tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134316.post8759288019958792564..comments2023-10-20T10:57:03.816+01:00Comments on Peculiar Times: Books Update: Woods, Banks, Burns, and Secret HorrorsPhiliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08870980082684845846noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134316.post-70942564616995587202010-03-04T13:31:38.115+00:002010-03-04T13:31:38.115+00:00Right! I have finished Transition. It felt, partic...Right! I have finished <i>Transition</i>. It felt, particularly towards the end, like a Culture novel written to be published without the 'M'. The Concern and its operatives seem to have similar aims and methods to the Culture and SC agents, but with a different way of travelling, and with all the 'worlds' stacked on top of each other rather than across the galaxy.<br /><br />I Rachel Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134316.post-73503836091166015362010-02-27T16:14:22.698+00:002010-02-27T16:14:22.698+00:00Thanks for that, Wesley. That's a really inte...Thanks for that, Wesley. That's a really interesting approach for an author to take, and I'm considerably more intrigued now. <br /><br />I remember virtually nothing about <i>Lavondyss</i> at this distance, so I'm definitely going to give it a try.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870980082684845846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134316.post-66390832881108195242010-02-27T13:58:22.831+00:002010-02-27T13:58:22.831+00:00I've read the first three books in the Mythago...I've read the first three books in the Mythago series, and I've noticed that each of them studies Ryhope Wood from a different angle: in the first book, it's seen from the perspective of old-fashioned humanities scholars, <i>Lavondyss</i>'s heroine is more of a mystic, and <i>The Hollowing</i> features a team of modern scientific researchers.<br /><br />It's been ages since I&Wesley Osamhttp://www.superdoomedplanet.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134316.post-32303331117960954202010-02-24T22:49:24.259+00:002010-02-24T22:49:24.259+00:00Oops, sorry. I admit I wasn't giving thought ...Oops, sorry. I admit I wasn't giving thought to spoilers, but I don't think the <i>Transitions</i> section of the review is overly spoilerific. Probably best to revisit it once you've finished the book, though. <br /><br />I did find <i>Canal Dreams</i> and particularly <i>A Song of Stone</i> tedious and frankly a bit adolescent in their bleak view of human nature and their Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870980082684845846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134316.post-14780887495208553522010-02-24T20:53:42.882+00:002010-02-24T20:53:42.882+00:00Oh no - spoilers! Am currently reading 'Transi...Oh no - spoilers! Am currently reading 'Transition', so I've skipped over that section of your post. But seriously, 'Canal Dreams' and 'A Song of Stone' - tedious? Really??<br /><br />Then again, we also disagree over the Mars Trilogy. And the relative of merits of 'Moon' (which I have finally seen) and 'District 9', so I guess that's OK.<br /><br /Rachel Cnoreply@blogger.com