tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post7009945671959510607..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: Lawhead's Skin MapAndrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-80261181329785516312012-08-07T19:50:01.713-07:002012-08-07T19:50:01.713-07:00Jess: Yeah, me, too!Jess: Yeah, me, too!Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-57947164722055946602012-08-07T14:28:38.593-07:002012-08-07T14:28:38.593-07:00You're right about The Skin Map and others bei...You're right about The Skin Map and others being great titles~ that's the kind of thing that would definitely compel me to at least take a look!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121018905141253640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-68587947382844599152012-08-06T09:56:21.793-07:002012-08-06T09:56:21.793-07:00Ravena: I'll take a look at it, although I'...Ravena: I'll take a look at it, although I'm not incredibly fond of "new spins." I didn't like the recent Arthur TV series because they took too many liberties with the story, so, if it's someone being "clever" with the legend, I probably won't care for it.<br /><br />Rusty: Start out with the original Pendragon trilogy. It's hard to go wrong with those.<br /><br />Alex: He's written a few books, yes.<br /><br />Matthew: I think you'd like the Pendragon stuff.<br /><br />Jo: Yeah, Whyte did a great job. I loved how he really set everything in a completely realistic setting and gave a sense of how the legend could have grown from the events that happened in the books. <br /><br />Briane: Well... the style may not be an issue for other people. I think I noticed it because I was expecting one thing based upon his other books, and that's not what I got. Aside from that, though, the story jumped around too much for me, especially as it pertained to two of the characters (and I can't say why without giving stuff away). I understand why those parts were in there (he wanted to get info across you couldn't get from the MC), but they just didn't seem to fit with everything else. Maybe it will work out in conjunction with the rest of the books, though.<br /><br />Michael: Yeah, you, in particular, should read the Pendragon stuff.<br /><br />L.G.: I've heard of Cornwell, but I haven't ever looked at his stuff.<br />I think you'd like Hood and Scarlet and, probably, Patrick (about St. Patrick). They seem like right up your alley.<br /><br />Rachel: LOL No problem. I don't know if I'm trying to "make a living," but I certainly wish it could even be called augmenting the family income.<br /><br />M.J.: Yeah, it was. I'm allowing whatever illness happened between #2 and #3 to serve as an excuse. I need to pick up Bone House.<br /><br />Stephanie: See, I can't even decide which I liked better between Hood and Scarlet! I don't know what to say about Tuck; it does wrap up the story, but it's just not as good.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-76672728821770342152012-08-05T07:52:59.114-07:002012-08-05T07:52:59.114-07:00Those titles are awesome. Just based on those, I ...Those titles are awesome. Just based on those, I would check those novels out, but I also love Lawhead. He hooked me with Hood and Scarlett. I haven't had a chance to read Tuck. Perhaps that's for the best.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09247707812061900770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-60239275988017232752012-08-03T08:29:13.795-07:002012-08-03T08:29:13.795-07:00I agree with you on the King Raven Trilogy. Tuck ...I agree with you on the King Raven Trilogy. Tuck was definitely a let down when compared to the other two. <br /><br />I haven't read the Bright Empires series yet. It's sitting on my bookshelf, waiting patiently for its turn.M.J. Fifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-20249043773616165832012-08-02T14:09:01.276-07:002012-08-02T14:09:01.276-07:00Whaaaat? I definitely opened the other post just n...Whaaaat? I definitely opened the other post just now and not this one. How did my comment end up here instead?! Okay, I'm gonna copy it over to the correct post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181241692016438730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-85645773190262366632012-08-02T14:07:40.277-07:002012-08-02T14:07:40.277-07:00I like Alex's comment - it's encouraging! ...I like Alex's comment - it's encouraging! I know exactly what you mean though. Things can be really slow a lot of the time! And I'm certainly nowhere near making a living as an author. Maybe one day :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181241692016438730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-25416597211526424032012-08-02T14:07:39.226-07:002012-08-02T14:07:39.226-07:00Yeah, Tuck was the first Lawhead book I picked up,...Yeah, Tuck was the first Lawhead book I picked up, and I didn't finish it. I was liking it well enough, but I just wasn't hooked enough to care how it ended. I may yet go back and read the other two in the Robin Hood series because I really do love those kinds of stories. <br /><br />Another author who writes about the Arthurian stuff is Bernard Cornwell, whom I met last year at a conference. Really likable and funny guy. I've read part of his Saxon series, but not the Arthur stuff yet, but I will one of these days when I have endless hours on my hands. :)Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-82630267223685783732012-08-02T10:20:03.276-07:002012-08-02T10:20:03.276-07:00I haven't read any of Lawhead's books. I g...I haven't read any of Lawhead's books. I guess I'm gonna have to change that.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-31192162805531813412012-08-02T10:13:52.603-07:002012-08-02T10:13:52.603-07:00A few things:
A. I'm going to get to your pr...A few things:<br /><br />A. I'm going to get to your prize. For accounting reasons, it's later than usual. I'm terrible and I'm sorry.<br /><br />B. I know you write about writing, so I'm having a hard time telling whether your noticing Lawhead's writing in his new series is that problematic. <br /><br />What I mean is: When I notice the writing STYLE that almost always bodes poorly for the book. "The Law Of Nines" I noticed right away had a juvenile writing style -- sub-YA-- that detracted from the (also poor) story.<br /><br />Jonathan Franzen's writing in his last book, "Freedom," was different: it was too showy. <br /><br />(Read more about that here:<br /><br />http://www.thinkingthelions.com/2010/12/jonathan-franzen-has-lot-to-tell-us-and.html<br /><br />So did you notice the writing because you're a writer? Or did you notice the writing because it detracted from the story like a microphone dipping into a movie scene?<br /><br />3. Points of view: In "The Red House," by one of my favorite authors, Mark Haddon, he switches points of view almost at random and I wasn't crazy about that at all; until I got used to it it was hard to tell what was going on.<br /><br />Books can become gimmicks if the point of view, or style, or other accoutrements, don't serve the story. In "Miss Peregrine" the photos became that: a gimmick, and the gimmick detracted from the book. So if there was no point to switching points of view, then it's a gimmick.Brianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616494058636881575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-21774018260950646072012-08-02T06:31:19.707-07:002012-08-02T06:31:19.707-07:00I haven't read him either, will have to check ...I haven't read him either, will have to check him out. I loved Jack Whyte's series, I thought they were excellent and so very probable.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-10938372957339264842012-08-02T04:47:20.014-07:002012-08-02T04:47:20.014-07:00Interesting take. I've heard of Lawhead, but h...Interesting take. I've heard of Lawhead, but have never read him. I may have to check him out.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-75479957835595572802012-08-02T04:44:24.678-07:002012-08-02T04:44:24.678-07:00he's certainly a prolific writer.
I think #26 ...he's certainly a prolific writer.<br />I think #26 is good!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-5380061422083031492012-08-02T04:08:45.661-07:002012-08-02T04:08:45.661-07:00The Skin Map is an awesome title. I accidentally p...The Skin Map is an awesome title. I accidentally purchased a YA book the other day and I'm trying to get through it right now. Not that it's awful or anything, but it doesn't feel as... Earnestly told as I would expect. <br /><br />Anyway, I'll make a mental note - the author is sometimes a genius, other times, not so much.Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-69208826260509581822012-08-02T00:48:02.938-07:002012-08-02T00:48:02.938-07:00I haven't heard of this author, though he soun...I haven't heard of this author, though he sounds like one to check out. If King Arthur is your thing, I would recommend "Here Lies Arthur" by Phillip Reeve. It's a work of YA fantasy, but it completely reworks the entire legend in a way that makes amazing sense. I would definitely recommend it.Ravena Guronhttp://ravenaguron.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.com