[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Jonathan Stroud: another book... And other thoughts

[kemper mentor]

>  Kemper wrote:
>  
  I liked the protagonist better than Nathaniel from the

>  Bartimaeus Trilogy, but I hope Nathaniel becomes less power-focused.


bboyminn comments <edit>:


 he learned that the common people are not the mindless cattle he imagined
 

 

Kemper now:

But Nathaniel experienced a common person as compassionate and intelligent in What’s-her-name, the woman who tutored her and in his master’s wife (I think she was a non-wizard
?)



bboyminn continues <edit>:

I haven't read 'Lord of the Rings' but after seeing the movies, I
think I could probably now read and enjoy it. However, years ago I
tried to read 'The Hobbit' at the enthusiastic recommendation of
friends. But it was crushingly dull; page after page after page and
nothing happens. Finally, I gave up. 

 

Kemper advises:

Then definitely steer clear of LoR.  The movies are sweet.

> Kemper concludes:
>
> Those looking for big person book, I stratosphere-highly recommend
> Youth in Revolt by C.D. Payne.  One of the funniest books I've ever 
> read, but I had to read it with a good dictionary.  It's told 
> through the journals of a 14-year-old, high IQ boy.  Hilarity.

bboyminn responds:

I was suprise and pleased to see that 'Youth in Revolt' was compared
to 'The Confederacy of Dunces' and referred to as 'one of those rare
works of comic precision'. That is high praise indeed.

I see that a sequel exists called 'Revolting Youth'. Have you read that?

Also, 'Buried Fire' and 'Leap' are those books by Stroud, or some
other author?

Kemper answers:

The sequel to ‘Youth in Revolt’ lacks the authentic, youthful voice of the original.  I believe because it was written for profit rather than love as YiR was so successful but in a word of mouth, underground sort of way rather than a financial sort of way.  If you can find it, give it a go
 and seriously, you will need a super-good pocket dictionary.  Unless you’re a big-huge brain like the guy on the list from down under.

 

'Buried Fire' and 'Leap' are books by Stroud.  I think BF is his first, and it shows a bit in his writing but not in the Paolini sort of way.  The writing seems to shift from Omniscient to omniscient-limited to character’s perspective which you would think would mean ‘well, its omniscient then’ but that’s not the feel.  That said, it’s not jolting to the story.

 

Should you read YR or BF I would be interested in your thoughts, especially YR.

 

Kemper


		
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