{"id":4245,"date":"2017-07-03T05:00:46","date_gmt":"2017-07-03T12:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/markreads.net\/reviews\/?p=4245"},"modified":"2017-07-02T10:30:00","modified_gmt":"2017-07-02T17:30:00","slug":"mark-reads-a-wizard-of-mars-chapter-2-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/markreads.net\/reviews\/2017\/07\/mark-reads-a-wizard-of-mars-chapter-2-part-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Reads ‘A Wizard of Mars’: Chapter 2, Part I"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the first part of the second chapter of A Wizard of Mars<\/i>, WE LEARN A LOT IN VERY LITTLE SPACE. Intrigued? Then it’s time for Mark to read Young Wizards<\/i>. <\/p>\n

Oh, cousins, this is just too much. For just shy of twenty pages worth of text, this sure does pack in the information, and I AM EXCITED ABOUT ALL OF IT. Here are the things that thrilled me JUST IN THE FIRST THIRD OF THIS CHAPTER. (Third!!! There are over forty pages left!!!)<\/p>\n

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Futurity: All those hints that Nita was able to glimpse future timelines are now coming to fruition. Y’all, you know I’m gonna say I love serialization, so you also<\/i> know just how much this makes me eternally satisfied that Duane keeps doing this. This specific skill, however, is like all wizardry: it must be practiced. Focused on. Part of a routine! Unlike how magic systems work in other fantasy novels, a person isn’t just granted<\/i> an ability and then they just have to learn how to access it. Nothing comes easy to wizards, and I respect that. Hard work and discipline is rewarded, and I’m eager to see how Nita will grow.<\/li>\n
The koi: KOI FISH WHO EGG NITA ON AND GIVE HER VAGUE ADVICE AND CONDESCEND TO HER ALL THE TIME y’all i love everything about this.<\/li>\n
Tom’s war with the slugs. I don’t feel like I need to add to this because it’s so good all on its own.<\/li>\n
Point of view: I’m lucky in that I’m getting to read two series concurrently that play with point of view in fun ways. Over in The Truth<\/i>, I’m getting a view of the Watch from characters who don’t necessarily view them as the reader does. Here, Nita provides her own emotional context on Kit. After the first chapter, we got a sense for his emotional state after the events of the last book, but it’s also interesting to see him through Nita’s eyes. Specifically, it’s his absence<\/i> that is so important. He’s spent less time around Nita, and he seems preoccupied with Mars. (More on Mars in a second.) From this side of things, you could see why Nita and Tom might think that Kit’s grieving through distraction and obsession.<\/li>\n
Carmela: Broken record time. Again! Duane’s choice to bring Carmela into the action was brilliant, and I am so endlessly impressed with the way she balances characters without making it feel like she’s taking shit away from other people in order to give new people time. Carmela might<\/i> be a late-blooming wizard, but she might not be? Regardless of her journey, Carmela now feels like her own character rather than a supporting character to Kit. She has her own life, her own desire, and her own ambitions. And as this section shows, she is starting to affect the main<\/i> characters in intriguing ways. UGH, I REALLY LIKE ANALYZING GOOD WRITING OKAY.<\/li>\n
Roshaun: Just want to state in this review that I don’t think he’s dead. Maybe he ascended like Ponch did???<\/li>\n
Mamvish: What on earth does a Species Archivist do<\/i>? Study different wizards in different species? Why is everyone so thrilled that she’s coming to Earth? I WANT TO KNOW MORE.<\/li>\n
Mars: Why Mars<\/i>, of all planets? I don’t recall Kit having a Mars interest before. That’s not an insult to the writing, as I fully believe that this is a new thing for Kit. But there’s got to be a reason he’s so excited about that planet, right?<\/li>\n
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE VAMPIRES IN 1652??? Don’t tease me about this!!!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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