tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post5385344166126196554..comments2024-01-01T21:34:29.568-06:00Comments on C.J. Redwine: Monday's ListC.J. Redwinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18133349802945244028noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post-54272595109691846132008-07-08T20:43:00.000-05:002008-07-08T20:43:00.000-05:00Ooooh Jage, I am so sorry you quit after Ender-- c...Ooooh Jage, I am so sorry you quit after Ender-- certainly the most sci-fi and least hopeful of the series. After that novel, the whole series takes a much more philosophical turn. Ender, himself, definitely comes into his own- but the real beauty of the writing is that Card delves into fantasy and yet explores quite real-world issues surrounding hierarchies, colonization, governmental responsibility v. authority, and oh-- little things like the meaning of life and such. <BR/><BR/>As for the rest of your list, I must shamefacedly admit to having read fully none of it, save for Potter. ((blush)) Can't wait to track the rest down at the 'brary!Danielle Filashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17559045917532735660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post-6760667002370390272008-07-08T18:47:00.000-05:002008-07-08T18:47:00.000-05:00The Outlander Series by Diana Galbadon. (the one I...The Outlander Series by Diana Galbadon. (the one I was telling you about at work)<BR/><BR/>Okay, I am just now reading it for the first time, but I know I will reread it again and again. Something that I never do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post-78654336900926112992008-07-07T23:21:00.000-05:002008-07-07T23:21:00.000-05:00I agree that #3 was much different from the book a...I agree that #3 was much different from the book and when I watched it right after reading the book, I was really disappointed.<BR/><BR/>However, watching it again (first time I've re-watched it in a looong time) and having not read the book recently, I really did enjoy the movie. =)C.J. Redwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133349802945244028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post-5029963295740573912008-07-07T23:14:00.000-05:002008-07-07T23:14:00.000-05:00I read the Harry Potter series at least once a yea...I read the Harry Potter series at least once a year. <BR/><BR/>I read the Shannara series at least once a year...I should probably get started on that since it is up to around 20 books now.<BR/><BR/>I have reread several R.A. Salvatore series.<BR/><BR/>I personally was very frustrated by movie #3's near complete deviation from the book.Werecathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04602590619580010798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post-20322361572972379262008-07-07T22:10:00.000-05:002008-07-07T22:10:00.000-05:00David Eddings Ellenium series.Dennis McKiernan's M...David Eddings Ellenium series.<BR/><BR/>Dennis McKiernan's Mithgar series.<BR/><BR/>Simon Green's Deathstalker series.<BR/><BR/>Just to name a few. *grins* I re-read a lot of series.<BR/><BR/>KatyWandererInGrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16379510416686650094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post-87859767993873754812008-07-07T17:30:00.000-05:002008-07-07T17:30:00.000-05:00Wow, Jage! You certainly gave me a few months wort...Wow, Jage! You certainly gave me a few months worth of reading recommendations. =) Thanks. I'll put these on my list.<BR/><BR/>As for new authors writing stand alone books, all I can tell you is that series are hot right now. Every writer friend of mine who has sold in the last few months has sold series - signing two or three book deals. A published author who read DTR (before I started SF), asked me to find a way to turn it into a series even though it was a stand alone because it would sell better. =)C.J. Redwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133349802945244028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post-9789107645827577222008-07-07T16:03:00.000-05:002008-07-07T16:03:00.000-05:00I've re-read the Psy books by Nalini Singh, Kresle...I've re-read the Psy books by Nalini Singh, Kresley Cole's paranormal series, Harry Potter [obviously] and The Chronicles of Chaos series by John C. Wright may have just become my favourite series to date. [Still need to buy it though]. Oh, I re-read certain books by Kelley Armstrong, Sookie Stackhouse, Harry Dresden and Jack the Repairman are also re-readables. <BR/><BR/>LOL, oh, and certain series by Tanya Huff although the latest one ended in a way that sort of ticked me off. Luckily it was the last book in the series but I was still like 'what? You mean all those deaths? All that suffering and it could've ended before it started?' It made sense with the context of the series but at the same time the HEA didn't feel as sweet to me. Oh, and I ended up skipping chunks of the story because she wrote parts of it from a POV I didn't particularily enjoy and even though it was a first read through I couldn't connect with the character enough to even force my way through it. This was a good thing for me to see though, since I was playing with the idea of introducing a different POV later on into the series for a character who gains importance but now I'm not sure. <BR/><BR/>Maybe it's just me, but for you as a reader, if you've fallen in love with a series and then you fall in love with the narrator's voice does it upset you when a new character gets a 'speaking' part? The book I'm talking about is written in third person, so technically it works, and I know why she did it, but I still didn't like it. <BR/><BR/>I read Ender's Game and had the second book in the series but I couldn't read it. Ender was just so sad to me, all I could think about was the fact that through all of that, the way the manipulated a child and in the end he couldn't even go home. I felt bad for his older brother too, surprisingly enough. <BR/><BR/>"That's a huge relief because I've figured out where every twist goes, what revelations to save for the end of the book (oh yes, I'm leaving you with a definite "Oh crap!!" moment to hold you until the next book!), and in what order I need to place the remaining scenes."<BR/><BR/>Hmm, this is something I was wondering about, for the first book in a series for a new author, shouldn't it be able to stand alone? That way if the publisher decides they don't want to pick up the other books in the series just yet you don't leave the readers hanging?Jammihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08762890797746556466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post-40222561734949385292008-07-07T14:38:00.000-05:002008-07-07T14:38:00.000-05:00I'd never heard of this series. Just went to Amaz...I'd never heard of this series. Just went to Amazon and looked it up and it sounds interesting. I'm not a huge sci fi fan (though this totally sounds like a movie I'd love to watch!) but I'll put it on my list of things to read once I'm done with SF.C.J. Redwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133349802945244028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4982069049641262423.post-7273723236023046122008-07-07T11:25:00.000-05:002008-07-07T11:25:00.000-05:00Orson Scott Card's "Ender" series. Love it!Orson Scott Card's "Ender" series. Love it!Danielle Filashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17559045917532735660noreply@blogger.com