Here comes the Torquil
Ahaha. It's so refreshing to read a Diana Wynne Jones story. Archer's Goon is somehow better than all the other books by her that I've read so far.
And Torquil is quite nice and so funny! I am not Awful, but I totally agree with her about him.
"Get rid of Archer! Get rid of Shine! Get rid of Dillian and everything is fine!" There's something so simple, so fun-loving about the way he proclaims that. In a way, he's like the Howell Jenkins of this story- eccentric, yet normal. Lazy, yet he thinks quite a bit. Happy and cheerful, yet he gets down at times too. He seems like a social butterfly, but he's quite a private person too.
I thought it was so cute when he almost started crying when he was talking to Hathaway again after their big fight. It's as though he's the youngest, not Venturus.
He's someone who would get bored doing the same things everyday, but yet wants the status quo to remain. In a way, he's a lot like my younger brother.
Great story. I especially liked the part of the story where Howard-Venturus was running away from Erskine and Howard called on all of his older siblings to help him. When I read that, I knew that Howard had to be Venturus. Hathaway, send a bus! Archer, money! Quick! Dillian, send police cars to stop Erskine! Shine, Torquil, help me! Oh no! Dillian, Shine's overdone it!
It's quite interesting to note that although his siblings treat him horribly when they first meet him (when he does not yet know who his true identity is), they all come to his aid when he needs them. It reminds me strongly of what Catriona said right at the beginning of the story: blood is thicker than water.
The wonderful thing about Jones' storytelling is that everything, no matter how disconnected it may seem, fits together in the end.
Speaking of which, it's amazing how Jones manages to explain such a complex past so simply, and in such an interesting way. She reveals it in bits and pieces, not all in one go. Because that would simply be such a let down.
Ah. Shiawase ^_^ Diana Wynne Jones has got to be my favourite author! Right next to Jeffrey Archer. Actually, I find I don't take as much pleasure from Archer's stories as from Jones' books. Archer's stories are intriguing in the way they develop and twist and turn, but Jones' stories are far more humourous and enjoyable, with each new development just as surprising as those in Archer's stories.
Being a little rude here, aren't I? After all, it should be Lord Archer of Weston-super-Mare. What an odd name. Oh well.
I don't know if its a good thing that I can find Jones' books at second hand book fairs, going for anything from $1 to $5 each. On one hand, I can buy as many as I can find! Muahaha. On the other hand, it's kind of sad that few Singaporeans appreciate her talent as a writer.
Oh well. I myself have a story all laid out and waiting for me to write, but somehow I just can't get down to it. Maybe it's because I wrote it out once but lost it because it got deleted -.- Or maybe it's because I haven't figured out what kind of meaning I want to give to it. I think I haven't the depth or insight to write something really worth reading. I think I'll just keep updating the point-form I have to change the story, the themes, until I feel I am ready to write it.
Maybe it was a good thing the first try got deleted. I am now free to rethink it through. Looking back, I think the original plot was good, but its themes were just stupid.
So. Maybe I'll get down to it after my A levels. For now, I'll just enjoy the antics of Torquil, and of course, Howell Jenkins.
And Torquil is quite nice and so funny! I am not Awful, but I totally agree with her about him.
"Get rid of Archer! Get rid of Shine! Get rid of Dillian and everything is fine!" There's something so simple, so fun-loving about the way he proclaims that. In a way, he's like the Howell Jenkins of this story- eccentric, yet normal. Lazy, yet he thinks quite a bit. Happy and cheerful, yet he gets down at times too. He seems like a social butterfly, but he's quite a private person too.
I thought it was so cute when he almost started crying when he was talking to Hathaway again after their big fight. It's as though he's the youngest, not Venturus.
He's someone who would get bored doing the same things everyday, but yet wants the status quo to remain. In a way, he's a lot like my younger brother.
Great story. I especially liked the part of the story where Howard-Venturus was running away from Erskine and Howard called on all of his older siblings to help him. When I read that, I knew that Howard had to be Venturus. Hathaway, send a bus! Archer, money! Quick! Dillian, send police cars to stop Erskine! Shine, Torquil, help me! Oh no! Dillian, Shine's overdone it!
It's quite interesting to note that although his siblings treat him horribly when they first meet him (when he does not yet know who his true identity is), they all come to his aid when he needs them. It reminds me strongly of what Catriona said right at the beginning of the story: blood is thicker than water.
The wonderful thing about Jones' storytelling is that everything, no matter how disconnected it may seem, fits together in the end.
Speaking of which, it's amazing how Jones manages to explain such a complex past so simply, and in such an interesting way. She reveals it in bits and pieces, not all in one go. Because that would simply be such a let down.
Ah. Shiawase ^_^ Diana Wynne Jones has got to be my favourite author! Right next to Jeffrey Archer. Actually, I find I don't take as much pleasure from Archer's stories as from Jones' books. Archer's stories are intriguing in the way they develop and twist and turn, but Jones' stories are far more humourous and enjoyable, with each new development just as surprising as those in Archer's stories.
Being a little rude here, aren't I? After all, it should be Lord Archer of Weston-super-Mare. What an odd name. Oh well.
I don't know if its a good thing that I can find Jones' books at second hand book fairs, going for anything from $1 to $5 each. On one hand, I can buy as many as I can find! Muahaha. On the other hand, it's kind of sad that few Singaporeans appreciate her talent as a writer.
Oh well. I myself have a story all laid out and waiting for me to write, but somehow I just can't get down to it. Maybe it's because I wrote it out once but lost it because it got deleted -.- Or maybe it's because I haven't figured out what kind of meaning I want to give to it. I think I haven't the depth or insight to write something really worth reading. I think I'll just keep updating the point-form I have to change the story, the themes, until I feel I am ready to write it.
Maybe it was a good thing the first try got deleted. I am now free to rethink it through. Looking back, I think the original plot was good, but its themes were just stupid.
So. Maybe I'll get down to it after my A levels. For now, I'll just enjoy the antics of Torquil, and of course, Howell Jenkins.
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