Jamie's Quest by Joel

[Rutabaga]

It seems like a good idea to start a thread for this new series that anyone can post to.

I have read everything here by Joel (which is saying something, giving the extent of it) and am never disappointed.  I remember liking Flip's Tale but have not gone back to refresh my memory.  It will be interesting to read about characters in the late 20th century rather than the era of Robert Peel (Tom Browning's School Days).

Here:

http://www.awesomedude.com/jovincent/jamies-quest/index.htm

 

R

 

 

[Cole Parker]

I can't say I've read everything of his, but I have read most of it.  He's a very accomplished writer.  I'm looking forward to this, too.

C

[Merkin]

My impatience at the wait for the next chapter of "Jamie's Quest" is a wonderful prompt to go back and reread "Flip's Tale", which I'm doing right now.  Don't overlook it if you haven't already read it.

[Nigel Gordon]

Like Merkin, I went back and read "Flip's Tale", which I thoroughly enjoyed. There again I have enjoyed all Joel's work and look forward to reading the rest of "Jamie's Quest". The beginning has been first class.

[Rutabaga]

Story is gone -- I'm concerned. 

UPDATE:  And now it's back.  Weird  

R

[TomC]

I am having so much fun reading this story (as I do all of Joel's stories).  Poor Jamie doesn't quite know what all is going on around him, but he knows some of it must be important!  Having to translate some of the dialog from Scottish and English into American sometimes forces me to slow down and pay more attention, but that is a good thing.  Meeting many of the boys from Flip's Tale as their younger selves is adding to the enjoyment of both stories.

[Rutabaga]

Poor Jamie. Always "later."

 

R

[Rutabaga]

Chapter 11 moves us forward a bit in Jamie's growing up.  I would think he is already at or past the age at which he pops up in Flip's Tale, and I'm wondering when or if the crossover will evidence itself.

 

R

[Rutabaga]

Now in Chapter 12 we get the direct crossover of the events shared with Flip's Tale.

 

R

[Rutabaga]

And now a huge amount of events and history.  And . . . poor Jonathan.

 

R

[Cole Parker]

I'm reading this again and it's just as good as the first time through.  Good job, Jamie!

 

C

[Rutabaga]

I can't remember if I ever figured this out (or if it is later decoded in the story):

mrubo vozok tljor uboys oktld cczur utlut dodmr rhu

If so, I've forgotten now what I did.

R