tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3414093212095906246.post2304834777322226502..comments2024-01-26T15:00:33.908-06:00Comments on The THRILLIONTH page: Cunning poets and deadly courtiers gone wildCarolyn Cranehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17195853833116263029noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3414093212095906246.post-24608080651841161352007-12-18T19:04:00.000-06:002007-12-18T19:04:00.000-06:00"I'm also guessing that book was a hardcover, even..."<I>I'm also guessing that book was a hardcover, even more reason to be resentful.</I>"<BR/><BR/>Even more reason to love the Los Angeles Public Library system ;o). I liked KJ better than KS, so the series is trending upwards...I'll probably read the next one, too, if the library gets it.bettiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11398414989528116281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3414093212095906246.post-26034583568311543782007-12-18T13:57:00.000-06:002007-12-18T13:57:00.000-06:00Oh, Bettie...I'm also guessing that book was a har...Oh, Bettie...I'm also guessing that book was a hardcover, even more reason to be resentful. So are you done, or will you read the next that comes out? I still have the Kushiel's Scion in my TBR pile, as you know. Then we'll see. I know I hold Carey to a slightly higher standard than others, and I'll be more disappointed if it's bad. Thanks for the report! I'll let you know about my take on the KS Zzzzz factor.Carolyn Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195853833116263029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3414093212095906246.post-53492794245540554342007-12-18T12:40:00.000-06:002007-12-18T12:40:00.000-06:00Hey Carolyn Jean, I just finished Kushiel's Justic...Hey Carolyn Jean, I just finished <I>Kushiel's Justice</I> 500+ pages. More interesting than the previous, but still, <I>meh</I>. And the sex seemed gratuitous. Toward the end, I started skimming. The plot felt like it was on a rail and so many of those many, many pages felt like filler. I liked it ok, but when a book is that big, you have to be crazy about it in order to avoid feeling resentful.bettiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11398414989528116281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3414093212095906246.post-2413988537851071692007-12-03T08:59:00.000-06:002007-12-03T08:59:00.000-06:00Bettie, that is a surprise about Imriel being good...Bettie, that is a surprise about Imriel being good...however, it may be all the more dramatic, then when he turns evil like mom! I think that's what I'll be rooting for.<BR/><BR/>and lisabea, I am SO with you on Erik. It really is amazing, for how little time he spends on stage, that he is such a wildly compelling romantic hero. And then Sookie has to be with Lion guy?Carolyn Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195853833116263029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3414093212095906246.post-1892311405077623872007-12-02T22:12:00.000-06:002007-12-02T22:12:00.000-06:00My college roomie/bestest buddy forced me to read ...My college roomie/bestest buddy forced me to read a few wonderous books: the Fionavar series and all of the works (at that point) of the evil Discworld overlord, Terry Pratchett. I am forever in her debt. AND she gave me my first Sookie Stackhouse book. I could actually kill her for that because I fell madly in love with Erik the Vampire. And for what? I ask you? Where the hell is that relationship going? It's like Ranger and Joe all over again. I want to march around outside of Harris's house wearing a sandwich board and waving a flag. <BR/><BR/>small rant. sorry. love your posts...lisabeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920384323769700925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3414093212095906246.post-26962464787686271662007-12-02T15:41:00.000-06:002007-12-02T15:41:00.000-06:00Maybe it's because I bought KS in hardback, like, ...Maybe it's because I bought KS in hardback, like, the instant it came out, but it didn't live up to my expectations. I read it, donated it to the library, and haven't thought of it since. I didn't even know the second book in the series was out until I clicked over to amazon to check the name of the main character (How damning is that? I would never forget Phedre, Jocelin, Hyacinth or Delauney--though I might misspell them--but I totally blanked on Imriel's name). KS seemed like a lot of filler. But maybe it was me. I like my FP narrators a little bit wicked, and Imriel is all about guilt and angst and struggling to be good so as to live down his bio-parents' legacy. ::yawn:: <BR/><BR/>All of this is not to say I won't hop on over to my library's web page and put a hold on <I>Kushiel's Justice</I> but I'm in no great hurry to read it.bettiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11398414989528116281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3414093212095906246.post-91134466087074316152007-12-02T15:05:00.000-06:002007-12-02T15:05:00.000-06:00Okay, lisabea and Writtenwyrdd, maybe I need to lo...Okay, lisabea and Writtenwyrdd, maybe I need to look at this GGK's Fionavar series.<BR/><BR/>Really, I suppose I like the second Kushiel book, Kushiel's Chosen, better than you, WW--I felt like it was quite enchanting and engrossing, actually, though you are right in that it didn't have the unusual and somewhat magical level of tension of Dart. But I loved it enough, certainly, to breathlessly order Scion, which brings me to you, Bettie.<BR/><BR/>Say it ain't so! Kushiel's Scion is in my TBR pile. The top of it, actually. ZZZZ? Really? <BR/><BR/>Thanks you guys for stopping by. As a newish blogger, it is SO exciting to have visitors!Carolyn Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195853833116263029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3414093212095906246.post-28007732695312633782007-12-02T13:54:00.000-06:002007-12-02T13:54:00.000-06:00"This is a book I've picked up time and again, and..."This is a book I've picked up time and again, and put back."<BR/><B>Lisbea</B>, I know you're already sold, but I had to put in that I picked this book up and put it back three different times before checking it out. I just couldn't imagine how the author could do it without being tawdry. But, man, did she knock my socks off. I absolutely adore Phaedre's voice, and words, and the nimble, totally not tawdry way she discusses sex (so much so, that I put a nod to it in "Ember"). <BR/><BR/>The differences between Phaedre and her true love are character-driven and such that there is a real possibility they won't get together in the end (and, given the way she gets off on both physical and emotional pain, either ending could, technically be a "happy" one). <BR/><BR/>Anyway. I should stop raving. But I heart this series. <I>Kushiel's Scion</I> on the other hand...<I>zzzzzzz</I>bettiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11398414989528116281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3414093212095906246.post-51390970495870870402007-12-01T07:43:00.000-06:002007-12-01T07:43:00.000-06:00Writtenwrydd: I loved GGK's Fionavar series.You're...Writtenwrydd: I loved GGK's Fionavar series.You're saying this is a more erotically charged one???? SOLD! To the woman with her nose in a book.lisabeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920384323769700925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3414093212095906246.post-882358056505304072007-11-30T21:31:00.000-06:002007-11-30T21:31:00.000-06:00I have to agree that pulling of Phaedre's characte...I have to agree that pulling of Phaedre's character was an amazing thing to have done. The book was lovely and lush with language and names, but after the first book, the story wasn't that interesting. Less tension. <BR/><BR/>She reminded me of a more erotically charged Guy Gavriel Kay.<BR/><BR/>And, by the way, thanks for stopping by my blog!writtenwyrddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280711822302493122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3414093212095906246.post-14677751493931228122007-11-29T09:29:00.000-06:002007-11-29T09:29:00.000-06:00This is a book I've picked up time and again, and ...This is a book I've picked up time and again, and put back. I was thinking of purchasing this as a gift for my sister, but I wanted to read it first. I wonder how I will ever have time to read all the books on my list....lisabeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920384323769700925noreply@blogger.com