A very long book, but not as tedious (in the middle) as I was led to believe. I was not able to discern the tedious part, actually. I've thought the series is rather reminiscent of a poor-man's Tolkien, as it were, but then that makes it more accessible to a younger reader, too. I've certainly enjoyed reading it. There seems to be more humor in this, volume 3 of what is now a "cycle" instead of a trilogy. Or maybe I'm just more sensitive to it. I really enjoy the character of Angela. I wonder if there is any fan fiction about her?
Words I Had To Look Up:
Falchion (pg. 296) -- A type of sword, Google it yourself, but 'ware of story spoilers, do not tread my path, unto your doom!
Finally I can put "Writ" to this series. My favorite character was Angela, and we find out very little more about her, but that little is very intriguing.
V.I. tangles with a large company not-unlike Walmart, whose family is up to all sorts of shananigans. She is also coaching basketball at her old school part-time.
Originally published under author's pseudonym, David Wong. Zoey Ashe #1. A bit in the future, Zoey lives in a trailer park and works at a small coffee shop. A LOT of violence happens, but works out OK except for all the folks who die/are injured.
Smoke Quote:
She shouldn't be in this bad of shape, she had quit smoking when she was fifteen.
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Zoey was disappointed that the van didn't explode into a fireball like in old action movies, but was one of the downsides of electric car technology.
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We want to sew doubt about why she's so confident. -- "sew"? How about sow?
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Without turning away from the wall, Armando said, "This man, is he still around?" -- WOAH, I said!
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...paint it, modify it, put real tactical sites on it... -- "sites"?? Maybe, "sights"?
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1/2024
I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom
Synopsis from Good Reads: Outside Los Angeles, a driver pulls up to find a young woman sitting on a large black box. She offers him $200,000 cash to transport her and that box across the country, to Washington, DC. -- Yeah, outside of Los Angeles...like 86 miles in Victorville!!
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Sometimes she liked to have a little puddle of [sugar] granules at the end; it was like the coffee's dessert.
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"If you think about it," she said, "Party City is kind of the apex of human civilization."