Week 2: TaT Re-read Continues!

[ninedaysaqueen.livejournal.com]

We're continuing this week with part two of the Thick as Thieves anniversary re-read. The first week has already generated some great discussion on just the first three chapters.

This week we're reading Chapters 4-6 (p86-181)* 96 pages total or approximately another 2 hours of the audiobook of you're listening. Reading schedule is HERE if you need it, along with more information on how you can participate if you're just joining us.

Revisit Kamet screaming about Namreen, a convenient lion's den being convenient, Costis's dad jokes, and stories of a very suspicious boot boy.

As a final reminder, this is the last day you can sign up for the QT map giveaway. Entries close tonight at Midnight (Pacific Standard Time). We should be annoucing winners some time tomorrow. We also have one final treat for you tomorrow on the release day of the Thick as Thieves paperback. Go HERE for ordering options.

Happy reading!

*page numbers are from the 2017 hardcover edition.

Comments

[ninedaysaqueen.livejournal.com]

So, funny story I have about this section... I fell asleep while listening to Steve West's audio narration in the car. (I wasn't driving, so don't freak out!)

Anyways, I fell asleep to Kamet talking about Costis wrestling and was JOLTED awake by Kamet screaming about the Namreen. If you haven't listened to West's narration, he does this terrified screaming/wailing voice. I legit for a split second thought the Namreen were after me! So, beware of falling asleep hearing about hunky Attolians and being scared awake by Namreen!

(1) We get our first taste of Kamet and Costis bickering in the lion's cave. I do love how Kamet in pain is much more willing to speak his mind. And the hug! Ah, Costis is so sweet.

(2) I liked how Costis called Kamet's chain, which is essentially a collar, a necklace once in there. High five for sensitive Costis!

(3) Kamet really puts himself down a lot in this section every time a physical challenge comes up. Like, dude... I wouldn't expect you, a secretary, to keep up with a trained solider. There's no way! Costis is going to have to slow down for you. I'm sure he doesn't mind. You're doing fine!

(4) I can't believe how long it took me to realize Costis's berserk button was the severed hand. That's why he killed the slavers!

[sclerotia.livejournal.com]

Gee, I'm even slower. I got that the murder pretty much pushed the lowest of the low (dishonest slavers) down to the level of putrid slime, but I totally missed the hand thing. Duh!

[sclerotia.livejournal.com]

I meant to post here last week, but totally got sidetracked. Sorry. Costis doesn't have much problem dispatching two of the emperor's elite, unstoppable Namreen. In KoA Costis seems to be a good swordsman, but not excellent. Do you think that he has improved that much? Or are average skills in Attolia superior in Mede? Melheret in CoK is plenty good, so I think he's improved. He could have been practicing with Ornon. But I speculate he's been off practicing in Eddis. He had to be somewhere. And Ornon is still in Attolia in (at least most of the way through) in CoK.

Regarding Ornon as Attolia's ambassador in TaT: Do you think Attolia could have sent him as its ambassador before Eddis was sworn to Attolis? I think this would have been diplomatically iffy, and that all of TaT may have taken place after the marriage of Helen and Sophos. But I am a little ambivalent about this analysis, since it would seem to add quite a bit to the timeline.