My New Year's Resolution was to stop lurking and join!
Hello, everyone!
I am an avid fan of Megan Whalen Turner's amazing books and have been lurking around this community for a while, enjoying myself immensely as I've watched discussions unfold. I decided that I ought to finally join the conversation!
I found The Thief and The Queen of Attolia in my local library when I was in junior high or high school (it all blurs together; I'm in college now), and I've loved them since the very first reading. I recall finding out about the third book completely by accident and just about breaking my friend's eardrums with a scream of joy. (These books are sadly underappreciated--which is to say not read--among my closest friends, despite my best effort.) I think, judging by what I've seen poking around here, that I'm in the right place.
And now, to prove my worth in this community, I will proceed to ask an actual discussion question.
I've just finished rereading the series (sadly neglecting my homework in order to do so), and while reading KoA I found myself puzzled by the fact that Gen keeps getting lost in Attolia's palace. I would have thought he'd been sneaking around it enough in his early years that he would know his way around--not to mention the fact that we hear about ancestors who helped design parts of the palace, like the conspiracy room.
Is his getting lost in the palace just a ruse to keep up the stupid-king image? But both times he ends up at the impassible shortcut (the atrium or whatever it is that he crosses on the beam when he's drunk) he seems genuinely angry. Maybe being out during the day impairs his sense of direction? Hmm...
Anyway, that's all I have to say on the subject. I can't promise I'll be an extremely devoted community member, but I shall do my best to be present occasionally. And please forgive the lack of icon and other exciting stuff--I'm very new to LJ (thus any advice is welcome!) and the picture I want to use is being stupid and won't resize, so I'm being stubborn and not using anything at all, at least until I figure it out or get very bored with myself. We shall see.
Thanks for having such a great community dedicated to such amazing books!
I am an avid fan of Megan Whalen Turner's amazing books and have been lurking around this community for a while, enjoying myself immensely as I've watched discussions unfold. I decided that I ought to finally join the conversation!
I found The Thief and The Queen of Attolia in my local library when I was in junior high or high school (it all blurs together; I'm in college now), and I've loved them since the very first reading. I recall finding out about the third book completely by accident and just about breaking my friend's eardrums with a scream of joy. (These books are sadly underappreciated--which is to say not read--among my closest friends, despite my best effort.) I think, judging by what I've seen poking around here, that I'm in the right place.
And now, to prove my worth in this community, I will proceed to ask an actual discussion question.
I've just finished rereading the series (sadly neglecting my homework in order to do so), and while reading KoA I found myself puzzled by the fact that Gen keeps getting lost in Attolia's palace. I would have thought he'd been sneaking around it enough in his early years that he would know his way around--not to mention the fact that we hear about ancestors who helped design parts of the palace, like the conspiracy room.
Is his getting lost in the palace just a ruse to keep up the stupid-king image? But both times he ends up at the impassible shortcut (the atrium or whatever it is that he crosses on the beam when he's drunk) he seems genuinely angry. Maybe being out during the day impairs his sense of direction? Hmm...
Anyway, that's all I have to say on the subject. I can't promise I'll be an extremely devoted community member, but I shall do my best to be present occasionally. And please forgive the lack of icon and other exciting stuff--I'm very new to LJ (thus any advice is welcome!) and the picture I want to use is being stupid and won't resize, so I'm being stubborn and not using anything at all, at least until I figure it out or get very bored with myself. We shall see.
Thanks for having such a great community dedicated to such amazing books!