Yes, TW does sprawl, but in the case of "Otherland," the sprawliness came at a good time for me. I really needed a book (or series of books) I could inhabit for several weeks.
I fear that I could be a very sprawly writer.
I don't give a good gorram about relevant, Wash. Or objective. And I ain't so afraid of losing something that I ain't gonna try to have it. You and I would make one beautiful baby. And I want to meet that child one day. Period.
Zoe ,'Heart Of Gold'
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There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Anne W. - Jun 09, 2004 8:59:03 am PDT #3201 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Consuela - Jun 09, 2004 9:02:21 am PDT #3202 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I can't tell whether Nutty would love Ash or hate it with a passion.
In either event, I think her response would be entertaining. *grin*
Besides, it's not nearly as over-romantic as Dunnett. Sneaky but ... Hmm.
Nutty - Jun 09, 2004 9:50:40 am PDT #3203 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I can't tell whether Nutty would love Ash or hate it with a passion.
Ruh roh.
(I gave up on Otherland when I started #3, and realized I had totally forgotten who was who and why I should care. I did like the premise of the first book, and parts of the second, but it was such a slog I had to stop.)
(This is also why I haven't cracked the Stephen King hardcover I was gifted last fall. That man has not heard the word "brevity" in a long, long time.)
brenda m - Jun 09, 2004 9:50:52 am PDT #3204 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
brenda, I'm betting it's War of the Flowers?
Yup. I'm not very far along because it's my bus book (i.e., I read it only on the bus on the way to work) but it's very intriguing so far.
Dana - Jun 09, 2004 10:03:17 am PDT #3205 of 10002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
The whole Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn trilogy is huge, but I never found it anything less than readable. I don't mind wordy as long as I'm entertained.
Nutty - Jun 09, 2004 10:06:05 am PDT #3206 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I found some of the insanity parts in Memory, Sorrow and Thorn a bit repetitive. When I re-read, especially when I re-read To Green Angel Tower, I skip past a fair amount of Characters A, B and C in the midst of their depersonalization crises.
I understand how the crises are necessary to cause the transmission of information and objects that allow the plot to come to completion, but the POV rambling gets a bit tiresome, to me.
deborah grabien - Jun 09, 2004 10:11:35 am PDT #3207 of 10002
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
I love Nutty. That is all.
Dana - Jun 09, 2004 10:12:49 am PDT #3208 of 10002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Yeah, fair enough. You can probably skip over 100 pages of Simon and Guthwulf wandering around under the castle.
Nutty - Jun 09, 2004 10:24:21 am PDT #3209 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Right. Especially cause Simon already did that in Book 1, and a little bit of it in a different setting in Book 2. Simon was particularly prone to that sort of behavior.
Dana - Jun 09, 2004 10:26:51 am PDT #3210 of 10002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Well, you know, he was a teenager. He had a hard life.
God, he did do that in all three books, didn't he? See, if I stop and think about it, yeah. But reading it, it's never bothered me.