Comments on: That was not clever http://www.cugley.co.uk/2005/07/that-was-not-clever.html "Creative Slacker" referrs to the fact that I should be doing creative stuff - writing, art, 3D animation, RPG stuff, but I don't. Maybe "lazy bastard" would be more appropriate. Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:28:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Korvar The Fox http://www.cugley.co.uk/2005/07/that-was-not-clever.html/comment-page-1#comment-132 Korvar The Fox Wed, 20 Jul 2005 17:31:00 +0000 http://www.cugley.co.uk/wordpress/?p=415#comment-132 I think most "kids" books tend to treat political figures in the same way...<br/><br/>I agree though - I can't see any Prime Minister worth his or her salt just taking it so badly.<br/><br/>I think the first two chapters did have problems - they were basically big infodumps. It worked better later on. I think most “kids” books tend to treat political figures in the same way…

I agree though – I can’t see any Prime Minister worth his or her salt just taking it so badly.

I think the first two chapters did have problems – they were basically big infodumps. It worked better later on.

]]> By: Damian Cugley http://www.cugley.co.uk/2005/07/that-was-not-clever.html/comment-page-1#comment-131 Damian Cugley Wed, 20 Jul 2005 12:28:00 +0000 http://www.cugley.co.uk/wordpress/?p=415#comment-131 I read the first chapter and the first few paragraphs of the second then found it very easy to put down again. I found her treatment of the prime minister faintly insulting -- does she treat all non-wizard characters with the same disdain?<br/><br/>Having said that I have had the same experience of reading a book and not sleepuing -- in my case with Jasper Fforde's <i>The Big Over Easy</i> (web site at http://www.nurserycrime.co.uk/) which has short chapters that each make you want to read just one more before turning out the light. I read the first chapter and the first few paragraphs of the second then found it very easy to put down again. I found her treatment of the prime minister faintly insulting — does she treat all non-wizard characters with the same disdain?

Having said that I have had the same experience of reading a book and not sleepuing — in my case with Jasper Fforde’s The Big Over Easy (web site at http://www.nurserycrime.co.uk/) which has short chapters that each make you want to read just one more before turning out the light.

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