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Ha... Jacob Send a noteboard - 18/11/2010 08:27:28 PM
And I wonder if that's one of the reasons I don't really like it. I love the way Kay takes our real world - history or otherwise - and twists it. (The other reason I don't like Tigana is that I think the revenge theme is pushed too far and none of the characters are people I sympathise with.)


I'm exactly the opposite. The better I know the historical context and the people that Kay is basing his story on, the less intriguing I find it. That is partially due to the fact that I AM very intrigued by the actual history and am rather familiar with the details.

That is the beauty of books. It allows for people to react to them in many different ways, and for the same or different reasons. :)
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The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay: the November/December Book Club Rebekah - 18/11/2010 09:33:45 AM 1786 Views
Prologue and Part One - the pieces are moved into place. Rebekah - 18/11/2010 09:37:08 AM 950 Views
I've read this before, more than once, but I can remember very little of what happens. Rebekah - 18/11/2010 12:58:44 PM 1073 Views
Re: I've read this before, more than once, but I can remember very little of what happens. Camilla - 20/12/2010 07:31:10 PM 951 Views
I like it so far Camilla - 20/12/2010 06:16:45 PM 932 Views
Definitely not just you re: Esperaña. *NM* Legolas - 20/12/2010 07:03:48 PM 444 Views
Part Two: Exile *NM* Rebekah - 18/11/2010 09:38:21 AM 507 Views
I'm not very far into this part. Rebekah - 18/11/2010 12:59:32 PM 979 Views
I still like it. Camilla - 22/12/2010 09:27:09 AM 1131 Views
"Based on" is putting it mildly. Legolas - 22/12/2010 11:09:24 PM 934 Views
Re: "Based on" is putting it mildly. Camilla - 22/12/2010 11:39:23 PM 1025 Views
Part Three Rebekah - 18/11/2010 09:40:26 AM 928 Views
Still no major objections Camilla - 25/12/2010 04:07:43 PM 985 Views
Actually, that part more or less makes sense. Legolas - 25/12/2010 10:58:28 PM 945 Views
Re: Actually, that part more or less makes sense. Camilla - 26/12/2010 11:01:53 AM 1173 Views
Part Four *NM* Rebekah - 18/11/2010 09:40:43 AM 472 Views
Hmmm Camilla - 27/12/2010 01:40:52 PM 1058 Views
Part Five and Epilogue *NM* Rebekah - 18/11/2010 09:41:15 AM 466 Views
I am moderately happy with it Camilla - 27/12/2010 10:18:01 PM 872 Views
Overall thoughts: did you like the book? Rebekah - 18/11/2010 09:41:54 AM 941 Views
I think my friend has my copy, so I couldn't re-read. nossy - 18/11/2010 03:49:20 PM 931 Views
Friends are annoying like that sometimes. Rebekah - 18/11/2010 07:44:47 PM 896 Views
*spoiler* Camilla - 29/12/2010 01:53:35 PM 934 Views
I did, in general Camilla - 27/12/2010 10:24:22 PM 896 Views
The characters: Jehane, Ammar, Rodrigo Rebekah - 18/11/2010 09:45:51 AM 927 Views
A superficial point: Rebekah - 18/11/2010 08:33:58 PM 1003 Views
Yes. Phèdre no Delaunay de Montrêve (as opposed to Racine's Phèdre). Legolas - 18/11/2010 08:37:49 PM 829 Views
This makes me wonder about certain tastes of yours. Ghavrel - 18/11/2010 10:56:02 PM 907 Views
Very funny. *NM* Legolas - 18/11/2010 11:01:27 PM 455 Views
Two wonderful lines Comet Sedai - 08/12/2010 02:36:17 AM 1246 Views
I am torn Camilla - 29/12/2010 01:52:06 PM 861 Views
The technicalities: writing style, plotting, etc. Rebekah - 18/11/2010 09:48:48 AM 908 Views
He really does love his drama. (spoilers for late in the book) Legolas - 18/11/2010 09:02:13 PM 1031 Views
Re: He really does love his drama. (spoilers for late in the book) Rebekah - 21/11/2010 06:13:32 PM 916 Views
Re: He really does love his drama. (spoilers for late in the book) Camilla - 29/12/2010 03:40:31 PM 924 Views
Re: He really does love his drama. (spoilers for late in the book) Camilla - 29/12/2010 03:39:07 PM 1021 Views
Subtle Rebekah - 21/11/2010 06:08:47 PM 986 Views
YES! Camilla - 29/12/2010 02:03:50 PM 852 Views
Hmmmmmm Camilla - 29/12/2010 02:03:22 PM 1114 Views
Revenge Rebekah - 18/11/2010 09:50:36 AM 847 Views
Re: Revenge Camilla - 29/12/2010 11:35:09 PM 961 Views
Because I was amusing myself with this during the read: on meanings of names and places Legolas - 18/11/2010 03:38:39 PM 1427 Views
I wish I had the time and brainpower to do that when reading books. Rebekah - 18/11/2010 07:48:30 PM 924 Views
Actually, I'm not sure if it really enhanced the reading experience. Legolas - 18/11/2010 08:11:29 PM 888 Views
Hm. Rebekah - 18/11/2010 08:15:32 PM 1083 Views
Supposedly it's based on Italy? But yeah, maybe that's only superficial. Legolas - 18/11/2010 08:25:54 PM 1045 Views
Ha... Jacob - 18/11/2010 08:27:28 PM 843 Views
A note on your Tigana comment.. Jacob - 18/11/2010 08:24:24 PM 951 Views
*nods* Funny how Rebekah thinks the exact opposite about that. Legolas - 18/11/2010 08:27:17 PM 899 Views
Rebekah - 18/11/2010 08:32:13 PM 884 Views
Oh, and I forgot one, though it might be a stretch... Legolas - 18/11/2010 09:05:05 PM 905 Views
That is what I thought about "Esperaña" Camilla - 29/12/2010 11:33:12 PM 969 Views
I did not catch all of those. Certainly not the arabic name-references. Camilla - 29/12/2010 11:53:46 PM 1094 Views
Us and Them: how can we do this to each other? Rebekah - 21/11/2010 06:07:46 PM 942 Views
Funny, I thought the most literary aspect of it was Ghavrel - 21/11/2010 10:22:49 PM 895 Views
Re: Funny, I thought the most literary aspect of it was Rebekah - 21/11/2010 10:55:57 PM 842 Views
Right. I've Un-Announced this. Rebekah - 02/12/2010 10:38:42 PM 898 Views
A dilemma. Rebekah - 06/12/2010 07:09:31 PM 882 Views
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