And it wasn't until I read a review (I think in Starlog) in which the reviewer said readers would either love the book for its cultural density, complex characterization, multiple viewpoints -- or they would hate it for exactly the same reason-- that the lightbulb finally went on... A lot of people did love it, because they read for some of the same reasons I do. But a lot of also people found it impenetrable. Or, you know, boring.
When I first started Broken Crown when I was a teenager, I was very confused by the first few chapters, but I was seduced by your writing and immediately drawn into your world, and I really wanted to keep reading. So I did some research and found the Hunter Duology, read that, and then started over, this time with no confusion. I love the Sun Sword; it's still both my favourite series and the one I think is the best. But there are people I'd never recommend it to, for exactly the reasons you give.
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Date: 2009-04-25 12:31 pm (UTC)When I first started Broken Crown when I was a teenager, I was very confused by the first few chapters, but I was seduced by your writing and immediately drawn into your world, and I really wanted to keep reading. So I did some research and found the Hunter Duology, read that, and then started over, this time with no confusion. I love the Sun Sword; it's still both my favourite series and the one I think is the best. But there are people I'd never recommend it to, for exactly the reasons you give.