tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post4440030485511517019..comments2024-03-29T04:38:14.302-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Maze of BonesLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-1560172813060284002012-12-14T22:11:18.156-05:002012-12-14T22:11:18.156-05:00What fun!What fun!Dorisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-63037227912062588822012-12-14T18:47:29.861-05:002012-12-14T18:47:29.861-05:00Thanks to Dixon, I have again extended my reading ...Thanks to Dixon, I have again extended my reading list! Santa?Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-65930269234104416902012-12-14T13:44:30.589-05:002012-12-14T13:44:30.589-05:00John, I gotta say: I, too, have been impressed by ...John, I gotta say: I, too, have been impressed by his writing. In <i>The Maze of Bones</i> he does a phenomenal job of presenting the inner fears, joys and concerns of <i>both the boy and girl</i> -- a writing ability I envy, and struggle with in my own work. And, he does so in a manner that is convincing, while not at all trite.<br /><br />Incidentally, in case you didn't know, Riordan says he fell in love with Greek and Norse mythology when he was in middle school. I think that -- coupled with the fact that he says the first book he remembers reading was <i>The Lord of the Rings</i> -- has a lot to do with the success of Percy Jackson. My son and I are planning to read those books after we finish <i>The 39 Clues</i> assuming we have any steam left. LOLDixon Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11220791609338404147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-58125560663501013062012-12-14T13:31:16.420-05:002012-12-14T13:31:16.420-05:00Actually, Fran, your grandson is one of the kids I...Actually, Fran, your grandson is one of the kids I was specifically thinking of when I wrote this post. There's a lot of nice historical fact presented in this book (haven't read the others yet, though we picked up the next one last night). I think I told you, once, that I read almost nothing but WWI and WWII history when in grade school and high school, but this book would have fallen into that <b>very narrow</b> category of fiction that I enjoyed reading at that time in my life. <br /><br />Another suggestion -- because of the military angle (and it's written in the format of a war history book) is Heinlein's <i>Starship Troopers</i>. In the SF Demo course, they told us Heinlein had been an SF Demo man at one point . . . and, this book reads as if he might have been, though I've never checked the veracity of that claim. (Maybe Leigh can tell us???)Dixon Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11220791609338404147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-29684797217702614842012-12-14T09:15:42.083-05:002012-12-14T09:15:42.083-05:00Dix, I look forward to reading these--thanks for t...Dix, I look forward to reading these--thanks for the recommendation. Our son and d-in-law gave me a boxed set of the Percy Jackson series for my birthday last month, and I just finished the first book. Riordan's a darn good writer.John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-40888415307085809362012-12-14T05:42:05.073-05:002012-12-14T05:42:05.073-05:00Dixon, I'd probably have a hard time convincin...Dixon, I'd probably have a hard time convincing my grandson to read MAZE OF BONES since he's all into history, especially military,right now, but you've convinced me to read it for myself! What you're doing with Quentin is exactly what we did with Aeden when he was younger. Are you sure you weren't a teacher in a prior life?Fran Rizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655783035179620991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-30074617925737573082012-12-14T00:17:30.603-05:002012-12-14T00:17:30.603-05:00Forgot to tell you that Dan and Amy are up against...Forgot to tell you that Dan and Amy are up against a passel of unfriendly family members in this chase including: a female ex-KGB agent with poisoned needle fingernails, two evil teens who seem to have some spy knowledge themselves, and a family of angry bullies who enjoy malicious teamwork. Which explains why Grandma Grace's lawyer warned the kids: "Trust no one."Dixon Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11220791609338404147noreply@blogger.com