tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734839095698218552.post7064635184869973607..comments2024-01-20T17:14:53.720-04:00Comments on Like Pike: The ImmortalJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06672093730049923294noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734839095698218552.post-17402152253740733202012-09-16T17:31:36.602-03:002012-09-16T17:31:36.602-03:00Clearly I am several years late to the party, but ...Clearly I am several years late to the party, but seriously, when Sryope noticed the thorn noose and knew she was being framed, why didn't she point this out to any of the other gods in her defense, as well as point out the shape-shifting nature of Furies? I guess the Greek gods' court doesn't have reasonable doubt?<br /><br />Also, at the end, didn't Apollo say some shit like he'd known what had happened (e.g., that Sryope was being framed), but he couldn't intervene because of [insert some contrived bullshit reason], or am I making that up?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734839095698218552.post-58018087087236905102011-11-21T20:07:56.347-04:002011-11-21T20:07:56.347-04:00LOVE your recap, it is so hard to find Christopher...LOVE your recap, it is so hard to find Christopher pike books for a total recap. Do you recommend any of his books that are like remember me, it was my fav when i was in 7th grad. This book was my second favored. thanks, for the great recap keep it up!jaimeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734839095698218552.post-42418354233146105182009-04-28T03:42:00.000-03:002009-04-28T03:42:00.000-03:00Great recap, as usual, but you forgot something im...Great recap, as usual, but you forgot something important from the ending -- when Josie/Sryope "dies", Sryope is shown on Mount Olympus, talking to Apollo -- and finding out he's her dad. The human ending upset me when I first read this, but I liked that. I, also, have never forgotten the thing with the ground glass in the burger. Sooo fiendish! No wonder Josie and Helen are such horrible BFFs to each other -- they totally f'ed with each other in the ancient world/Mount Olympus/wherever. <br /><br />I always had this feeling as a teen that Pike took a vacation to Greece and was inspired to write this story, because it reads like someone who went and fell in love with it. I can say how easy that is from experience, although I didn't make it to Mykonos or many of the islands. Next time!Emilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734839095698218552.post-10909658208140376702008-11-09T12:57:00.000-04:002008-11-09T12:57:00.000-04:00This wasn't one of my favorite Pike books, but yea...This wasn't one of my favorite Pike books, but yeah, that ground up glass in a burger really stayed with me. I didn't eat burgers for the longest time. ^_^Deathycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00832640277640636693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734839095698218552.post-78154113446336365742008-11-07T12:13:00.000-04:002008-11-07T12:13:00.000-04:00Ah! As soon as you mentioned the glass in the burg...Ah! As soon as you mentioned the glass in the burger, I remembered I read this, and exactly where in the library I picked it up. Creepy!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18229509815458638090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734839095698218552.post-56824883272583652372008-11-03T11:19:00.000-04:002008-11-03T11:19:00.000-04:00Okay, this is just getting weird. A House of Yes ...Okay, this is just getting weird. A House of Yes reference, and now a Gods Behaving Badly reference? I may love you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734839095698218552.post-61716300477646808822008-10-19T18:11:00.000-03:002008-10-19T18:11:00.000-03:00Haha, all I can say is thankyou for this blog...it...Haha, all I can say is thankyou for this blog...it's so nice to see the pure weirdness that is Christopher Pike plots down in writing...for some reason the whole statue thing from this book really stayed with me. Uh oh, perhaps I'm a reincarnated ancient Greek goddess...2 thumbs up for shonky crystal-related spiritualism...<BR/><BR/>Ps another great book about misbehaving deities is American Gods by Neil Gaiman....The Babysitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792182414199101061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734839095698218552.post-88881249553758712632008-10-17T22:32:00.000-03:002008-10-17T22:32:00.000-03:00The ground-up glass in the burgers was the only th...The ground-up glass in the burgers was the only thing I could remember about this book, and now I see why. Argh, Pike, since when have there been male Furies? Oh, whatever. Great recap like usual!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07725897086314409051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734839095698218552.post-1532578551189934002008-10-17T18:06:00.000-03:002008-10-17T18:06:00.000-03:00The whole grinding up of glass thing totally staye...The whole grinding up of glass thing totally stayed with me for years after reading this book. I remember being horrified when I read it!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734839095698218552.post-35105367558039756732008-10-17T14:31:00.000-03:002008-10-17T14:31:00.000-03:00This was my favorite Pike back in the day. I was o...This was my favorite Pike back in the day. I was <I>obsessed</I> with Greece and Greek mythology going into my teen years so it was right up my alley. Alas, I never actually got to Greece though. Now I just go vicariously through my brother-in-law and his wife; they go like 3 times a year. (And bring back Greek wine-yum!)BananaBombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219593086619324614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734839095698218552.post-7000649391296699942008-10-17T12:16:00.000-03:002008-10-17T12:16:00.000-03:00I'm not sure how I feel about this book. It so...I'm not sure how I feel about this book. It sounds interesting but a bit confusing. I never read this one when I was younger. <BR/><BR/>I used to be really into dreams. In college I even took a class about movies & dreams. I loved it. I wonder if my interest in dreams is because I used to read Pike books?!zannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02331351853662489682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734839095698218552.post-40832711696491366552008-10-17T11:56:00.000-03:002008-10-17T11:56:00.000-03:00Sometimes you have to wonder what Pike was/is smok...Sometimes you have to wonder what Pike was/is smoking ...MaybeSomedayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10477443824987361739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734839095698218552.post-51658045247356488402008-10-17T02:24:00.000-03:002008-10-17T02:24:00.000-03:00This one doesn't sound that bad...I like the whole...This one doesn't sound that bad...I like the whole Greek thing.Fear Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01318644101952278609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734839095698218552.post-47515526577922045062008-10-16T21:04:00.000-03:002008-10-16T21:04:00.000-03:00I enjoyed this one when I was younger. Maybe beca...I enjoyed this one when I was younger. Maybe because it didn't have such a screwed up ending as some of the other Pike books. (I'm looking at you Die Softly.)<BR/><BR/>This book made me uber paranoid about eating burgers. I would pull them all apart to make sure there wasn't any glass in them. Thanks for that Pike!<BR/><BR/>Something I realized now that I didn't realize when I read this in 7th grade--why on earth would you go to a nude beach and not bring a condom? Wouldn't you like think sex would be an option? Tom dropped the ball on that one.<BR/><BR/>Sigh, thanks for the reminder of the Swiss Air crash. That happened when I was just starting college so now I feel REALLY old.<BR/><BR/>KateKate Enge https://www.blogger.com/profile/01181892499159216413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734839095698218552.post-11601548451227192162008-10-16T20:35:00.000-03:002008-10-16T20:35:00.000-03:00Damn. I was obsessed with this book when I was in...Damn. I was obsessed with this book when I was in middle school. Then I went to Mykonos when I was 18. While at the nude beach/night club/trampoline pit or whatever the hell that was, I thought back to this book and the circle was complete. <BR/><BR/>Wonderful recap!Elizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10155688749271094288noreply@blogger.com