Foreigner rereading

[krait]

So one of the two books I brought to read while travelling was Foreigner - I figured I was at least a book behind, and a reread of the first book would be a good idea before launching into the newest, which I planned to pick up.

Well, it turns out I am at least two books behind, but also my Foreigner reread may have turned into a whole-series reread? At any rate I finished Foreigner and couldn't wait to get home and start on Invader, and I'm now two-thirds of the way through Inheritor with no sign of slowing. :D

I'll save my thoughts and reactions to specific books for another post, to keep things more organised, but for now: I'm remembering why I love these books so much, and it's delightful. ♥

Comments

[azurelunatic]

How funny, my just one book re-reads also often turn into whole-series re-reads... :)

[krait]

Amazing how that works. It's almost like I don't trust my own taste, or have forgotten whether they were good - sure, I liked them a lot on the first read! (And all subsequent rereads.) Enough to go through the whole series! But now? Will I like them now? How can I know or guess whether I'll want to read them all again, or just stop after the first one? :P A mystery!

It's funnier because in some ways I did forget a lot; I keep being surprised by how fast everything is moving, and how soon certain characters appear, because my overall impression after reading umpteen books n times is "long and gradual development." But things change pretty quickly over the course of a single book, and the tension is really strong.

[princessofgeeks]

Someday when I have more time I need to try again.

I loved the worldbuilding but found the long passages devoted to the main character's thoughts hard to wade through. But maybe I was just impatient.

[krait]

It can be tough going when you hit those sections! And there are a lot of them. :D I think with practice (this is not my first reread) I've learned to take those sections in more quickly, maybe because I know the general shape of them and what clues to pick out of them regarding Bren's errors or the broader plot he's not aware of.

[flowersforgraves]

I've been thinking about doing a Foreigner reread myself! I'm also definitely one or two books behind. Glad you're enjoying it :D