Since I don't like Guy Kay's books much, why should I read the new Mary Gentle novel, then?
I found it slow in places leading up to the end, and I think the actual writing qua writing is different -- but there's an emotional texture to the end of the book that has some of that mix of love, duty, and unforeseen consequences. I'm not sure if you'd love it, but I think you'd agree about the ending.
And as you know, the ending of a book/movie/anything can pull the whole work up for me, and if the ending is perfect, all flaws that might otherwise be there -- and to which I'd admit -- are happily forgiven.
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Date: 2007-01-20 08:12 pm (UTC)I found it slow in places leading up to the end, and I think the actual writing qua writing is different -- but there's an emotional texture to the end of the book that has some of that mix of love, duty, and unforeseen consequences. I'm not sure if you'd love it, but I think you'd agree about the ending.
And as you know, the ending of a book/movie/anything can pull the whole work up for me, and if the ending is perfect, all flaws that might otherwise be there -- and to which I'd admit -- are happily forgiven.