I'm going to talk about the Obernewtyn Chronicles today.
( Cut for spoilers for the Stone Key and the Gathering, I guess. Not that anybody really cares )
Also, the descriptions of the books in the Obernewtyn Chronicles are amusing in their inaccuracies, so I'm going to nitpick them. In red font!
Obernewtyn
In a post-apocalypse world,
That's grammatically incorrect. I believe you mean "post-apocalyptic world".
Elspeth is one of a new breed of mind thinkers
Mind thinkers? ...Mind thinkers? I think the person that wrote this was trying to say that she has psychic powers, but I don't know what they thought "mind thinker" was supposed to mean.
and seeks the truth of her strange powers.
No she doesn't. She has no reason to disbelieve the theory that her powers come from nuclear fallout, and searching for an alternative explanation would be kind of dangerous, considering she'd be at the risk of being burned at the stake if the wrong person found out what she could do.
A search inevitably leads her to the sinister and mysterious Obernewtyn.
Obernewtyn is indeed sinister and mysterious in this book, but saying that her search that she didn't actually embark upon inevitably lead to Obernewtyn makes it sound like there was more than search and she got to Obernewtyn every time. But it still says "a" search, as in just one. Did anyone proofread these?
The Farseekers
Their refuge, Obernewtyn, is under threat.
I guess who "they" are isn't as ambiguous as I first thought, but I'm pretty sure Obernewtyn wasn't any more threatened than normal at the time this book starts. At the end, yes. But that doesn't drive the plot.
Only Elspeth and her allies have any hope of resisting the forces of evil.
And the rebels! And the Twentyfamilies! And the Sadorians! And the beasts, up to point! I think this is kind of a weird thing to say anyway, since the "forces of darkness" are specifically attacking them, according to the first sentence. If they didn't have any hope, it'd be a pretty depressing book.
And time is running out.
Can't argue with that, though it doesn't really mean anything. Time is always running out.
Ashling
Elspeth's old enemy Ariel is back and is seeking revenge,
Define "back". He's in every book, antagonising Elspeth from behind the scenes. His presence is more important to this book than to the last one, but only slightly.
and she herself must finally confront her feelings for Rushton...
This summary is okay, I guess. That sentence is 100% accurate, at least.
The Keeping Place
Dameon is kidnapped
Rushton is kidnapped. Dameon isn't in most of the book, but not because he's kidnapped. How can you get Dameon and Rushton confused? They're both characters Elspeth is close to, and they're not even that similar.
and the Misfits are forced to offer themselves to the rebels.
I don't know if I just have a dirty mind, but that phrasing is really unfortunate. I don't think Rushton's kidnapping had anything to do with them deciding to help the rebels anyway. They'd decided to do it even before that happened.
Elspeth journeys to Sador with Dragon,
Firstly, Dragon's in a coma and isn't fit to journey anywhere. Secondly, Elspeth doesn't go anywhere near Sador in this book. I suspect that this part is talking about when Elspeth goes into Dragon's dreams while trying to wake her up, but the place in Dragon's dream isn't Sador either. How little attention would you have to be paying to not notice this? Elspeth mentions that it's a dream about a billion times!
and there she finds the fifth and last sign in her quest.
That's accurate. It's the fifth sign, but she finds it first. But I'm not sure how that works.
I haven't seen summaries that bad since the blurb for Silver Mantle, either a children's or YA fantasy novel. If I recall correctly, that set up a subplot that's resolved in like two chapters as the plot for the entire book.
...
MIND THINKERS.
( Cut for spoilers for the Stone Key and the Gathering, I guess. Not that anybody really cares )
Also, the descriptions of the books in the Obernewtyn Chronicles are amusing in their inaccuracies, so I'm going to nitpick them. In red font!
Obernewtyn
In a post-apocalypse world,
That's grammatically incorrect. I believe you mean "post-apocalyptic world".
Elspeth is one of a new breed of mind thinkers
Mind thinkers? ...Mind thinkers? I think the person that wrote this was trying to say that she has psychic powers, but I don't know what they thought "mind thinker" was supposed to mean.
and seeks the truth of her strange powers.
No she doesn't. She has no reason to disbelieve the theory that her powers come from nuclear fallout, and searching for an alternative explanation would be kind of dangerous, considering she'd be at the risk of being burned at the stake if the wrong person found out what she could do.
A search inevitably leads her to the sinister and mysterious Obernewtyn.
Obernewtyn is indeed sinister and mysterious in this book, but saying that her search that she didn't actually embark upon inevitably lead to Obernewtyn makes it sound like there was more than search and she got to Obernewtyn every time. But it still says "a" search, as in just one. Did anyone proofread these?
The Farseekers
Their refuge, Obernewtyn, is under threat.
I guess who "they" are isn't as ambiguous as I first thought, but I'm pretty sure Obernewtyn wasn't any more threatened than normal at the time this book starts. At the end, yes. But that doesn't drive the plot.
Only Elspeth and her allies have any hope of resisting the forces of evil.
And the rebels! And the Twentyfamilies! And the Sadorians! And the beasts, up to point! I think this is kind of a weird thing to say anyway, since the "forces of darkness" are specifically attacking them, according to the first sentence. If they didn't have any hope, it'd be a pretty depressing book.
And time is running out.
Can't argue with that, though it doesn't really mean anything. Time is always running out.
Ashling
Elspeth's old enemy Ariel is back and is seeking revenge,
Define "back". He's in every book, antagonising Elspeth from behind the scenes. His presence is more important to this book than to the last one, but only slightly.
and she herself must finally confront her feelings for Rushton...
This summary is okay, I guess. That sentence is 100% accurate, at least.
The Keeping Place
Dameon is kidnapped
Rushton is kidnapped. Dameon isn't in most of the book, but not because he's kidnapped. How can you get Dameon and Rushton confused? They're both characters Elspeth is close to, and they're not even that similar.
and the Misfits are forced to offer themselves to the rebels.
I don't know if I just have a dirty mind, but that phrasing is really unfortunate. I don't think Rushton's kidnapping had anything to do with them deciding to help the rebels anyway. They'd decided to do it even before that happened.
Elspeth journeys to Sador with Dragon,
Firstly, Dragon's in a coma and isn't fit to journey anywhere. Secondly, Elspeth doesn't go anywhere near Sador in this book. I suspect that this part is talking about when Elspeth goes into Dragon's dreams while trying to wake her up, but the place in Dragon's dream isn't Sador either. How little attention would you have to be paying to not notice this? Elspeth mentions that it's a dream about a billion times!
and there she finds the fifth and last sign in her quest.
That's accurate. It's the fifth sign, but she finds it first. But I'm not sure how that works.
I haven't seen summaries that bad since the blurb for Silver Mantle, either a children's or YA fantasy novel. If I recall correctly, that set up a subplot that's resolved in like two chapters as the plot for the entire book.
...
MIND THINKERS.
- Mood:
high
In recognition of the 1000 page book which I have just completed, the following post will be scribed using the word choices demonstrated in the Obernewtyn Chronicles by Isobelle Carmody.
After making the previous post, I felt that there was little choice but to go to the Centrelink office and hope that they would provide a form for me to fill out. This proved the correct choice for they indeed provided the required form, however, my sense of direction was less than adequete. It took twenty minutes of determined wandering through Tuggeranong before I found the offices, and I was forced to wait for another half an hour while the staff attended to the others who were there before me.
Before I left the town centre, I was of a mind to purchase a grilled cheese sandwhich to stave off my hunger, but I found that the next bus left too soon to even consider it. As a result, I did not eat again until dinner.
Upon returning home, I was determined to complete The Stone Key, which I had begun to read in earnest the day before. I read for many hours, and had very nearly read it in its entirety, when I was called to dinner. I ate less than ravenously, for I have no great love for rissoles, but still I was greatful that my mother had prepared this meal for my siblings, my father and myself.
I immediently returned to the book, and indeed hadn't wanted to leave, for I had been in the middle of a great climatic scene. But I completed it soon enough, and, after a delicious bowl of icecream, went to seek out a thread on a major Obernewtyn forum that would allow me to witness the reactions of others who had read the book.
Yet before I found it, I realised that a new Homestar Runner cartoon had been released while I read. I was initially uncertain about viewing it, for I was tired and would not easily laugh until I regained some strength, but my fears proved groundless. I will say no more about this now for discussion of this website is best left to the communities set up for the purpose.
I have located the thread I was seeking and am now reading it carefully. It seems that many others had the same thoughts I did when Matthew appeared in Elspeth's final dream, and I can only pray that we are incorrect. If we are right, then one of the biggest surprises of the final book has been rendered utterly predictable, much like Snape and Lily in the final Harry Potter book.
(Reads what I just wrote)
(Bursts out laughing)
After making the previous post, I felt that there was little choice but to go to the Centrelink office and hope that they would provide a form for me to fill out. This proved the correct choice for they indeed provided the required form, however, my sense of direction was less than adequete. It took twenty minutes of determined wandering through Tuggeranong before I found the offices, and I was forced to wait for another half an hour while the staff attended to the others who were there before me.
Before I left the town centre, I was of a mind to purchase a grilled cheese sandwhich to stave off my hunger, but I found that the next bus left too soon to even consider it. As a result, I did not eat again until dinner.
Upon returning home, I was determined to complete The Stone Key, which I had begun to read in earnest the day before. I read for many hours, and had very nearly read it in its entirety, when I was called to dinner. I ate less than ravenously, for I have no great love for rissoles, but still I was greatful that my mother had prepared this meal for my siblings, my father and myself.
I immediently returned to the book, and indeed hadn't wanted to leave, for I had been in the middle of a great climatic scene. But I completed it soon enough, and, after a delicious bowl of icecream, went to seek out a thread on a major Obernewtyn forum that would allow me to witness the reactions of others who had read the book.
Yet before I found it, I realised that a new Homestar Runner cartoon had been released while I read. I was initially uncertain about viewing it, for I was tired and would not easily laugh until I regained some strength, but my fears proved groundless. I will say no more about this now for discussion of this website is best left to the communities set up for the purpose.
I have located the thread I was seeking and am now reading it carefully. It seems that many others had the same thoughts I did when Matthew appeared in Elspeth's final dream, and I can only pray that we are incorrect. If we are right, then one of the biggest surprises of the final book has been rendered utterly predictable, much like Snape and Lily in the final Harry Potter book.
(Reads what I just wrote)
(Bursts out laughing)
- Mood:
quixotic
- Music:My sister who is playing Pokemon
First off, this
fandomsecrets song I'm listening to is quite funny. I don't really care for the style it's sung in, but I like the lyrics.
I hate the fandom
I hate the people
I hate the slash
And the het
And the gen
Hee hee.
( And I had this awesome dream last night. )
I have the new Obernewtyn book. Finally! It came out! Tonight, at long last, the plot continues! This! Is! Post-apocolyptic Europe!
...Well, if you had to wait five and a half years for the next book to come out, you'd be excited too. And I got off pretty lightly. The last book in the series came out in 1999, and I didn't get into it until 2002.
I hate the fandom
I hate the people
I hate the slash
And the het
And the gen
Hee hee.
( And I had this awesome dream last night. )
I have the new Obernewtyn book. Finally! It came out! Tonight, at long last, the plot continues! This! Is! Post-apocolyptic Europe!
...Well, if you had to wait five and a half years for the next book to come out, you'd be excited too. And I got off pretty lightly. The last book in the series came out in 1999, and I didn't get into it until 2002.
- Mood:
chipper
