tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907747392138991807.post862551424334170857..comments2023-06-28T11:47:06.208-04:00Comments on a book a week: Leviathan by Scott WesterfeldAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10330550798080469047noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907747392138991807.post-42727505993332434222009-10-06T17:26:34.066-04:002009-10-06T17:26:34.066-04:00Nymeth - it's hard not to. But there's a d...Nymeth - it's hard not to. But there's a definite feeling that it might be better than the alternative. Personally, I don't think so, but it's something to talk about for sure.<br /><br />I'll be watching for your review!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330550798080469047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907747392138991807.post-20920522958041107922009-10-06T16:51:29.295-04:002009-10-06T16:51:29.295-04:00It'll be a while before I read this, but I'...It'll be a while before I read this, but I'm very much looking forward to it. I bet I'll feel very bad for the Leviathan and all the other animals used in the war too, though.Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907747392138991807.post-69203617676771337912009-10-06T11:49:56.995-04:002009-10-06T11:49:56.995-04:00"It made me feel a little tired reading it.&q..."It made me feel a little tired reading it."<br /><br />Yes! Yes, I know exactly what you mean. I think I was looking at it from my middle-grade boy perspective, but I do worry that it might be a bit complex for that demographic, and not emotionally complex enough for the older demographic. I think for those who like their adventure straight-up, this is going to really appeal. But I think any complexity is going to have to come from discussion outside the book, rather than from within.<br /><br />The ending was a real kicker. I was actually not at all happy about it, especially once I found out that there is a full year between releases.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330550798080469047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6907747392138991807.post-61978805532123703662009-10-06T11:10:23.663-04:002009-10-06T11:10:23.663-04:00I am on the fence about Leviathan. It starts out w...I am on the fence about Leviathan. It starts out with a bang and that quick forward momentum just keeps going. It made me feel a little tired reading it. There is so much adventure that I yearned for more in the dialogue, some more insights and politics. There are these things in the book but not enough. And this is only my first emotional reaction. The story itself, the ideas behind it, are pretty unique. Steampunk is pretty big now, or will be big soon, and Leviathan has acomplished it exactly. The world, the use of technology that is beyond us and so so backwards, is pretty cool.<br />But I didn't love the book. I wanted more from it and also was frustrated with the cliffhanger ending.Mandyhttp://eoseventeen.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com