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Finally finished Pixar’s Onward, a week after we watched the first half. A lovely film, that definitely appealed to RPG geeks like us two! I was also struck by how much the magical landscape looked like Skye. Not sure when we’ll get to watch another film, but one down.

I started reading the first Expanse scifi book last night. I’m enjoying it, but struggling with the writing style in half the book. The book is split completely into alternating chapters, switching between two POV characters. I’m guessing the two authors who wrote the book together took one character each. The chapters are not just different settings/characters, but dramatically different in writing style, which only easily fits with a different writer. I’m hugely disliking the writing in the Miller chapters, finding it frenetic, choppy and uncomfortable to read. It’s a sort of hyper speeded up writing I greatly dislike. I am fine with the Holden chapters. But pushing on. It may be the only Expanse book I read though. This is a new novel read at the same time as Wheel of Time book 3, which is fantasy, much slower, and totally different in feel. I like to always have multiple books on the go, so if I don’t feel like reading one, or maybe would benefit from a brief break from it, I can switch to another temporarily. I also like to have a variety of non fiction and short story books on the go at the same time too, so I have lots of things to choose from on a given night.

Date: 2022-03-26 06:40 am (UTC)
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I think book two evens out the writing style, quite a lot. They still switch between viewpoints quite a bit but the choppiness smooths out, IIRC. Having said that, I don't particularly like book 3 myself, and have stalled watching the TV version at that point. Too many bloody-minded characters driving the plot. The main through plot of the series is good here, but the problem-of-the-book plot is annoying (to me).

Date: 2022-03-28 01:39 am (UTC)
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Season 2 is pretty good. Burn Gorman's (Owen from Torchwood) character in season 3 is really well acted (he's a very good actor) but is so annoying for me. Martin's mileage may vary.

Date: 2022-03-28 01:38 am (UTC)
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Another comment. I think the Onward world is well enough built that it could be a great setting for a TV show. Not necessarily the same characters, but it's a great world to set something in.

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