tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post6470840885172796872..comments2024-03-27T23:34:27.671+00:00Comments on Read-warbler: The BookmanCathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-80589176505375724122012-04-23T11:03:46.652+01:002012-04-23T11:03:46.652+01:00Nicola: I never really know what the correct expla...Nicola: I never really know what the correct explanation of steampunk is... It's Victorian fantasy I suppose. Usually involving unusal machines, some kind of alternate historical timeline, rum goings on... spies, intrigue, that sort of thing. I did have a link which explains it but can't seem to find it now. I'm quite taken with this newish sub-genre.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-42415744504784232402012-04-22T20:51:27.419+01:002012-04-22T20:51:27.419+01:00Um ... what is steampunk? Sound very hip!Um ... what is steampunk? Sound very hip!Vintage Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971819409379613967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-53246341954153976402012-04-17T11:41:42.742+01:002012-04-17T11:41:42.742+01:00Lynn: That sounds like a good idea to me. To be ho...Lynn: That sounds like a good idea to me. To be honest I'm still looking for some really good steampunk novels. <br /><br />Cheryl: LOL. I know... it took me a bit by surprise too. Oh, I hadn't thought of the Dr. Who similarity. Good spot. I think they've already had Queen Victoria on that so it's a bit late to introduce her as a lizard now. Shame...<br /><br />Kelly: Oddly, I think I now think better of the book than I did just after I'd finished it.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-70403932340446408032012-04-16T14:43:35.121+01:002012-04-16T14:43:35.121+01:00Hmmm, It does sound interesting but it has an awfu...Hmmm, It does sound interesting but it has an awful lot going on ;o I'll wait to see if you like the sequels :DMy Gallery of Worldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08528910010868611731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-17700277692917881172012-04-14T05:01:52.771+01:002012-04-14T05:01:52.771+01:00Queen Victoria is a lizard... Oh, that one's ...Queen Victoria is a lizard... Oh, that one's going to be floating around in my head for a bit.<br /><br />It kind of all sounds like something that would happen on Doctor Who, if the Doctor failed to save the world when aliens landed...<br /><br />All very intriguing!Cheryl @ Tales of the Marveloushttp://marveloustales.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-62526748186915839562012-04-14T00:34:13.235+01:002012-04-14T00:34:13.235+01:00Like one of the other commenters said - books and ...Like one of the other commenters said - books and baking can be similar - sometimes they go flat. I started off reading your review and thinking 'great'. You had me at 'steampunk'. But the it seemed to go a bit downhill. What a shame, it seemed to have so much promise. Maybe I'll wait and see if you pick the rest up and then recommend?<br />Lynn :DLynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928865767523025349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-2225748699188537042012-04-13T15:54:47.145+01:002012-04-13T15:54:47.145+01:00Buried in Print: I'm sure that the splintered ...Buried in Print: I'm sure that the splintered way in which I had to read this book is partly responsible for my reaction. I was perhaps a bit silly to start it at the beginning of what I knew would be a busy period. You know... I think I might actually carry on with the series. There are two more now, Camera Obscura and The Great Game which came out in Feb.<br /><br />Yvonne: I didn't know there was any other stuff and then I looked under novels on his Fantastic Fiction page and thought, 'Ah'. <br /><br />It is the kind of reading I generally lap up so I plan to carry on with the series at some stage and give it another chance.<br /><br />Val: I like your analogy. And how true. But I like the fact that the author 'tried'. Even if the result was mixed and a bit uneven, it was still pretty readable.<br /><br />Pat: Some of the elements in this book are very you... Victorian London for instance. But all in all I think this might be a little too 'out there' for you. LOL.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-91337460526014164772012-04-13T10:48:07.206+01:002012-04-13T10:48:07.206+01:00whelp sis,... this one doesn't sound like some...whelp sis,... this one doesn't sound like something I'd read ..but all things considered, if we don't put them down and not go back to them... then they aren't all bad... but I'll still skip it lolDesLilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582481597658080464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-12435972380032595032012-04-12T19:05:49.472+01:002012-04-12T19:05:49.472+01:00I think reading and baking can be alike ...sometim...I think reading and baking can be alike ...sometimes you mix up the most delicious ingredients and it doesn't quite work ..it's edible but disappointing..sometimes the ingredients aren't what you normally like but the mix works ...life is funny like that. To be fair I have found books to be vastly improved on a much later reread ..but this only works occasionally rather like Christmas puds improving but all else goes even further off.<br />Well I'm rambling so better leave you in peace ..interesting and informative review :0)Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003915263556622215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-36137820358862838692012-04-12T18:20:52.912+01:002012-04-12T18:20:52.912+01:00Hi Cath,
I'm not really sure that this is a b...Hi Cath,<br /><br />I'm not really sure that this is a book that I would enjoy, although I am a little undecided, as both this and the other two books in the series sound very intriguing, I particularly like the sound of the second book.<br /><br />I got the basic info. from FantasticFiction, then decided to check out the author website, which left me a bit shell-shocked. I definitely don't think I would like any of his other stuff, It's certainly different!!<br /><br />A good, honest review though Cath. Perhaps you were just a little distracted with Easter and everything, this is the kind of reading you generally lap up!<br /><br />YvonneYvonne @ Fiction Books Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14821114534056290177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-34768847562943611762012-04-12T16:51:15.527+01:002012-04-12T16:51:15.527+01:00That's certainly happened to me before -- a re...That's certainly happened to me before -- a read having been splintered over too many reading sessions so that it's interfered with my overall enjoyment of it -- but it sounds like you did still enjoy it somewhat. I'm curious whether you'll read on in the series (I didn't realize there are two other books, I've only noted this one).Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.com