pick for both me and my son, especially since there's a wonderful dog. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-10280496037489484392012-10-05T14:57:46.277-05:002012-10-05T14:57:46.277-05:00Hmm, that does sound like a lot of cliffhangers! ...Hmm, that does sound like a lot of cliffhangers! I have The Knife of Letting Go as part of a fantasy 'classics' set, so it'll be interesting to see if my opinion coincides with yours...Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-78744257961436348172012-10-05T14:21:32.959-05:002012-10-05T14:21:32.959-05:00I have not had much interest in this series until ...I have not had much interest in this series until I read this review, now I think I might give it a go. I have added it to my wishlist, it sounds like it would be a good high interest read-a-thon book at least.Bitsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12300233289755805112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-51367578024872172072012-10-05T12:32:48.674-05:002012-10-05T12:32:48.674-05:00Haha, my reaction for book 3 was more, "ARE W...Haha, my reaction for book 3 was more, "ARE WE STILL NOT DONE?!?!"Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-55828454999282670822012-10-05T12:32:28.071-05:002012-10-05T12:32:28.071-05:00Yes, just exhausting! I mean, can't someone j...Yes, just exhausting! I mean, can't someone just stay dead? Or be not-pure-evil?Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-82642246543087347292012-10-05T12:32:03.345-05:002012-10-05T12:32:03.345-05:00I understand that as I felt that way after reading...I understand that as I felt that way after reading Catching Fire of Hunger Games - no real desire to continue that series.<br /><br />A Monster Call is totally different, though!Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-49694047356757117092012-10-05T12:31:29.419-05:002012-10-05T12:31:29.419-05:00Well, I'm glad to hear that! Would like to kn...Well, I'm glad to hear that! Would like to know your thoughts when you are done, too.Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-80962166556641074222012-10-05T12:31:11.311-05:002012-10-05T12:31:11.311-05:00Yes, definitely! And Jenny from Jenny's Books...Yes, definitely! And Jenny from Jenny's Books said I messed up big time by doing it in audiobook instead of physical book, so maybe that was the issue.Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.com