Silus - Shard of Flame he/him Posted October 23, 2011 Posted October 23, 2011 The lighter tone of this book was something I really enjoyed. All the snippets of humor really just made it an enjoyable ride. This may be my immaturity showing through, but I thought Wax's deliberately inappropriate jokes at the wedding dinner were awesome. 2
DrawnofLife Posted November 21, 2011 Posted November 21, 2011 I completely agree. "Shooting dogs is hardly appropriate dinner conversation," Steris said. "I know. Particularly since I was aiming for its balls." Marasi just about spat her soup across the table "Lord Ladrian, I once heard that you threw a man's own knife at him and hit him right through th eye. Is the story true?" "It was actually Wayne's knife," Waxillium hesitated. "And the eye was an accident. I was aiming for the balls that time too." I happened to be reading this in class, so I got a lot of funny looks when I practically died laughing.(and, yes, I actually fell off my seat... can you say "embarrassing?") Luckily, my classmates are as weird as I am, so no damage was done. ~~ Sorry for my LTLFTP-ness :Long Time Lurker, First Time Poster 1
Deus Ex Biotica Posted November 21, 2011 Posted November 21, 2011 Also, virtually everything Ranette says and does. That woman is comedy gold.
Arcanist Lupus he/him Posted November 21, 2011 Posted November 21, 2011 Has nobody mentioned Wayne yet? Really?
CrazyRioter she/her Posted November 21, 2011 Posted November 21, 2011 Has nobody mentioned Wayne yet? Really? this, Wayne is utterly hilarious..."I bought a ward against logic from a traveling fortune-teller, it lets me add two 'n two and get a pickle.". 3
Deus Ex Biotica Posted November 21, 2011 Posted November 21, 2011 Wayne is awesome, too, yeah. Although, now that you mention it, is that the only time in the book he talks about actually buying things, rather than trading them?
Arcanist Lupus he/him Posted November 21, 2011 Posted November 21, 2011 Wayne is awesome, too, yeah. Although, now that you mention it, is that the only time in the book he talks about actually buying things, rather than trading them? He talks about bendalloy being expensive, but other than that, maybe.
lauren.e135 she/her Posted November 26, 2011 Posted November 26, 2011 My favorite is Wayne's "That's the smell of incredibleness."
IvoryRoad he/him Posted November 26, 2011 Posted November 26, 2011 I was amused at several moments, but I didn't really laugh out loud until they got to High Imperial. I about died laughing there. In general, I'm just very fond of Wax and Wayne's interplay of banter and insults. Reminds me a lot of my best friend and I. We get quite creative.
Guest Galavantes Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 I was amused at several moments, but I didn't really laugh out loud until they got to High Imperial. I about died laughing there. In general, I'm just very fond of Wax and Wayne's interplay of banter and insults. Reminds me a lot of my best friend and I. We get quite creative. Although I liked the reference to high imperial, I hated that slang even in the original trilogy. Even on the re-reads I entirely skip every part that has spook talking like that.
Guest Galavantes Posted November 28, 2011 Posted November 28, 2011 AND the book was very funny! Wayne was comic relief done right, he's allowed to be a little goofy since he's such a badass the rest of the time. “Huh,” Wayne said thoughtfully. “Tea’s poisoned.” Love it 1
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