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I should really try to post these immediately after finishing the books. Oh well.
56) "Marco Polo" - John Lucarotti. Yet another Dr. Who book, surprising to me in it's detail and ambition, but poorly executed in written form. I can't even imagine how it must have played as actual eps. Must have gone on and on and freakin' on. They travel from mountains (the Himalayas, I think?) across the Gobi desert and eventually to Peking by way of caravan, hanging out at inns, playing chess, getting lost in sandstorms, etc, etc. I got the impression toward the end that whoever was adapting it for book form (Lucarotti himself?) was bored of writing it and things started to just sound a little cranked out and plopped down.
57) "Thud" - Terry Pratchett. I know what chocolate tastes like, but that doesn't ever stop me wanting to eat it. I liked it, there were any number of cute scenes and funny lines and such, but I've got to admit there was a sort of paint-by-numbers feel to this one. However, I do want Angua/Sally/Carrot fic, now. Is there any out there? Why is it that the only time I see femmeslash it's in Pratchett works?
56) "Marco Polo" - John Lucarotti. Yet another Dr. Who book, surprising to me in it's detail and ambition, but poorly executed in written form. I can't even imagine how it must have played as actual eps. Must have gone on and on and freakin' on. They travel from mountains (the Himalayas, I think?) across the Gobi desert and eventually to Peking by way of caravan, hanging out at inns, playing chess, getting lost in sandstorms, etc, etc. I got the impression toward the end that whoever was adapting it for book form (Lucarotti himself?) was bored of writing it and things started to just sound a little cranked out and plopped down.
57) "Thud" - Terry Pratchett. I know what chocolate tastes like, but that doesn't ever stop me wanting to eat it. I liked it, there were any number of cute scenes and funny lines and such, but I've got to admit there was a sort of paint-by-numbers feel to this one. However, I do want Angua/Sally/Carrot fic, now. Is there any out there? Why is it that the only time I see femmeslash it's in Pratchett works?
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What a great way of putting it! I've noticed that my favouritest writers are those who produce chocolate (as opposed to the ones who produce fabulous pasta, and then make some hummus, and then make something obscure with maggots in that only gourmets would like). Like, Wodehouse writes the same story millions of times, but it's a joy to read every time.
Still, I think Pratchett has been getting a little less interesting lately. Maybe it's just me. I did love Thud, though; I thought it had great pacing. And the book after next will be about the wizards! Yay!
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