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review 2019-04-14 04:17
The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett
The Color of Magic - Terry Pratchett

I guess this would, or should be 'The Colour of Magic', but us Americans are stingy with our "U's".  I thank you all here at BookLikes for getting me back to where I wanted to read this.

 

No review from me on this book.  I imagine anything that could be said about this book has been said many times and many languages, so I leave us with 2 quotes that I loved.

 

Magic never dies. It merely fades away.

 

Then there's my favorite quote of the whole book.

 

“You’ll fight us both together?” said Liartes, a tall, wiry man with long black hair.

“Yah.”

“That’s pretty uneven odds, isn’t it?”

“Yah. I outnumber you one to two.”

 

The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett

Discworld book 1

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review 2018-12-31 16:53
Couldn't Get Into it
The Color of Magic - Terry Pratchett

I tried. I really did. But this book was not for me. It dragged. It had a lot of people and things happening and I felt like I needed to read a prequel book in order to understand everything that was going on. Maybe I just didn't get the funny parts of the book. I just felt lost through most of this. This is my second time attempting to read this book too and I don't think I will go back for a third time.

 

This book follows a wizard named Rincewind who guides Discworld's first tourist, Twoflower, around Anhk-Morpork then throughout the western lands and the great Circle Sea all the while being followed by Twoflower's luggage.

 

The writing was fine, I just thought the flow was a bit lopsided. 

 

Hogfather

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text 2018-11-29 12:56
Things You Should Know Before Purchasing Magic Color Contact Lenses!

In modern times, people have all sorts of makeup equipment and accessories to beautify themselves. Since one of the most appealing parts of any person’s appearance is the eyes, many people have started to use lenses to enhance the beauty of their eyes. People can find many types of contact lenses in the market today. One of the most popular forms of lenses is the magic color contact lenses. Due to the ease of making these lenses, people can find any type of magic contact lens imaginable to the human mind. However, transforming your physical appearance by using a magic contact lens is not as easy as it sounds.

 

magic eye lenses

 

People interested in sporting these contact lenses, first have to choose the right style and color. Once this is done, they must understand the right ways of caring for their eyes when they start wearing these contact lenses. When choosing a color contact lens, people should know to what degree they want to transform their appearance.

 

Here are some key points to remember when choosing color contact lenses:

 
  • Light filtering lenses:

 

These type of lenses are often worn by athletes during a sporting event. However, normal people can also wear these lenses. The light filtering lenses can improve the visual ability of a person significantly. Such lenses brighten the color of a ball, so many tennis players commonly wear these lenses. These lenses also bring a tiny change to the eye color which can appear immensely appealing.

 

 
  • Color-changing lenses:

 

The color changing lenses act exactly as they sound. These lenses can completely change the natural eye color. These type of lenses is for people who wish to transform their eye color for dramatic effect. Magic color contact lenses are available in many shades and textures, allowing people to opt the one that matches with other aspects such as skin tone, hair color, and outfit.

 

 
  • Subtle color contact lenses:

 

These type of color contact lenses are perfect for people who don’t wish to appear overdramatic. People who already have a fairly appealing eye color can wear subtle color contact lenses to enhance their natural beauty. These lenses usually deepen the natural eye color and increase the vibrancy of the eyes.

 

 
  • Party color contact lenses:

 

Occasions such as Halloween and other theatrical events call for something special. In such scenarios, people can use the magic contact lenses and give a completely different appearance to their eyes. These lenses range from simple colors to unnaturally bright colored contact lenses.

 

One of the best eye stores where people can purchase a variety of contact lenses is Geo Coloured Lenses. This organization has passed the strict tests of FDA and other governing bodies of several countries. Therefore, the products offered by Geo Coloured Lenses are safe to use. They have a huge collection that consists of magic eye lenses, Geolica contact lenses, animation contact lenses, premium contact lenses and other forms of prescription lenses. People willing to sport a new eye color can do so with the help of Geo Coloured Lenses.

 

For more information, visit Geocolouredlenses.com

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review SPOILER ALERT! 2018-10-18 15:00
DNF- So Much Wangst, So Little Action and Immersion

Thomas Fawkes is turning to stone, and the only cure to the Stone Plague is to join his father’s plot to assassinate the king of England.

Silent wars leave the most carnage. The wars that are never declared, but are carried out in dark alleys with masks and hidden knives. Wars where color power alters the natural rhythm of 17th century London. And when the king calls for peace, no one listens until he finally calls for death.

But what if death finds him first?

Keepers think the Igniters caused the plague. Igniters think the Keepers did. But all Thomas knows is that the Stone Plague infecting his eye is spreading. And if he doesn’t do something soon, he’ll be a lifeless statue. So when his Keeper father, Guy Fawkes, invites him to join the Gunpowder Plot—claiming it will put an end to the plague—Thomas is in.

The plan: use 36 barrels of gunpowder to blow up the Igniter King.

The problem: Doing so will destroy the family of the girl Thomas loves. But backing out of the plot will send his father and the other plotters to the gallows. To save one, Thomas will lose the other.

No matter Thomas’s choice, one thing is clear: once the decision is made and the color masks have been put on, there’s no turning back.

 

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I tried to get into this one and struggled for literally months to finish it, but I give up. This book doesn't hold my attention at all.

 

What intrigued me to pick it up forces me to put it down. Tying the Guy Fawkes legend into an urban fantasy Victorian/Gregorian English setting is an appealing idea, but the lack of urgency in the story, the endless inner monologues and piecemeal explanation for what Color Magic is all about and why there's such trouble between the differing factions will have you losing interest fast.

 

A big letdown for me was the characterization, especially Emma. While the whiny, emo protagonist Thomas was bad enough- granted he had a sense of urgency with his condition, but that only seemed to come whenever the author arbitrarily decided she needed to insert some drama- Emma almost felt like a betrayal. Maybe I missed something, but the sudden reveal of Emma as a black woman killed any further interest I had. It felt cheap & forced, especially when there was not even a hint to this beforehand, so why the deception? To make Thomas seem more sympathetic and juxtapose the rivals/bad guys as more eeeevil. When you club your readers upside the head with cheap tricks to try and make them feel for the characters, you've lost.

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review 2018-09-23 08:21
Worst best luck and a tourist
The Color of Magic - Terry Pratchett

This is my first Pratchett, and I had so much fun.

 

It was all the elements: the zanny world, all the stabs at our world's and several sub-types of fantasies usual conventions, Rincewind's quality of "Luck's *shhhhhhhh!* The Lady's plaything" and Twoflower's perfect embodiment of the "too oblivious and exited to get it" tourist. And the luggage. The luggage was awesome, and the way it kept coming back the gift that kept on giving.

 

It ends in a cliff-hanger, but I'm not too anxious over it, because I was on the ride for the humour more than closure.

 

And apparently, this is not the best to be had in the Discworld... Sold on the author.

 

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