tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post3332392038440849512..comments2024-03-28T16:51:25.965+01:00Comments on Offbeat YA: A.S. King: "Glory O'Brien's History of the Future"Roberta R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18228840429799100354noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-9068516417373383862018-08-11T10:06:40.533+02:002018-08-11T10:06:40.533+02:00The only books by her that I've read are Still...The only books by her that I've read are Still Life with Tornado and I Crawl Through It. I know that 100 Dogs is half fantasy, with all the pirate stuff, so I'm not sure if it would work for me. But I do agree - she takes risks, and her books always make you think. I might read the rest of her backlist one day (except Reality Boy, because I read an excerpt and it didn't draw me in at Roberta R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18228840429799100354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-79645574385439523422018-08-10T21:02:26.256+02:002018-08-10T21:02:26.256+02:00Have you read The Dust of 100 Dogs? Have I asked y...Have you read The Dust of 100 Dogs? Have I asked you that before? It was my first and only A.S. King book, but I've always wanted to read more. It has been a long, long time since I've read it, so I'm overdue for a re-read, but I remember enjoying it. I think there were some things that were off-putting about the story as a whole, but that was maybe the point... I don't remember.<Lindsi https://www.blogger.com/profile/13480991226741687503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-81168257954264773702018-08-10T08:47:02.720+02:002018-08-10T08:47:02.720+02:00I love Tornado, and I Crawl Through It. I'm co...I love Tornado, and I Crawl Through It. I'm considering reading Ask the Passengers myself (I suppose you'll have a review up when you finish it?). I agree that her books are always deep (and weird of course - which is why they're not everybody's cup of tea). My only problem with this one was the slut-shaming, though - as I said - Ellie is not level-headed at all when it comes to Roberta R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18228840429799100354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-2295825510447715102018-08-09T20:30:21.743+02:002018-08-09T20:30:21.743+02:00My first King book was Still Life with Tornado, an...My first King book was Still Life with Tornado, and it was love at first read for me. I have since read Vera Dietz, Glory, and am almost finished with Ask the Passengers. Her books just work for me. They are usually pretty deep, and leave me thinking about a bunch of stuff, and I guess I appreciate that every now and then. I can see these books not being everyone's cup of tea, because, weird,Samantha@WLABBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11589486165371852904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-90247414538165295032018-08-08T09:31:32.897+02:002018-08-08T09:31:32.897+02:00Awww. You made my day! Thank you!
I still think t...Awww. You made my day! Thank you!<br /><br />I still think this is an important book, with "only" a not-so-small fault. I wish that Glory would have realised that slut-shaming is not right, though honestly, I can understand where she's coming from. But having her say something along the lines of "well, Ellie is making some wrong choices, but I shouldn't shame her for havingRoberta R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18228840429799100354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-45260732904136013732018-08-07T20:51:29.199+02:002018-08-07T20:51:29.199+02:00Okay, first of all - as always, I adore your revie...Okay, first of all - as always, I adore your review. Secondly, this part made me respect & like you even more than I already did:<br /><br />"I used to think I was a better person (woman), for that, but I can see now that I was arrogant and patronising. I'm honest - I'm still struggling with those things." <br /><br />I love that you admit to this - none of us were born &Veronika @ Wordy and Whimsicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06813427718618609226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-73286384167583244742018-08-07T20:20:15.655+02:002018-08-07T20:20:15.655+02:00I do like some of her books better than this one (...I do like some of her books better than this one (because ther's no slut-shaming LOL), but I also understand that the level of magical realism in them is not for everyone.<br /><br />Sometimes we live in our heads too much (...I do that a lot because I don't get many chances to socialise). That's probably why we think we're entitled to judge. All these discussions about bookish Roberta R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18228840429799100354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2381281230448720689.post-64956827896060346882018-08-07T16:13:01.981+02:002018-08-07T16:13:01.981+02:00My mother-in-law read this when she was pet sittin...My mother-in-law read this when she was pet sitting and left a post-it note on the book that said "hmmm, interesting" <br /><br />From reading your review - I now that wasn't meant as a compliment lol<br /><br />I keep trying King's books but I guess magical realism isn't my thing - or at least in her books it seems to go overboard (for me) <br /><br />I just read a similar Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.com