tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post6162372723035116089..comments2023-04-12T06:15:02.968-04:00Comments on Fantasy Debut: Progress Report - The Stranger by Max FreiTia Nevitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05489109929908389257noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-42851694858280081832009-04-08T12:48:00.000-04:002009-04-08T12:48:00.000-04:00Ouch! I bet that was expensive. All the accounts I...Ouch! I bet that was expensive. All the accounts I've read so far indicates that it is a bit tough to get into. I wonder if the humor works for an American audience (if you are American).<BR/><BR/>It seems kind of Alice in Wonderland-ish to me. And that's one classic I didn't really enjoy.Tia Nevitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05489109929908389257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-5577324656624557722009-04-08T12:14:00.000-04:002009-04-08T12:14:00.000-04:00I tried it last weekend and read a little over 100...I tried it last weekend and read a little over 100 pages before I gave up.It didn't do anything for me. The comedy wasn't funny. Not my cup of tea. Just pissed I bought it without reading any reviews.dteve3noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-31577029401727362422009-04-03T19:10:00.000-04:002009-04-03T19:10:00.000-04:00Raven, it's set in the City of Echo, in some sort ...Raven, it's set in the City of Echo, in some sort of dreamworld. I'm not sure yet if any of it takes place in Russia.<BR/><BR/>If I can't get through it, I may send it to you, but it's a hardcover so that's a bit pricey.Tia Nevitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05489109929908389257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-60034251060536702372009-04-03T13:29:00.000-04:002009-04-03T13:29:00.000-04:00I read the whole German edition in 2007 and to be ...I read the whole German edition in 2007 and to be honest the story didn't work for me. The flow was chewy and it wasn't funny as described in the blurb. <BR/><BR/><B>THE STRANGER</B> is on of these books which you either like or not. There is nothing between.ediFanoBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11129248787624088717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-10185179116247899662009-04-03T13:20:00.000-04:002009-04-03T13:20:00.000-04:00It does sound like an interesting setup. Is it set...It does sound like an interesting setup. Is it set in Russia?Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09792843423654460015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5195356832263192713.post-78811641120371352992009-04-03T13:18:00.000-04:002009-04-03T13:18:00.000-04:00Read an excerpt at Book Spot Central and it didn't...Read an excerpt at Book Spot Central and it didn't grab me.sbphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01874478854890111400noreply@blogger.com