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really? I thought she had great storytelling LadyLorraine Send a noteboard - 29/11/2011 04:31:05 PM
I feel engaged and interested the entire time I'm reading, and that's really whats important, isn't it? It still amazes me how MUCH story she tells in a single book, especially Kushiel's Dart. Particularly with how slow some author fantasy authors plod along. I didn't think it felt rushed, hurried, or particularly patchy, either.

It could just be my interpretation, though. I involve myself in what I'm reading pretty readily(read: I can get sucked into a children's chapter book). But still, I wouldn't write her off as merely "average". Average to me is like... Kristen Britain.
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So, for anyone who has read Kushiel's Dart by Jaqcuelyne Carey DREWRULESWOT! - 29/11/2011 08:37:55 AM 1211 Views
"Well-turned calf" is an old saying. Ghavrel - 29/11/2011 09:19:18 AM 2943 Views
I did not find that she used a great deal from WoT or aSoIaF LadyLorraine - 29/11/2011 03:20:02 PM 931 Views
Nor did I. I felt like it had very little in common with either. lord-of-shadow - 29/11/2011 05:35:53 PM 819 Views
Carey is a decent writer Jacob - 29/11/2011 04:03:45 PM 845 Views
really? I thought she had great storytelling LadyLorraine - 29/11/2011 04:31:05 PM 814 Views
Average, in this sense, is not an insult. Jacob - 29/11/2011 07:28:52 PM 996 Views
oh fair enough. I wasn't trying to argue with you LadyLorraine - 29/11/2011 08:28:27 PM 732 Views
I actually felt like the trilogy gained a lot of depth as it went on - the third book was the best. lord-of-shadow - 29/11/2011 05:34:28 PM 774 Views
Only if you really bought into the Phedre character. Jacob - 29/11/2011 07:18:59 PM 910 Views
I agree about the consistency. And possibly about the storytelling. Legolas - 29/11/2011 06:25:52 PM 965 Views
Re: I agree about the consistency. And possibly about the storytelling. Jacob - 29/11/2011 07:13:22 PM 852 Views
I agree about the second series LadyLorraine - 29/11/2011 08:31:08 PM 827 Views
Re: One of the major differences between Phaedre and Imriel is extremely simple. RomaVenkat - 29/12/2011 01:48:10 AM 912 Views
That's true... but I don't really think it's the decisive factor for me. Legolas - 29/12/2011 07:18:06 PM 770 Views
Love the books MonCul - 30/11/2011 04:53:22 PM 851 Views
Of course, you have to make allowances for a bat-shit insane culture Cannoli - 01/12/2011 05:02:27 AM 777 Views
I don't think I can come up with 10 fantasy cultures/mythologies which stand up to close examination *NM* Ghavrel - 01/12/2011 09:11:07 AM 322 Views
I'm not even sure what one is "examining" *NM* LadyLorraine - 02/12/2011 01:49:27 PM 382 Views
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