Comments | etrangere: 2006 by the number

etrangere

2006 by the number

Jan 14, 2007 20:07

Bookish meme stolen from generalblossom

Books read during the year not counting re-reads & borrowed books & manga & comic books

( Read more... )

a: laurent kloetzer, a: susanna clarke, a: patricia mckillip, a: charles sheffield, review, a: barbara hambly, a: steven erikson, a: lois mcmaster bujold, a: julie czerneda, a: ian mcdonald, a: ellen kushner, medium: books, a: r scott bakker, a: lynn flewelling, a: michael swanwick, a: naomi novik, a: pamela dean, a: jacqueline carey, a: ursula leguin, a: tad williams, a: mary gentle, meme: book, a: greg egan, a: cj cherryh, a: dorothy sayers, a: jonathan stroud, a: robin hobb, a: neal stephenson, a: dianna wynne jones, a: martha wells, a: michael stackpole, a: george rr martin

Leave a comment

Back to all threads

etrangere January 14 2007, 23:21:25 UTC

The Kushiel book are trashy fantasy. It's good trashy fantasy, but it's definitly of the guilty pleasure variety. On the plus side the world building is excellent. It's a different version of Europe wonderfully informed of legends and mythology. The spin of the Christian mythos is very interesting, and the bits of Celtic, Norse, Latin & Greek mythologies are equal enticing. The writing style is very good. It's lush, a little bit purple, but it does flow beautifully if you don't mind lyrical stuff. The porn doesn't take over the plot, thankfully, but the plot isn't exactly believable either. It's a bit like a James Bond movie, if James Bond was a whore ^_^ the plot does get weirdly contrived so that the main character's asset of being a godly masochist allow her to succeed. Not exactly likely, but fun to read. The sex is relatively well written as far as sexy fantasy go. It's definitly better than the Anita Blake novels, for exemple, but you find better in fanfics. I like the fact that a big part of the plot is based on a Lesbian antagonistic relationship. The characters are in general charismatic and likeable, so it's another big part of the appeal.

Back to all threads