Comments for The Green Man Review http://greenmanreview.com The Roots and Branches of Arts and Culture Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:58:47 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Words: Four Very Different Novels by Niall http://greenmanreview.com/2011/09/09/words-four-very-different-novels/#comment-52 Niall Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:58:47 +0000 http://greenmanreview.com/?p=4103#comment-52 Well, I can understand why; <i>Among Others</i> is her first work for Tor since Small Change. Irritating, though, because <i>Lifelode</i> is a very interesting novel. Well, I can understand why; Among Others is her first work for Tor since Small Change. Irritating, though, because Lifelode is a very interesting novel.

]]> Comment on Words: Four Very Different Novels by Cat Eldridge http://greenmanreview.com/2011/09/09/words-four-very-different-novels/#comment-51 Cat Eldridge Mon, 12 Sep 2011 22:56:55 +0000 http://greenmanreview.com/?p=4103#comment-51 Oddly enough the press release for this novel was the source for that comment. Oddly enough the press release for this novel was the source for that comment.

]]> Comment on Words: Four Very Different Novels by Niall http://greenmanreview.com/2011/09/09/words-four-very-different-novels/#comment-50 Niall Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:26:56 +0000 http://greenmanreview.com/?p=4103#comment-50 "her first work since her Small Change trilogy" Except for <i>Lifelode</i>! “her first work since her Small Change trilogy”

Except for Lifelode!

]]> Comment on Patricia A. McKillip: The Riddle-Master Trilogy by Robert M. Tilendis http://greenmanreview.com/books/patricia-a-mckillip-the-riddle-master-trilogy/#comment-49 Robert M. Tilendis Sat, 03 Sep 2011 13:48:50 +0000 http://greenmanreview.com/?page_id=3403#comment-49 Another thought, on re-reading this commentary: one of the most remarkable things about McKillip's work is her subtle, almost undetectable world-building. Like the magic that suffuses her stories, her worlds are just there, needing no justification, explanation or rationale for their existence -- they are inevitable as the events that move the story. Another thought, on re-reading this commentary: one of the most remarkable things about McKillip’s work is her subtle, almost undetectable world-building. Like the magic that suffuses her stories, her worlds are just there, needing no justification, explanation or rationale for their existence — they are inevitable as the events that move the story.

]]> Comment on Words: Series Fiction Considered by Cat Eldridge http://greenmanreview.com/2011/08/10/words-series-fiction-considered/#comment-47 Cat Eldridge Wed, 17 Aug 2011 01:45:32 +0000 http://greenmanreview.com/?p=3876#comment-47 Usually that it'd be the first one in the series though not always as Simon R. Green's <em>Blue Moon</em> series has its best book in the third volume, <strong>Beyond the Blue Moon</strong>, and I think likewise that Gibson's <strong>Mona Lisa Overdrive</strong> is the best of the <em>Sprawl</em> books. Some authors take longer to hit their full stride. Usually that it’d be the first one in the series though not always as
Simon R. Green’s Blue Moon series has its best book in the third volume, Beyond the Blue Moon, and I think likewise that Gibson’s Mona Lisa Overdrive is the best of the Sprawl books. Some authors take longer to hit their full stride.

]]> Comment on Words: Series Fiction Considered by J.J.S. Boyce http://greenmanreview.com/2011/08/10/words-series-fiction-considered/#comment-46 J.J.S. Boyce Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:41:34 +0000 http://greenmanreview.com/?p=3876#comment-46 Jo Walton recently <a href="http://www.tor.com/blogs/2011/08/the-dont-miss-volume" rel="nofollow">asked the question</a>: if you only want to read one book in a series, which is the one you just can't miss? Jo Walton recently asked the question: if you only want to read one book in a series, which is the one you just can’t miss?

]]> Comment on Emma Bull: Falcon by Fanona Mus http://greenmanreview.com/books/emma-bull-falcon/#comment-42 Fanona Mus Tue, 26 Apr 2011 02:16:26 +0000 http://greenmanreview.com/?page_id=2400#comment-42 It's been too long since I read this book. There are three main characters, as I remember. Two are white, and one isn't. I'm confused by Kestrell's complaint about that: On the one hand, Kestrell says everyone's white, but one of the main characters isn't. Then Kestrell says that the non-white character is a "conflation of Asian and Indian." Does Kestrell prefer to read stories about futures in which everyone's racially pure? I liked the fact that Niki chose to leave a world that was founded by white people who wanted ethnic purity and teamed up with a woman who wasn't white. And are all the minor characters white? Once Niki leaves Cymru, I doubt that. I'll have to reread it soon. It’s been too long since I read this book. There are three main characters, as I remember. Two are white, and one isn’t. I’m confused by Kestrell’s complaint about that: On the one hand, Kestrell says everyone’s white, but one of the main characters isn’t. Then Kestrell says that the non-white character is a “conflation of Asian and Indian.” Does Kestrell prefer to read stories about futures in which everyone’s racially pure? I liked the fact that Niki chose to leave a world that was founded by white people who wanted ethnic purity and teamed up with a woman who wasn’t white.

And are all the minor characters white? Once Niki leaves Cymru, I doubt that.

I’ll have to reread it soon.

]]> Comment on The Witches of Lublin by beckyshaw http://greenmanreview.com/2011/02/26/the-witches-of-lublin/#comment-41 beckyshaw Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:17:48 +0000 http://greenmanreview.com/?p=1804#comment-41 The Witches of Lublin is currently being aired. Here is a link to a site with times and dates. http://www.thewitchesoflublin.com/onair.html Excellent blog by the way. The Witches of Lublin is currently being aired. Here is a link to a site with times and dates.

http://www.thewitchesoflublin.com/onair.html

Excellent blog by the way.

]]> Comment on A Song of Ice and Fire by Chris Tuthill http://greenmanreview.com/2011/02/02/a-song-of-ice-and-fire/#comment-37 Chris Tuthill Sun, 13 Feb 2011 22:49:08 +0000 http://greenmanreview.com/?p=1514#comment-37 I agree, this series looks great. The cast looks stellar too, should be worth watching. I agree, this series looks great. The cast looks stellar too, should be worth watching.

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