A Wizard of Mars Recap

[araine]

So, I just finished A Wizard of Mars in one seriously nonstop sitting, and as promised, have chronicled my reactions. I tried to keep them organized, but kind of lost the thread somewhere around chapter 3, so forgive me for a lot of squeeing, capslock, and lulzing.

I also did google earth screencaps of all the places that they visited (or at least

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[lheena]

SO.

I actually friended you b/c I found you via DD's twitter and :OOOO omg I love your recap I feel like we sort of maybe shared brains (although, I have to say I'm being generous to myself because I was up reading til 2:30 to finish it, and I had work at 7.)

BUT. zomg. yes. BOYFRIEND. and I loved it, and it was exactly what I was hoping for, although I had one brief "I'm sorry, WAT" moment that still haunts me to this very moment (that's, uh. 10 hours after I read it, so IDK if it will haunt me forever. I'm just being dramatic.)

Dairine is eleven?

ELEVEN?

wat. I mean, I knew that DD's timeline was screwy, but... wat? Nita was thirteen, found out she was a wizard when she was still in school (?) went on summer vacation in DW, HW was... still that summer? (?) but WA was like... spring break, right? and then-

My head hurts. :( D:

BUT IT WAS STILL SUPER AMAZING. Also, I sort of want to be Irina when I grow up (says the 25 year old college student. >.<)

[araine]

It's perfectly cool to have friended me! I love to have new friends!
I myself finished this at somewhere around 1AM to 2:30 so that might have contributed to the shared brainwaves.

The timelines have always confused me, to be quite honest. If that's true, then Deep Wizardry, High Wizardry and A Wizard Abroad all take place in... about the same summer. Plus it seems like various years have passed but the characters haven't aged.
I am not sure what is going on, but I blame the paradoxes. And then just shrug my shoulders and ship Dairine with Roshaun anyways.

I want to be Irina when I grow up, too. (THAT LADY, SHE IS SUPER EPIC.)

[lheena]

THIS. YES.

In my head she's about 14 and shipping her with someone isn't gross. :(

(DUDE, IF WHEN I HAVE KIDS I END UP WEARING THEM IN SLINGS AND GETTING A PARAKEET, I BLAME DD.)

And yeah. I... uh. something something fandom (DD apparently reads this and I would rather not weird out her face D: ) but I've tried in depth to figure out timelines and THEY DO NOT GO and I mostly shrug and say that Nita's 16 and dairine is 13/14 and go from there. :|

[lheena]

also, your icon is so wibbly. ;______; All my Y!W icons are gone because of my account expirey, but I have to say that

[araine]

I definitely understand that, trying in depth to figure things out. (I did that with Wellakh a few months back, only to be slammed by the great hammer of canon in this book.) But yes, it really makes no sense that they've been in school for a couple of years at least and Dairine's still eleven.

I WOULD SO WANT TO BE A BADASS HIPPIE MOM LIKE IRINA. (If I ever have kids, that is my plan.)

I love the quote that my icon is based off of. (Although there are lots of other fantastic icons out there, just saved to my computer.)

Are you a member of youngwizards? Cause they have a lot of fantastic icons there.

[deutscheami]

Heh heh uh, so let me indulge in a moment of shameless self-promotion: I made that icon! There are more here!

[lheena]

... That icon?

OH HER ICON I got so confused b/c I thought you meant the one w/ the book, which I made XD

Your icons are beautiful *___* once I reup my account, I'll grab some! (Also, dark tower, BWEE ilu :3 )