So, here it is, nearly the end of the day (for me, at least), April 15. It's time to open up the discussion.
For anybody who has not read this book, be aware that spoilers will occur. If you don't want to take the risk, then back out of this thread now.
First up, there's a poll attached to this thread. Should this go onto our group's bookshelf? In a week, I'll take the results we have here, and follow up. If it's a yes, I'll add it in.
Now, on to the book itself.
My thoughts on it? I loved it. Temeraire was a delightful character to read, and his association with Will played out very well. Seeing how a Navy man became an Aviator, and seeing what effect it had on his life, all of it was very well handled.
I liked that Will was a Navy man, completely inexperienced in the ways of dragons, at the beginning of the book. It made associating with him easier, since he knew only marginally more about dragons than I did. As a result, I was learning with him.
I see many ways for this series to progress. The fact that Temeraire is a Celestial, a breed that is pretty much completely unheard of outside of China, means that everything about them is new to the people of Europe. They're going to be as surprised as I am while learning what he can do.
I've already queued up the next several books in the series onto my ever growing list of books to read. How about the rest of you, what did you all think of it?
For anybody who has not read this book, be aware that spoilers will occur. If you don't want to take the risk, then back out of this thread now.
First up, there's a poll attached to this thread. Should this go onto our group's bookshelf? In a week, I'll take the results we have here, and follow up. If it's a yes, I'll add it in.
Now, on to the book itself.
My thoughts on it? I loved it. Temeraire was a delightful character to read, and his association with Will played out very well. Seeing how a Navy man became an Aviator, and seeing what effect it had on his life, all of it was very well handled.
I liked that Will was a Navy man, completely inexperienced in the ways of dragons, at the beginning of the book. It made associating with him easier, since he knew only marginally more about dragons than I did. As a result, I was learning with him.
I see many ways for this series to progress. The fact that Temeraire is a Celestial, a breed that is pretty much completely unheard of outside of China, means that everything about them is new to the people of Europe. They're going to be as surprised as I am while learning what he can do.
I've already queued up the next several books in the series onto my ever growing list of books to read. How about the rest of you, what did you all think of it?
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