tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3455515313352221740.post963448698036650859..comments2023-04-15T01:15:16.228-07:00Comments on From Coruscant to Nauarin: "Come on, Scwartz...come on, Schwartz...come on, Schwartz!": "Just because there's no 'light side' doesn't mean there's no light" Tess Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13617328542841721590noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3455515313352221740.post-23230825408988605342012-09-17T16:06:31.537-07:002012-09-17T16:06:31.537-07:00I'm with you there - it'll be weird readin...I'm with you there - it'll be weird reading separately and not comparing notes. At the same time, I feel like it'll be chance to tell each other our thoughts. I can certainly discuss Thrawn with you in great detail and I'm sure you'll have insight into "Rogue Squadron" that'll help me read.<br /><br />We've got X-wing to finish, then Courtship (which is LONG, as I remember) so we've got time to think about how to approach that diverging reading hurdle. Tess Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13617328542841721590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3455515313352221740.post-25798268423657229252012-09-16T10:27:43.145-07:002012-09-16T10:27:43.145-07:00Same here! Every time I tell someone about our pro...Same here! Every time I tell someone about our project, I expect them to laugh or sneer or smile uninterestedly. But no, everyone is really curious and excited about it. They think it's a really cool idea. We must truly be living in the time of the nerds...<br /><br />I quite agree, I wouldn't have noticed some things in Mindor or Bakura if you hadn't pointed them out in a post of comment. I'm almost a bit wary of when we diverge and read different series. I'll have to be extra aware of what's going on because it'll just be me reading Young Jedi Knights, instead of both of us.Annie Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11935420044737468543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3455515313352221740.post-26700787449277118182012-09-16T08:11:13.231-07:002012-09-16T08:11:13.231-07:00I don't think there's any risk of our disa...I don't think there's any risk of our disagreements about books getting mean ^_^ I mean, maybe if we were still 13 and 15, respectively .... heehee, no, I don't even think it would happen then.<br /><br />What I love about our Mindor discussions is that we weren't trying to change each other's minds about anything - just expanding each other's perspectives on what we read. That's why you read books with other people - to expand and challenge your own thinking (just like you said about "Bakura"). <br /><br />For instance, with Mindor, had I tried to read it alone, I never would have been able to pin down why I struggled with it so much. As I said above, I found parts of it really compelling - because of that, I couldn't figure out when it was rubbing me the wrong way. When you brought up how irritating you found the writing, it opened a whole other window through which to view my own reactions and really illuminated aspects of the text that went right by me during my own read-through.<br /><br />P.S. Told some of my friends here about our project and was surprised when they actually thought it was kind of cool ^_^ I don't know why it shocks me that awesome people love Star Wars ... someday, I'll know better.Tess Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13617328542841721590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3455515313352221740.post-23837638314766238912012-09-14T20:50:59.956-07:002012-09-14T20:50:59.956-07:00Same here. During "Truce at Bakura" I di...Same here. During "Truce at Bakura" I didn't even notice the feelings between Luke and Leia. Went right over my brain. I was much more interested in the action and politics. I love that we're alike, but not so alike so we can see things the other doesn't. Ah, the spice of life. I'm sure we'll have many more disagreements as this project continues. I'm counting on it, actually! As long as they're amiable, they'll be fun. Annie Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11935420044737468543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3455515313352221740.post-64307880356922194172012-09-13T19:19:45.813-07:002012-09-13T19:19:45.813-07:00I hope we wind up feeling this "controversial...I hope we wind up feeling this "controversial" about the rest of the books! It's so much fun having these discussions and discovering that we're see different aspects of the book! So much of what you saw, Ro, went right over my head on the first read-through, although when I look back I can see a lot of what you mean.<br /><br />Tess Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13617328542841721590noreply@blogger.com