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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 1827 Views
Prologue and Part One - the pieces are moved into place. Rebekah - 18/11/2010 09:37:08 AM 982 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 1105 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 983 Views
I like it so far Camilla - 20/12/2010 06:16:45 PM 970 Views
Definitely not just you re: Esperaña. *NM* Legolas - 20/12/2010 07:03:48 PM 464 Views
Part Two: Exile *NM* Rebekah - 18/11/2010 09:38:21 AM 530 Views
I'm not very far into this part. Rebekah - 18/11/2010 12:59:32 PM 1006 Views
I still like it. Camilla - 22/12/2010 09:27:09 AM 1167 Views
"Based on" is putting it mildly. Legolas - 22/12/2010 11:09:24 PM 966 Views
Re: "Based on" is putting it mildly. Camilla - 22/12/2010 11:39:23 PM 1057 Views
Part Three Rebekah - 18/11/2010 09:40:26 AM 961 Views
Still no major objections Camilla - 25/12/2010 04:07:43 PM 1021 Views
Actually, that part more or less makes sense. Legolas - 25/12/2010 10:58:28 PM 979 Views
Re: Actually, that part more or less makes sense. Camilla - 26/12/2010 11:01:53 AM 1207 Views
Part Four *NM* Rebekah - 18/11/2010 09:40:43 AM 495 Views
Hmmm Camilla - 27/12/2010 01:40:52 PM 1091 Views
Part Five and Epilogue *NM* Rebekah - 18/11/2010 09:41:15 AM 489 Views
I am moderately happy with it Camilla - 27/12/2010 10:18:01 PM 905 Views
Overall thoughts: did you like the book? Rebekah - 18/11/2010 09:41:54 AM 973 Views
I think my friend has my copy, so I couldn't re-read. nossy - 18/11/2010 03:49:20 PM 960 Views
Friends are annoying like that sometimes. Rebekah - 18/11/2010 07:44:47 PM 930 Views
*spoiler* Camilla - 29/12/2010 01:53:35 PM 964 Views
I did, in general Camilla - 27/12/2010 10:24:22 PM 930 Views
The characters: Jehane, Ammar, Rodrigo Rebekah - 18/11/2010 09:45:51 AM 959 Views
A superficial point: Rebekah - 18/11/2010 08:33:58 PM 1035 Views
Yes. Phèdre no Delaunay de Montrêve (as opposed to Racine's Phèdre). Legolas - 18/11/2010 08:37:49 PM 860 Views
This makes me wonder about certain tastes of yours. Ghavrel - 18/11/2010 10:56:02 PM 943 Views
Very funny. *NM* Legolas - 18/11/2010 11:01:27 PM 478 Views
Two wonderful lines Comet Sedai - 08/12/2010 02:36:17 AM 1289 Views
I am torn Camilla - 29/12/2010 01:52:06 PM 893 Views
The technicalities: writing style, plotting, etc. Rebekah - 18/11/2010 09:48:48 AM 938 Views
He really does love his drama. (spoilers for late in the book) Legolas - 18/11/2010 09:02:13 PM 1075 Views
Re: He really does love his drama. (spoilers for late in the book) Rebekah - 21/11/2010 06:13:32 PM 966 Views
Re: He really does love his drama. (spoilers for late in the book) Camilla - 29/12/2010 03:40:31 PM 965 Views
Re: He really does love his drama. (spoilers for late in the book) Camilla - 29/12/2010 03:39:07 PM 1057 Views
Subtle Rebekah - 21/11/2010 06:08:47 PM 1023 Views
YES! Camilla - 29/12/2010 02:03:50 PM 882 Views
Hmmmmmm Camilla - 29/12/2010 02:03:22 PM 1153 Views
Revenge Rebekah - 18/11/2010 09:50:36 AM 884 Views
Re: Revenge Camilla - 29/12/2010 11:35:09 PM 1001 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 1460 Views
I wish I had the time and brainpower to do that when reading books. Rebekah - 18/11/2010 07:48:30 PM 958 Views
Actually, I'm not sure if it really enhanced the reading experience. Legolas - 18/11/2010 08:11:29 PM 917 Views
Hm. Rebekah - 18/11/2010 08:15:32 PM 1155 Views
Supposedly it's based on Italy? But yeah, maybe that's only superficial. Legolas - 18/11/2010 08:25:54 PM 1081 Views
Ha... Jacob - 18/11/2010 08:27:28 PM 882 Views
A note on your Tigana comment.. Jacob - 18/11/2010 08:24:24 PM 984 Views
*nods* Funny how Rebekah thinks the exact opposite about that. Legolas - 18/11/2010 08:27:17 PM 932 Views
Rebekah - 18/11/2010 08:32:13 PM 924 Views
Oh, and I forgot one, though it might be a stretch... Legolas - 18/11/2010 09:05:05 PM 945 Views
That is what I thought about "Esperaña" Camilla - 29/12/2010 11:33:12 PM 1005 Views
I did not catch all of those. Certainly not the arabic name-references. Camilla - 29/12/2010 11:53:46 PM 1127 Views
Us and Them: how can we do this to each other? Rebekah - 21/11/2010 06:07:46 PM 977 Views
Funny, I thought the most literary aspect of it was Ghavrel - 21/11/2010 10:22:49 PM 933 Views
Re: Funny, I thought the most literary aspect of it was Rebekah - 21/11/2010 10:55:57 PM 873 Views
Right. I've Un-Announced this. Rebekah - 02/12/2010 10:38:42 PM 934 Views
A dilemma. Rebekah - 06/12/2010 07:09:31 PM 914 Views
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