tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651902298131010760.post8933494975162685512..comments2023-09-03T06:18:10.360-05:00Comments on Of Battles, Dragons, and Swords of Adamant: Novel WithdrawalUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651902298131010760.post-790706830072215542014-05-09T09:05:15.155-05:002014-05-09T09:05:15.155-05:00It's been a long time since I've had novel...It's been a long time since I've had novel withdrawal. Like some other commenters, I think it's because of a shortage of potent literature. The last time I can recall having such a feeling was after reading The Thief and The Queen of Attolia. (Haven't gotten to the King of Attolia yet; our library didn't have it, last I checked). It took me several days to work Eugenides out of my system and to think about anything else!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14821463567358285065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651902298131010760.post-22248767322099826412014-05-09T07:48:01.240-05:002014-05-09T07:48:01.240-05:00Your dedication to reading and writing is an inspi...Your dedication to reading and writing is an inspiration, Miss Meredith! : )Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401287896327956210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651902298131010760.post-35135403799705394282014-05-09T07:46:03.720-05:002014-05-09T07:46:03.720-05:00Oh, poor Hannah! We're glad you're cured....Oh, poor Hannah! We're glad you're cured. : )Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401287896327956210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651902298131010760.post-34498409750196819492014-05-09T00:56:12.456-05:002014-05-09T00:56:12.456-05:00Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive? I real...Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive? I really enjoyed it. It's epic fantasy written for adults, so there are some pretty intense battles and bad guys. World coming to an end and all that. There were a few minor references to things take place off screen, but overall the book was clean, though I can't remember if there were certain words used that you might not want a 7-year-old hearing and repeating...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204802545454891530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651902298131010760.post-5656874538316546792014-05-09T00:51:42.548-05:002014-05-09T00:51:42.548-05:00I actually am. To a minor extent. :) But that'...I actually am. To a minor extent. :) But that's because I've had to set aside one project for the time being to finish another more time sensitive project ... and the characters from the first project simply refuse to be locked away! They keep pounding on the door, begging me to let them out and tell their story ... which makes it rather difficult to write the other book! ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204802545454891530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651902298131010760.post-62437070132900866142014-05-08T20:32:12.098-05:002014-05-08T20:32:12.098-05:00Glad to know that series is such a good one! It...Glad to know that series is such a good one! It's been on my TBR list for a while but I may bump it up a bit! What is the age-range for the series? Is there anything in it inappropriate for a 7-year-old to at least overhear (if I were to get the audiobook)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651902298131010760.post-81999078417780123752014-05-08T16:04:26.485-05:002014-05-08T16:04:26.485-05:00I'm having something similar I think... I'...I'm having something similar I think... I've been reading, but I haven't read anything really spectacular in a couple months and it's starting to get me down... I've started to not feel like reading because I haven't read anything amazing in awhile. I mean, the stuff I've been reading has been good some of it but... gah. <br /><br />And I have SO many books I want to read that I think I'll like but I'm stuck in the middle of a few that I feel like I'll never finish and that's annoying. :P<br /><br />Haha, when I first saw the title of this post, I thought it would mean that you were having writing withdrawal (from one of your own novels)! I'm glad to see this is not the case. ;) But I do hope you get over that book and find another good book soon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651902298131010760.post-20233599191013867852014-05-08T13:37:21.981-05:002014-05-08T13:37:21.981-05:00I've done that too! Sometimes when I really lo...I've done that too! Sometimes when I really love a book or the characters in the book, I'll re-read it immediately after reading it the first time. I usually read so quickly the first time around that I actually need a second reading to fully appreciate the story and character development and author brilliance. :)<br /><br />Wow! That's awesome that the transcriber put the whole series in braille, Meredith! I'm glad you were able to enjoy those books. Ms. Stengl is a great writer. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204802545454891530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651902298131010760.post-79840049669709201392014-05-08T13:34:22.266-05:002014-05-08T13:34:22.266-05:00An apt description. Sometimes books are just so go...An apt description. Sometimes books are just so good you can't help gobbling it all down at once ... and then of course you can't help feeling a little sick afterwards. Ah well, I suppose "You can't have your book and eat it too ..."<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204802545454891530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651902298131010760.post-76220674265218886602014-05-08T13:32:11.460-05:002014-05-08T13:32:11.460-05:00That's true! A book you don't like can lea...That's true! A book you don't like can leave you feeling equally sad and discouraged and completely disillusioned.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204802545454891530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651902298131010760.post-16281611800149848312014-05-08T13:31:03.215-05:002014-05-08T13:31:03.215-05:00Yay! I'm not the only one! Although, come to t...Yay! I'm not the only one! Although, come to think of it, I'm not sure it's the sort of thing one should get excited about since we are suffering from a terrible affliction. ;) You have my sympathies! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204802545454891530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651902298131010760.post-13074821007079059132014-05-08T13:29:28.823-05:002014-05-08T13:29:28.823-05:00However did you guess? Yes, it was Words of Radian...However did you guess? Yes, it was Words of Radiance. Such a good book. I'm helping myself through my novel withdrawal by re-reading his other related works and figuring out how they all connect! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204802545454891530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651902298131010760.post-80330376432568493692014-05-08T13:16:19.657-05:002014-05-08T13:16:19.657-05:00Oh, my, I know how you feel. It's very trying...Oh, my, I know how you feel. It's very trying because so many times, I'll read something I love at a breakneck speed and then nothing I read afterward compares. Novel withdrawal happened to me after reading Shadow Hand, which I devoured and then turned around and read again because I couldn't find anything else that grabbed my interest. I, too, wish that I read slower at times.<br /><br />Another problem I have is that I often find books I long to read, but, alas, they are not in Braille or audio formats. That is simply maddening! I've missed out on some terrific authors because of this. I actually was only able to become acquainted with the Tales of Goldstone Wood series because I wanted to read Heartless so much I commissioned a transcriber to braille it for me. The cost was worth it, and the transcriber was so moved by the story she herself took the initiative to braille the rest of the series! Proves what a wonderful writer Mrs. Anne Elisabeth is, doesn't it?<br /><br />Hope you find something good to read soon. God bless.Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06385869599924542713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651902298131010760.post-32515810851951012902014-05-08T11:45:32.032-05:002014-05-08T11:45:32.032-05:00This is a scenario snatched straight from my life!...This is a scenario snatched straight from my life! A good book is like pie to me; I finish all too soon, and then I just sit and moan. Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08760994961683034493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651902298131010760.post-37463062676458593972014-05-08T09:15:53.916-05:002014-05-08T09:15:53.916-05:00Yes, I've had novel withdrawal. Perhaps not ba...Yes, I've had novel withdrawal. Perhaps not bad as you've had it, but I had a distinct time period recently in which I was just tired of reading. And I think it was after reading a book I didn't like. Then a new Tale of Goldstone Wood came out and resurrected my love of reading! :)Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15674350834544871474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651902298131010760.post-49890678438102906902014-05-08T07:21:38.383-05:002014-05-08T07:21:38.383-05:00Oh yes, I've had that. First time was after I ...Oh yes, I've had that. First time was after I read the second Berinfell Prophecies book; the worst I've had it was the time I read Heartless. I think that if I hadn't had far too much free time on a trip I took right after reading Heartless, I might not have picked up another book for a month. Sarah Penningtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377945004067760298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651902298131010760.post-27904521545836251952014-05-08T07:08:24.572-05:002014-05-08T07:08:24.572-05:00Let me try to guess... Words of Radiance, by Brand...Let me try to guess... Words of Radiance, by Brandon Sanderson? Maybe?<br /><br />I am actually similarly afflicted, but with Lack of Really Good Books syndrome. I was plugging my way through Shakespeare's histories, then I read Henry IV Part 1, and now I've hit the wall. I find that requesting books from the library that I've wanted for ages helps. And watching Top Gear. (I love Top Gear!) And eating ice cream, preferably at the same time.<br /><br />One thing I've noticed is that when I'm on edge about a book, there's absolutely no use trying to write anything. : ( Very frustrating.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401287896327956210noreply@blogger.com