Monthly Archives: July 2012

Keeping It Real Chapter 24

Posted on 07/31/2012 by vivisector

We’re still with Lila in this chapter. Yet here’s where I figured Robson would want to switch over to Zal and have a chapter from his perspective. Maybe start from when the other elves drugged him and painted runes on … Continue reading →

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Keeping It Real Chapter 23

Posted on 07/29/2012 by vivisector

I’d like to take a moment to say that I don’t hate the concept of magic and technology in the same story. It has to be done well though and Robson hasn’t done it poorly enough to be merely incompetent. … Continue reading →

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Keeping It Real Chapter 22

Posted on 07/27/2012 by vivisector

So, Zal and Lila have just had their reunion and Lila is basically butter in his arms. Will they do the sensible thing and make good their escape or will they dick around? Well it’s been a few hours since … Continue reading →

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Keeping It Real Chapter 21

Posted on 07/25/2012 by vivisector

When we last left Lila, she was just sitting down to dinner. When we rejoin her, she’s just finishing up her meal. Thanks for maintaining continuity, Robson. If we’d started off this chapter and Lila had been waterskiing my face … Continue reading →

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Keeping It Real Chapter 20

Posted on 07/23/2012 by vivisector

So, while Lila is getting marched to her holding cell or a city bus or wherever the elves are taking her, she starts asking Barry questions. Because the best time to exposit is right before you’re about to get killed … Continue reading →

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Keeping It Real Chapter 19

Posted on 07/21/2012 by vivisector

So I know now that Robson hates consistency. Maybe a member of the tribe of Order once pillaged her village and now she’s on a quest to stamp it out. I say this because we rejoin Zal for the second … Continue reading →

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Keeping It Real Chapter 18

Posted on 07/19/2012 by vivisector

So why even make Lila a cyborg at all? That’s something that’s been nibbling at me and making me wonder. Sure there are some things Lila’s done so far that a regular person couldn’t like fly or lock up because … Continue reading →

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Keeping It Real Chapter 17

Posted on 07/17/2012 by vivisector

Maybe I’m wrong about this book. Maybe the whole point isn’t to tell a story. Robson could have just wanted to sow as much confusion as possible. If so, she’s done a remarkable job. Robson is constantly filling in little … Continue reading →

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Keeping It Real Chapter 16

Posted on 07/15/2012 by vivisector

I don’t know if my confusion comes across in these recaps. I’ve been trying to boil the plot down to its most basic to cut down on that fever dream subreality that this book has to it but even then … Continue reading →

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Keeping It Real Chapter 15

Posted on 07/13/2012 by vivisector

This chapter has Lila greeting us from captivity. Apparently sleep wasn’t such a good idea as it allowed her to be captured by a pack of squirrels suffering from gigantism. Or she wakes up automatically because the machine detected something … Continue reading →

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