Comments on: Review: The Naming (Pellinor #1) by Alison Croggon http://birdbrainbb.net/2009/10/31/review-the-naming-pellinor-1-by-alison-croggon/ where imagination takes flight Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:34:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anastasia http://birdbrainbb.net/2009/10/31/review-the-naming-pellinor-1-by-alison-croggon/#comment-1094 Anastasia Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:18:29 +0000 http://birdbrainbb.net/?p=3546#comment-1094 It never got so bad that I wanted to stop reading, but a few times I couldn't help thinking that things should pick up a bit because some scene was boring me. At the same time, I almost think that if EVERY scene had something exciting happen, I'd get very tired and wouldn't care about whatever was happening. The Naming is pretty long, and action-action-action every chapter would be a little overwhelming. So I guess the action-inaction balance is pretty decent one. And the action bits really do make up for the inaction bits, so don't let the prospect of slow parts keep you from reading The Naming. (You could always just skim over them, I suppose.) It never got so bad that I wanted to stop reading, but a few times I couldn’t help thinking that things should pick up a bit because some scene was boring me. At the same time, I almost think that if EVERY scene had something exciting happen, I’d get very tired and wouldn’t care about whatever was happening. The Naming is pretty long, and action-action-action every chapter would be a little overwhelming.

So I guess the action-inaction balance is pretty decent one. And the action bits really do make up for the inaction bits, so don’t let the prospect of slow parts keep you from reading The Naming. (You could always just skim over them, I suppose.)

]]> By: Becky http://birdbrainbb.net/2009/10/31/review-the-naming-pellinor-1-by-alison-croggon/#comment-1093 Becky Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:28:15 +0000 http://birdbrainbb.net/?p=3546#comment-1093 Looks like a good book. However I am a little disappointed to hear that there is quite a bit of inactivity. I too have a hard time reading books that that aren't quick paced. This is probably the reason why I read a lot of fantasy fiction books. A lot of them are action packed... for example, I am currently reading <a href="http://www.clearwaterseries.com/" rel="nofollow"> "Sea Clearwater" </a> by Selene Cardenas and love the fact that nearly every chapter contains important and exciting events! Without the action I get lost. Looks like a good book. However I am a little disappointed to hear that there is quite a bit of inactivity. I too have a hard time reading books that that aren’t quick paced. This is probably the reason why I read a lot of fantasy fiction books. A lot of them are action packed… for example, I am currently reading “Sea Clearwater” by Selene Cardenas and love the fact that nearly every chapter contains important and exciting events! Without the action I get lost.

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