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this was a bit of brain numbing fun, something to read just for a break of everything else. Not the greatest but not the worst. Something to read when you have nothing else to read.
As an aspiring writer I found this book to be so much more helpful than any other writing book out there, for me at least. I know that this was aimed towards more the young adult populace but I found it to be very encouraging and helpful. She gently yet firmly helps you how to become a writer, giving out tips and ideas, encouraging you to write "junk" (random words or sentences) if you ever got stuck. Step by step she helps you write out and flesh out your ideas, to not feel disheartened by criticism but using it to your advantage. Reading this book helped me to let go of my writers block and now because of it I feel like I can write forever!
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This is a retelling of an old Norwegian tale called East o' the sun, West o' the moon. I was interested in reading this because I love re-telling's of old tales. And I have to say I was disappointed in the re-telling of this tale. The love between the girl and her isbjorn (ice bear; polar bear) is laughable and the plot holes, well theres quiet a few. The lass in the story (as she's called cause she has no name) was given a name by a white reindeer, the author sets it up that this name the lass isn't supposed to tell anyone for her safety is something vital to the story and its not. The girl's "true" name just comes up suddenly and doesn't even live up to the hype it was given in the tale. A much more beautifully crafted retelling of this story would be East by Edith Pattou, the characters in East are much more fleshed out and you actually feel something for the characters. In sun and moon ice and snow everyone felt like they were a cardboard cut out. The author could have spent a little more time with her characters and making them come to life and and focus on the heroine's ability to communicate with animals and spent a little more time telling on the heroine how she felt. And making her less ungrateful.
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I tried to like this story but it just wasn't worth wasting my time I stopped reading it long before I was near the end of the story. The overview of the story sounded really intriguing, superhuman against, Angels versus demons, all mixed up with ancient gods and supernatural beings. Tying mythology of all cultures together and uniting it with the Christian mythology. And trying to have it make sense. But somewhere along the way the author forgot to make sure that everything makes sense and flows fluidly. Instead putting in tortured, wandering prose, uninteresting and venal characters who all seemed to be homosexual, had three different story lines going on without ever tying everything up. Every paragraph seems to have a different topic, making the reader wondering what is going on and making the story more confusing.
The book had great potential, and interesting ideas. All the author had to do was clean his writing up and get over his hang ups and angst with the world and stop topic hopping. And at least have a few paragraphs that make sense. I've read other reviews saying it was a really good book as long as you stuck with it. But there was no way I was going to suffering through anymore of this writing.
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The Lesser Kindred
gardeninmypocket, December 11, 2008
A good sequel to Song of the Silence, and definitely a good bridge book to the final installment Redeeming the lost.Dead Perfect by Amanda Ashley
gardeninmypocket, November 24, 2008
this was a bit of brain numbing fun, something to read just for a break of everything else. Not the greatest but not the worst. Something to read when you have nothing else to read.Writing Magic: Creating Stories That Fly by Gail Carson Levine
gardeninmypocket, November 20, 2008
As an aspiring writer I found this book to be so much more helpful than any other writing book out there, for me at least. I know that this was aimed towards more the young adult populace but I found it to be very encouraging and helpful. She gently yet firmly helps you how to become a writer, giving out tips and ideas, encouraging you to write "junk" (random words or sentences) if you ever got stuck. Step by step she helps you write out and flesh out your ideas, to not feel disheartened by criticism but using it to your advantage. Reading this book helped me to let go of my writers block and now because of it I feel like I can write forever!(2 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)
Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George
gardeninmypocket, November 20, 2008
This is a retelling of an old Norwegian tale called East o' the sun, West o' the moon. I was interested in reading this because I love re-telling's of old tales. And I have to say I was disappointed in the re-telling of this tale. The love between the girl and her isbjorn (ice bear; polar bear) is laughable and the plot holes, well theres quiet a few. The lass in the story (as she's called cause she has no name) was given a name by a white reindeer, the author sets it up that this name the lass isn't supposed to tell anyone for her safety is something vital to the story and its not. The girl's "true" name just comes up suddenly and doesn't even live up to the hype it was given in the tale. A much more beautifully crafted retelling of this story would be East by Edith Pattou, the characters in East are much more fleshed out and you actually feel something for the characters. In sun and moon ice and snow everyone felt like they were a cardboard cut out. The author could have spent a little more time with her characters and making them come to life and and focus on the heroine's ability to communicate with animals and spent a little more time telling on the heroine how she felt. And making her less ungrateful.(0 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)
Vellum: The Book of All Hours by Hal Duncan
gardeninmypocket, November 20, 2008
I tried to like this story but it just wasn't worth wasting my time I stopped reading it long before I was near the end of the story. The overview of the story sounded really intriguing, superhuman against, Angels versus demons, all mixed up with ancient gods and supernatural beings. Tying mythology of all cultures together and uniting it with the Christian mythology. And trying to have it make sense. But somewhere along the way the author forgot to make sure that everything makes sense and flows fluidly. Instead putting in tortured, wandering prose, uninteresting and venal characters who all seemed to be homosexual, had three different story lines going on without ever tying everything up. Every paragraph seems to have a different topic, making the reader wondering what is going on and making the story more confusing.The book had great potential, and interesting ideas. All the author had to do was clean his writing up and get over his hang ups and angst with the world and stop topic hopping. And at least have a few paragraphs that make sense. I've read other reviews saying it was a really good book as long as you stuck with it. But there was no way I was going to suffering through anymore of this writing.
(2 of 3 readers found this comment helpful)
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