Maxine, have you ever read Waiting for Godot?

That's what I was reminded of.

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I used to have reading time ALL THE TIME when I had

a) No internet
b) No friends

...yup.

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3) Scribblenauts 2

I hate humidity.

I hate temperatures above 95.

I hate flat terrain.

I hate yellow grass.

I hate cloudless skies.

I hate red clay soil.

I HATE OKLAHOMA.

OH BOY SENI IS BACK EVERYONE TURN ON THE CAPS AND FEEL THE LOOOOOOOOOOVE

What Scy said about "retcon" is true. If the detail is important enough that it needs referenced later, than it should be threaded through the narrative. The "gotcha!" or reminder flashback, to me, seems like a Hollywood tactic of storytelling, and even then it's not a good narra...

Let us know what you think! Maxine is bravely charging through them at a respectable rate and I believe noodles has read the first two.

I started reading the series right after the 5th book came out, way back when I was jr High. The last book, number 13 I believe, came out just a year back or so.

Caije: I recommend the first four books. If you're truly die hard you can read the whole series, but they take a huge dive down into the suck after Temple of the Winds. (exception: Faith of the Fallen, even though Richard's proselytizing reaches unbearable limits. And you have to get through Soul of...

@Flashback

I would be extremely wary of using them to reference an earlier part of the story, Maxine.

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TRITE USE OF FLASHBACKS MAKES ME WEARY TOO YO
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@Age of character = age of reader I wouldn't use this as a guideline at all. Off the top of my head I can think of several adult fiction books with juvenile protagonists that would never be marketed toward children. (Life of Pi being a notable exception, but it was reprinted under a young adult publ...