{"id":1833,"date":"2013-04-28T12:11:23","date_gmt":"2013-04-28T19:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/markreads.net\/reviews\/?p=1833"},"modified":"2013-04-28T12:11:23","modified_gmt":"2013-04-28T19:11:23","slug":"mark-reads-the-demons-lexicon-part-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/markreads.net\/reviews\/2013\/04\/mark-reads-the-demons-lexicon-part-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Reads &#8216;The Demon&#8217;s Lexicon&#8217;: Part 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the final part of my review series on\u00c2\u00a0<em>The Demon&#8217;s Lexicon<\/em>, I fell for it, and I fell for it hard, and OH LORD, I&#8217;M SO GLAD I DON&#8217;T HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE NEXT BOOK.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->After finishing up through chapter ten on Friday, I knew I could not wait another week to get through this book, so I sat down on Saturday morning and decided that I needed to complete\u00c2\u00a0<em>The Demon&#8217;s Leixcon<\/em> as soon as possible. AH. AHAHAHA.\u00c2\u00a0<em>HAHAHAHAHAHA<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a chronicle of that, something I&#8217;ve\u00c2\u00a0<em>never<\/em> had the chance to do on Mark Reads. I always space these out, and for once, I&#8217;m honestly glad I didn&#8217;t. The entire sequence involving Black Arthur is\u00c2\u00a0<em>so<\/em> necessary to read at once because of the relentless energy, the way one chapter flows into the next, and because\u00c2\u00a0<strong>OH MY GOD HOW DID I NOT SEE THAT COMING<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>So, videos first before I include some thoughts.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Chapter 11<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Part 1<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/leAlNNLGf9s\" height=\"360\" width=\"480\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Part 2<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7N7c07CXjQM\" height=\"360\" width=\"480\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Chapter 12<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Part 1<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Eo2ZFPt36jc\" height=\"360\" width=\"480\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Part 2<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/br5D2NvhOXc\" height=\"360\" width=\"480\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Part 3<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4IK57H_oaI0\" height=\"360\" width=\"480\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Chapter 13<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Part 1<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kFqWwWHEYaM\" height=\"360\" width=\"480\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Part 2<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6pC8p2ML_5Q\" height=\"360\" width=\"480\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Chapter 14<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qEoMgsaHkL8\" height=\"360\" width=\"480\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Chapter 15<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Part 1<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oh8-phZj30g\" height=\"360\" width=\"480\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Part 2<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-aNvBxYvvxI\" height=\"360\" width=\"480\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Chapter 16<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Part 1<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fORU7P8UVis\" height=\"360\" width=\"480\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Part 2<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aM7wgGqp8jw\" height=\"360\" width=\"480\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Chapter 17<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7_fCxp2RHaE\" height=\"360\" width=\"480\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Some ~thoughts~:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 16px;\">So, I know it&#8217;s always a\u00c2\u00a0<em>thing<\/em> that most of the comments in rot13 are people laughing at my suffering, but this time around, I was aware that there were plenty of folks who just plain couldn&#8217;t say anything. In fact, I knew that was a reason why there weren&#8217;t as many comments. Which is fine! I&#8217;m not doing these things for the attention they get. I don&#8217;t care. I just like reading\u00c2\u00a0<em>really good things<\/em>. But now I understood the unique position y&#8217;all were in: YOU LITERALLY CANNOT TALK ABOUT THE FIRST HALF OF THE BOOK WITHOUT THE SECOND HALF. YOU CAN&#8217;T!<\/span><\/li>\n<li>And it will be endlessly hilarious to me that I actually picked up on Nick&#8217;s characterization versus Alan&#8217;s, especially how that relates to Brennan&#8217;s choice to make Nick the narrator. In particular, I&#8217;d said it was risky to make Nick the narrator because he there was a chance he was unlikable to most people. I HAD NO FUCKING IDEA HOW CLOSE I WAS TO FIGURING THIS OUT. In hindsight, Brennan really made a character struggling with their humanity\u00c2\u00a0<em>BECAUSE THEY WERE LITERALLY NOT HUMAN THE ENTIRE TIME.\u00c2\u00a0<\/em>I mean, I want to go straight into\u00c2\u00a0<em>The Demon&#8217;s Covenant\u00c2\u00a0<\/em>because WHY NOT, but god, this would be such a fascinating re-read.<\/li>\n<li>HOW FUCKING GREAT IS THE START OF CHAPTER 17. I believed it. I believed that I was reading a book from the point of view of a demon who just realized it was free in a world,\u00c2\u00a0<em>totally<\/em> free, but confused and tormented by its experience in a human body. It was exhilarating, y&#8217;all.<\/li>\n<li>Brennan also didn&#8217;t ignore the moral weight and terror that Mae would feel upon killing someone to save her brother. That&#8217;s good writing.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;m just&#8230; so shocked and impressed, y&#8217;all. You should watch these videos not just to see me break, but I\u00c2\u00a0<em>truly<\/em> had a great experience reading this book.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know off the top of my head when I&#8217;ll start the next book, as I have a few other commissions I need to complete, but it should not be more than a week. ONWARDS I GO INTO THE UNPREPARED.<\/p>\n<p><b>Mark Links Stuff<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; I have been nominated for a Hugo in the Fan Writer category! If you&#8217;d like more information or to direct friends\/family to vote for me, <a href=\"http:\/\/markreads.net\/reviews\/2013\/04\/hello-hugo-folks-youre-probably-wondering-who-i-am\/\">I have a very informational post about what I do that you can pass along and link folks to<\/a>!<br \/>\n&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/markreads.net\/reviews\/2013\/04\/one-big-update-about-mark-reads-tour-cons-events-more-books-party\/\">I have announced what the next books I am reading on Mark Reads will be, as well as updated y&#8217;all on the events, cons, tour dates, GOING TO EUROPE OH MY GOD, and general shenaniganry going on in my life<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/2013\/04\/heres-a-massive-update-about-mark-watches-tour-dates-vimeo-and-whats-next\/\">I have a similar post up on Mark Watches, detailing the next two shows I&#8217;m doing <i>as well as<\/i> the return of Double Features,\u00c2\u00a0and I finally explain what happened with my Vimeo account<\/a>. Check these posts out!<br \/>\n-\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/markreads.net\/reviews\/2013\/02\/mark-reads-harry-potter-the-deathly-hallows-is-now-available\/\"><b><i>Mark Reads Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows<\/i><\/b><b>\u00c2\u00a0is now published and available for purchase!<\/b><\/a><b>\u00c2\u00a0It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s available in ebook AND physical book format, and you can also get a discount for buying the ENTIRE SET of digital books: $25 for 7 BOOKS!!!<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>-\u00c2\u00a0<\/b>Video commissions are open, and <a href=\"http:\/\/markdoesstuff.com\/product\/mark-reads--video\">you can commission a Mark Reads\/Watches video for just $25!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the final part of my review series on\u00c2\u00a0The Demon&#8217;s Lexicon, I fell for it, and I fell for it hard, and OH LORD, I&#8217;M SO GLAD I DON&#8217;T HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE NEXT BOOK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[149],"tags":[336,335,366],"class_list":["post-1833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mark-does-stuff-2","tag-commissions","tag-sarah-rees-brennan","tag-the-demons-lexicon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/markreads.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/markreads.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/markreads.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/markreads.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/markreads.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1833"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/markreads.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1833\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/markreads.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/markreads.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/markreads.net\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- WP Super Cache is installed but broken. 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