{"id":1463,"date":"2008-10-13T19:09:57","date_gmt":"2008-10-14T01:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=1463"},"modified":"2008-10-13T19:09:57","modified_gmt":"2008-10-14T01:09:57","slug":"the-post-in-which-jules-wishes-she-hadoh-say-five-more-hours-in-each-day-just-for-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=1463","title":{"rendered":"The Post In Which Jules Wishes She Had…Oh, Say, Five More Hours in Each Day Just for Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"

I really want this post to be my thoughts on M.T. Anderson’s The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, which is being released tomorrow, the 14th. But, nooooo, I’m a slow reader these days, what with a busier schedule, and I’m still re-reading Octavian I<\/strong><\/a> so that I can be fully prepared for Octavian II. It’s just taking longer than I thought, as in I HARDLY deserve this ARC I’ve had since, whew, June or something. I believe Eisha’s read the sequel, and—once I’m done—perhaps we can co-review, just as we did the first one<\/strong><\/a> (back in our newborn days of blogging. I mean, wow, that’s kinda old. We weren’t even sitting up then and we probably still had those weird fontanelles on our heads). <\/p>\n

But the least I can do is remind those fans of the prequel that the second book is released tomorrow, not something I normally announce, but I’m excited about reading this one. If you finish it before I do, what with my snail-paced reading rate of late—or have already read it—then do come and tell us what you think. We’d love that. <\/p>\n

In the meantime, you have two things to tide you over: Our March ’07 interview with Anderson<\/strong><\/a>, which remains one of my favorites, which is one of the first author interviews we ever did, and in which he’s holding my disembodied head AND<\/em> you have this recent video<\/strong><\/a> of him talking very briefly about the sequel. Many thanks to Adrienne<\/strong><\/a> for that video link. <\/p>\n

There are also these early (online) reviews — just a handful of many, I’m sure:<\/p>\n