Faquarl Ghul
10 Feb 07 - 16:56
One of the best openings ever? i certainly think so. Love it when Nat asks his name and he says " BARTIMAEUS?"
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
The Introduction
Amulet Of Samarkand
Mwamba Higher Spirit
10 Feb 07 - 17:04
Well, yes, because it's Barti.
流口水的婊子和猴子的笨儿子。
Faquarl Ghul
10 Feb 07 - 17:10
haha i guess thats reason enough.
Deleted User Ghul
28 Feb 07 - 21:41
Barti rox! hes the best ever!
The Golems Master Mouler
17 Mar 07 - 10:05
I loved all the bits with Barti in them.![]()
Post Higher Spirit
17 Mar 07 - 10:33
Yes, pretty good opener.
Shame of the Super Son
Ianna Marid
17 Mar 07 - 14:54
At first, I thought it was the stupidest opener ever, until I actually got to the dialouge. It was about three pages worth of descrptions.
Then I was hooked when Nat and Bart began exchanging words.
"You belong in Gryffindor,
where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve and chivalry
set Gryffindors apart."
Then I was hooked when Nat and Bart began exchanging words.
"You belong in Gryffindor,
where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve and chivalry
set Gryffindors apart."
Fred Imp
25 Mar 07 - 07:25
I thought the opening got me in straight away.![]()
Ianna Marid
25 Mar 07 - 14:26
Really? The first two pages drove me insane.
"You belong in Gryffindor,
where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve and chivalry
set Gryffindors apart."
"You belong in Gryffindor,
where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve and chivalry
set Gryffindors apart."
Post Higher Spirit
25 Mar 07 - 15:48
Why exactly? It looked pretty good to me.
Shame of the Super Son
Apollo Marid
25 Mar 07 - 22:38
Same here. It took me just a few seconds of thought to picture Nathaniel's room.
Fenrir396 Mouler
26 Apr 07 - 01:11
Actually it was the opposite to the extreme for me. I was nine or ten when I got the first book and found the beginning daunting. I simply could not force myself to read past the first page. Finally (after between four months to a year) I started it and after I got into the actual dialogue (sp?) and saw that Bartimaeus indeed had a personality other than "great other-worldly being that is better than you and can talk in cool ways".
Dansariki Higher Spirit
28 Apr 07 - 04:13
Wow. I liked it. Appropriate start to a great trilogy.
Knowledge is Power, Power Corrupts, and Corruption Destroys.
Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.
~Isaac Asimov
There was never a good war, or a bad peace.
~Benjamin Franklin
You can kill a man but you can't kill an idea.
~Medgar Evers
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Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.
~Isaac Asimov
There was never a good war, or a bad peace.
~Benjamin Franklin
You can kill a man but you can't kill an idea.
~Medgar Evers
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Athena Horla
17 May 07 - 22:38
I loved the beggining. It seemed a bit stupid until the dialouge started, but even then I could tell it was going to be a good book. Plus you meet Barti for the first time - what's not to like?
There is a sort of busy worm,
That will the fairest book deform,
Their tasteless tooth will tear and taint
The poet, patiot,sage or saint,
Nor sparing wit nor learning.
Now, if you'd know the reason why,
The best of reasons I'll supply;
'Tis bread to this poor vermin.
J. Doraston
That will the fairest book deform,
Their tasteless tooth will tear and taint
The poet, patiot,sage or saint,
Nor sparing wit nor learning.
Now, if you'd know the reason why,
The best of reasons I'll supply;
'Tis bread to this poor vermin.
J. Doraston
Ianna Marid
18 May 07 - 22:32
It's the huge, long descriptions. Plus, my friend who I tried to get to read it said there was too much magic.
Of course, I replied it was a fantasy book.
"You belong in Gryffindor,
where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve and chivalry
set Gryffindors apart."
Of course, I replied it was a fantasy book.
"You belong in Gryffindor,
where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve and chivalry
set Gryffindors apart."
Athena Horla
19 May 07 - 01:23
:o You can never have too much magic!
There is a sort of busy worm,
That will the fairest book deform,
Their tasteless tooth will tear and taint
The poet, patiot,sage or saint,
Nor sparing wit nor learning.
Now, if you'd know the reason why,
The best of reasons I'll supply;
'Tis bread to this poor vermin.
J. Doraston
That will the fairest book deform,
Their tasteless tooth will tear and taint
The poet, patiot,sage or saint,
Nor sparing wit nor learning.
Now, if you'd know the reason why,
The best of reasons I'll supply;
'Tis bread to this poor vermin.
J. Doraston
Apollo Marid
19 May 07 - 04:33
Acctually... <_<
Ianna Marid
19 May 07 - 17:51
Well, apparently you can.
It's her opinion, not mine. You can try arguing, but neither of you get anywhere.
"You belong in Gryffindor,
where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve and chivalry
set Gryffindors apart."
It's her opinion, not mine. You can try arguing, but neither of you get anywhere.
"You belong in Gryffindor,
where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve and chivalry
set Gryffindors apart."
Dansariki Higher Spirit
25 May 07 - 23:33
sure we willl.....eh never mind, i didn't mind the description at all, it gave me a near-perfect mental image of barti, nat, and the room, though i was confused a bit when i first read the first few pages because of the confiction of time periods.
Knowledge is Power, Power Corrupts, and Corruption Destroys.
Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.
~Isaac Asimov
There was never a good war, or a bad peace.
~Benjamin Franklin
You can kill a man but you can't kill an idea.
~Medgar Evers
CaffeineRiot.com
Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.
~Isaac Asimov
There was never a good war, or a bad peace.
~Benjamin Franklin
You can kill a man but you can't kill an idea.
~Medgar Evers
CaffeineRiot.com
Post Higher Spirit
26 May 07 - 05:24
Too much magic? If she reads Potter than you should fry her for hypocracy.wrote:It's the huge, long descriptions. Plus, my friend who I tried to get to read it said there was too much magic.
Shame of the Super Son