Last time, plot happened. Now, exposition, lots of it.
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Pathologic, by Ice-Pick Lodge
A hobo epidemic simulator.
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Author Archives: illhousen
Midnighters The Secret Hour, Chapters 7-9
Last time, lots of stalling.
Now,
Four chapters in a row set during the secret hour. I feel the plot is finally upon us, thus making the unnecessary stalling just barely tolerable instead of infuriating. Let’s see how it goes.
Midnighters The Secret Hour, Chapters 4-6
Last time we met local SEES. This time I should see if I can make a DRYH reference instead.
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Midnighters The Secret Hour, by Scott Westerfeld, Chapters 1-3
OK, people and assorted beings, let’s do it.
I remember the Midnighters trilogy fondly, but I’ve read it a long time ago, back when I was actually buying those things called “paper books,” and my former self had a terrible taste in literature. Let’s see how the book holds up to my nostalgia. I do recall there being some world-building problems, so there certainly would be something to talk about, but I am curious if there is some more problematic stuff to be found and if the plot would look any good to me now.
The Masquerade, Chapter 16-Epilogue + Conclusion and What’s Next
The chapter starts with a recap and Pavel wank. It doesn’t get better.
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The Masquerade, Chapter 15
The chapter starts with a long scene about Pavel and Michal driving in a car. The gist of it is that Pavel senses Alexei’s presence and directs the brainwashed driver towards him. Pavel and Michal also replenish their vitae, and Pavel informs us he has no bullets left, only his whip.Oh, and Michal also doesn’t like to be a ghoul and get into dangerous situations anymore, but it’s quickly glossed over and most likely won’t affect anything afterwards. His character proves to be as useful as… ah… most of the other characters, really.
The Masquerade, Chapter 14
This chapter begins with a script-type dialogue between two unnamed individuals discussing their attack plan. They are going send their troops against Camarilla close to the hunters’ raid, gambling on Camarilla not being able to deal with two strikes at once.Eh, the scene itself is not awful by the standards of this book, but the script format grates me. Unless they are SEELE, it’s just obnoxious. SEELE were so Ominous, it was kinda funny, especially in the manga where they appeared as signature black monoliths before Kaworu for no damn reason other than Ominous. They have style is what I am saying. Hilarious style.
The Masquerade, Chapter 13
The return of revenge fantasies.
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The Masquerade, Chapter 12
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The Masquerade, Chapters 10-11
The chapter begins by informing us that the wild vampires were destroyed, and hunters, after a few more less successful raids, ceased activity. Because conflicts shouldn’t get in the way of the main characters.
The Masquerade Interlude, or How to Even Begin Fixing This Mess?
We are halfway through the book, so in fine tradition of this blog, let’s talk about how the story can be salvaged.
The Masquerade, Chapters 8-9
With this chapter, we are halfway through the book. The plot is just now starting to appear.
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The Masquerade, Chapter 7
This chapter is suddenly huge compared to the previous ones. It is not to say there is more content, just more pointless details.
A Madness of Angels, by Kate Griffin
I need a break from the Masquerade, especially since the next chapter is suddenly huge, so let’s talk about something flawed but good.