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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 1698 Views
Prologue and Part One - the pieces are moved into place. Rebekah - 18/11/2010 09:37:08 AM 864 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 992 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 867 Views
I like it so far Camilla - 20/12/2010 06:16:45 PM 846 Views
Definitely not just you re: Esperaña. *NM* Legolas - 20/12/2010 07:03:48 PM 408 Views
Part Two: Exile *NM* Rebekah - 18/11/2010 09:38:21 AM 466 Views
I'm not very far into this part. Rebekah - 18/11/2010 12:59:32 PM 901 Views
I still like it. Camilla - 22/12/2010 09:27:09 AM 1044 Views
"Based on" is putting it mildly. Legolas - 22/12/2010 11:09:24 PM 847 Views
Re: "Based on" is putting it mildly. Camilla - 22/12/2010 11:39:23 PM 943 Views
Part Three Rebekah - 18/11/2010 09:40:26 AM 843 Views
Still no major objections Camilla - 25/12/2010 04:07:43 PM 894 Views
Actually, that part more or less makes sense. Legolas - 25/12/2010 10:58:28 PM 865 Views
Re: Actually, that part more or less makes sense. Camilla - 26/12/2010 11:01:53 AM 1087 Views
Part Four *NM* Rebekah - 18/11/2010 09:40:43 AM 435 Views
Hmmm Camilla - 27/12/2010 01:40:52 PM 979 Views
Part Five and Epilogue *NM* Rebekah - 18/11/2010 09:41:15 AM 432 Views
I am moderately happy with it Camilla - 27/12/2010 10:18:01 PM 798 Views
Overall thoughts: did you like the book? Rebekah - 18/11/2010 09:41:54 AM 865 Views
I think my friend has my copy, so I couldn't re-read. nossy - 18/11/2010 03:49:20 PM 851 Views
Friends are annoying like that sometimes. Rebekah - 18/11/2010 07:44:47 PM 798 Views
*spoiler* Camilla - 29/12/2010 01:53:35 PM 855 Views
I did, in general Camilla - 27/12/2010 10:24:22 PM 815 Views
The characters: Jehane, Ammar, Rodrigo Rebekah - 18/11/2010 09:45:51 AM 840 Views
A superficial point: Rebekah - 18/11/2010 08:33:58 PM 916 Views
Yes. Phèdre no Delaunay de Montrêve (as opposed to Racine's Phèdre). Legolas - 18/11/2010 08:37:49 PM 749 Views
This makes me wonder about certain tastes of yours. Ghavrel - 18/11/2010 10:56:02 PM 820 Views
Very funny. *NM* Legolas - 18/11/2010 11:01:27 PM 405 Views
Two wonderful lines Comet Sedai - 08/12/2010 02:36:17 AM 1163 Views
I am torn Camilla - 29/12/2010 01:52:06 PM 780 Views
The technicalities: writing style, plotting, etc. Rebekah - 18/11/2010 09:48:48 AM 830 Views
He really does love his drama. (spoilers for late in the book) Legolas - 18/11/2010 09:02:13 PM 954 Views
Re: He really does love his drama. (spoilers for late in the book) Rebekah - 21/11/2010 06:13:32 PM 818 Views
Re: He really does love his drama. (spoilers for late in the book) Camilla - 29/12/2010 03:40:31 PM 839 Views
Re: He really does love his drama. (spoilers for late in the book) Camilla - 29/12/2010 03:39:07 PM 937 Views
Subtle Rebekah - 21/11/2010 06:08:47 PM 915 Views
YES! Camilla - 29/12/2010 02:03:50 PM 776 Views
Hmmmmmm Camilla - 29/12/2010 02:03:22 PM 1002 Views
Revenge Rebekah - 18/11/2010 09:50:36 AM 768 Views
Re: Revenge Camilla - 29/12/2010 11:35:09 PM 886 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 1341 Views
I wish I had the time and brainpower to do that when reading books. Rebekah - 18/11/2010 07:48:30 PM 841 Views
Actually, I'm not sure if it really enhanced the reading experience. Legolas - 18/11/2010 08:11:29 PM 803 Views
Hm. Rebekah - 18/11/2010 08:15:32 PM 1005 Views
Supposedly it's based on Italy? But yeah, maybe that's only superficial. Legolas - 18/11/2010 08:25:54 PM 969 Views
Ha... Jacob - 18/11/2010 08:27:28 PM 770 Views
A note on your Tigana comment.. Jacob - 18/11/2010 08:24:24 PM 872 Views
*nods* Funny how Rebekah thinks the exact opposite about that. Legolas - 18/11/2010 08:27:17 PM 825 Views
Rebekah - 18/11/2010 08:32:13 PM 807 Views
Oh, and I forgot one, though it might be a stretch... Legolas - 18/11/2010 09:05:05 PM 828 Views
That is what I thought about "Esperaña" Camilla - 29/12/2010 11:33:12 PM 877 Views
I did not catch all of those. Certainly not the arabic name-references. Camilla - 29/12/2010 11:53:46 PM 999 Views
Us and Them: how can we do this to each other? Rebekah - 21/11/2010 06:07:46 PM 851 Views
Funny, I thought the most literary aspect of it was Ghavrel - 21/11/2010 10:22:49 PM 816 Views
Re: Funny, I thought the most literary aspect of it was Rebekah - 21/11/2010 10:55:57 PM 757 Views
Right. I've Un-Announced this. Rebekah - 02/12/2010 10:38:42 PM 817 Views
A dilemma. Rebekah - 06/12/2010 07:09:31 PM 800 Views
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