tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post7359673428064972635..comments2024-03-28T01:04:21.897-06:00Comments on Gossamer Obsessions: "Stolen Fury," by Elisabeth NaughtonAnimeJunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18229748454410488167noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-73975355940167678672010-07-09T23:47:43.006-06:002010-07-09T23:47:43.006-06:00Thanks for the review. I saw this book at Borders ...Thanks for the review. I saw this book at Borders yesterday, but passed on it. So glad I did. I don't think I would have like it much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-28004817948363144432010-07-09T10:33:33.387-06:002010-07-09T10:33:33.387-06:00willaful - thanks for the recommendation. I'v...willaful - thanks for the recommendation. I've looked for Megan Lindholm in our local libraries, no luck, but maybe I'll find a used one to buy. I think she actually still does write as Megan sometimes.Vorkosigrrlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-21566640886770183512010-07-08T22:42:34.592-06:002010-07-08T22:42:34.592-06:00You probably already know this, but just in case y...You probably already know this, but just in case you don't -- Robin Hobb used to write as Megan Lindholm, and if you can get your hands on <i>Wizard of the Pigeons</i>, you will not be sorry. -- willafulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-59845200032497053862010-07-08T11:33:40.688-06:002010-07-08T11:33:40.688-06:00AnimeJune,
I totally got that you're a Robin...AnimeJune, <br /><br />I totally got that you're a Robin fan -- sorry if I seemed to be in opposition to you. I was just elaborating on your reference, for the sheer joy of talking about her work.<br /><br />I wasn't all that into the Soldier Son (Shaman) series, myself, even though I can still admire her craft. <br /><br />I just finished Dragon Keeper, which I totally loved, and can't wait to get my hands on Dragon Haven. There's a waiting list at the library, darnit! It's a continuation of the Liveship Traders story, so I think you'll like it.Vorkosigrrlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-21371728634090457872010-07-08T08:48:31.514-06:002010-07-08T08:48:31.514-06:00Even before I fully read your review, I was hung u...Even before I fully read your review, I was hung up on rake hero DRUGS HER and steals from her. *shakes head*Janicuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17680150271398341576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-7371099888358622342010-07-07T15:03:06.290-06:002010-07-07T15:03:06.290-06:00I could almost conjure up some rationale for the h...I could almost conjure up some rationale for the heroine's actions. (E.g., change Jamaica to a fictional country where artifacts are routinely commandeered by the corrupt dictator, so only by smuggling the Fury could she ensure it get returned to its rightful owners: the Greek government which will display it.)<br /><br />But Naughton clearly needed to watch some Cary Grant caper movies (<b>Charade</b> comes to mind) to see how to rehabilitate a scoundrel hero. Lots of false identities are usually needed.<br /><br />About the morality issue in the AAR review -- clearly the reviewer needed to be more explicit about her objections to that particular heroine in that particular book. I read her review as saying that in a romance set in that historical period, a heroine who drinks and acts in an explicitly sexual manner but feels no remorse or even concern for her actions didn't feel right.<br /><br />So I thought the issue raised by Emma's review wasn't so much the morality of the heroine's actions as the cultural context of the book those actions occur in. Make it a contemporary, and drunken debauchery might be par for the course. Set it in the Georgian period, and make the heroine already acceptably experienced (a widow, say), and I doubt many eyebrows go up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-11613680840282062572010-07-07T15:02:37.854-06:002010-07-07T15:02:37.854-06:00Vorkosigrrl - dude! I'M a huge Robin Hobb fan!...Vorkosigrrl - dude! I'M a huge Robin Hobb fan! That's what I meant - I adore Fitz and the Fool and Burrich and all those characters, even with their flaws, because Robin Hobb can sell it! <br /><br />Sooooo glad Fitz's story continued beyond the Farseer Trilogy. Tawny Man trilogy kicks ass.<br /><br />To be fair her Shaman trilogy hasn't wowed me (third book's still on the TBR), but I think after I'm finished with the Shaman, I'll be re-reading the Liveship Traders to prepare for her new trilogy!AnimeJunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18229748454410488167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-86154902792787767812010-07-07T14:55:32.101-06:002010-07-07T14:55:32.101-06:00Good blog. I always enjoy your clear thinking.
...Good blog. I always enjoy your clear thinking. <br /><br />It also strikes me that, if Rafe is well off enough to make his mom comfortable, the moral thing to do would be to actually spend TIME with his terminally ill mother, rather than tearing around chasing down artifacts, i.e., money. Just a small point - MAKE YOUR DYING MOM HAPPY, BOZO, NOT RICH. <br /><br />Unless she's just that kinda gal, and has to die with diamonds on her fingers.<br /><br />As for the Robin Hobb reference, she lets the reader see Fitz's moral struggles -- e.g., he doesn't like being an assassin, and uses some situations to stick to the letter of the assignment, without actually accomplishing it, such as when he was supposed to assassinate Rurisk. <br /><br />Despite Fitz's (many) flaws, he remains a sympathetic character, probably because of the depth of his passions. Talk about throwing your heart over the fence! He flings his entire being into his actions, sometimes with disastrous results, but always from the heart. (Can you tell I'm a big Robin Hobb fan?)Vorkosigrrlnoreply@blogger.com