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review: Doppelganger
« on: May 09, 2007, 07:43:51 PM »
« Last Edit: May 09, 2007, 08:21:10 PM by Spriggan »
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Re: review: Doppelganger
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2007, 08:00:28 PM »
Great review, Fish. EUOL's been telling me to read this one for weeks, but apparently the copy at his house is yours. Do you mind if I borrow it?
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Re: review: Doppelganger
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2007, 08:08:48 PM »
Nessa, please use the new syntax for linking to articles on TWG as mentioned in this thread.
http://www.timewastersguide.com/forum/index.php?topic=5296.0

Thanks.
« Last Edit: May 09, 2007, 08:24:35 PM by Spriggan »
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Re: review: Doppelganger
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2007, 09:02:30 PM »
Quote from: Fellfrosch on May 09, 2007, 08:00:28 PM
Great review, Fish. EUOL's been telling me to read this one for weeks, but apparently the copy at his house is yours. Do you mind if I borrow it?

Go for it.  I've been telling EUOL you should read it.
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Re: review: Doppelganger
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2007, 01:55:10 AM »
Okay, Fish, enough's enough. I've read several books because of your reviews, and have enjoyed them all. This leads me to read more books that you've reviewed, and I just don't have the time to keep doing that. I already know that I'm gonna find a copy of Doppelganger and read it, using time I should be spending on homework or a social life. So, clearly, you need to stop reviewing books, or start having really bad taste in them. I need my time back!
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Re: review: Doppelganger
« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2007, 05:47:53 AM »
Lol.  Glad you're enjoying them.  Um, I mean, sorry for impinging on your time. 

Oh wait.  No I'm not.
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Re: review: Doppelganger
« Reply #6 on: May 14, 2007, 01:12:29 AM »
Well, at least let me know whether this is part of a series. I recently finished Kitty Takes a Holiday and The Ghost Brigades, and am axiously awaiting their sequels. I want to know ahead of time whether I'll be waiting to see how events unfold at the end of this one.
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Re: review: Doppelganger
« Reply #7 on: May 14, 2007, 05:11:56 PM »
It's a stand alone.  It could potentially have sequels, but I doubt it will.


It makes me SO happy that you're reading the Kitty books.  YAY!  I just read Kitty Takes a Holiday, and need to write a review of it soon.
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Re: review: Doppelganger
« Reply #8 on: May 14, 2007, 11:52:04 PM »
I still need to read Kitty goes to Washington.
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Re: review: Doppelganger
« Reply #9 on: May 15, 2007, 12:06:07 AM »
Yes. Yes, you do.
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Re: review: Doppelganger
« Reply #10 on: May 24, 2007, 03:37:48 PM »
I read Doppelganger yesterday. I liked it for the most part, but it really started to fall apart toward the end--the characterizations started to unravel, and it eventually became obvious that the plot wasn't going anywhere. It's a fascinating idea, though, and the early stuff was really good.
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