Comments | cupiscent: I don't define myself by the media I consume, I define it by me

cupiscent

I don't define myself by the media I consume, I define it by me

Jun 10, 2010 16:08

( Movies: Ice Storm, Animal Kingdom, the continued Prince of Persia shame I refuse to mince about )

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msilverstar June 11 2010, 01:27:22 UTC

I just read Under Heaven, and it good, but not as good as Tigana, for example. The hero and his sister are so perfect, it makes my jaw hurt a little. Also, Ysabel was basically two self-inserts, him and his son, and right now I can't read about teenage boys.

I wish I could squee more, but all my fanfic reading and general dyspepsia have me down.

cupiscent June 11 2010, 01:37:34 UTC

What's particularly fascinating about GGK is how people have different favourites. Tigana, for instance, is not one of my favourites. It's good, but in my opinion not Song-for-Arbonne-good or Lions-of-AlRassan-good. So there's a wide range of style somehow. And I'm a little worried that I'm so fond of ancient China that GGK will fall flat. We'll see, I guess. (You're not missing out on anything solid-gold with Ysabel. It was a little YA for my tastes, a little simplistic. Then again, see just-made point about different GGK strokes for different folks. *G*)

msilverstar June 11 2010, 01:46:01 UTC

Good point! Reminds me that I prefer his books with as many POV characters as possible.

I read Ysabel, I bought it hardback, perhaps the cost made me more negative than otherwise.