[LMB] Why LMB just doesn't count, but Asaro does (and now, Spencer)

[B. Ross Ashley]

On Tue, 10 Apr 2007 06:53:29 -0700 (PDT), sekhmet <sekhmet42 at yahoo.com>
wrote:

--- Jill Tallman <lettuce_in_fl at yahoo.com> wrote:

 > > A Brother's Price, maybe?
 > >
 > > Jill
 > >

 > I picked up this novel with no expectations, only that
 > it was recommended by someone who likes a lot of the
 > same authors as I do. For the first few chapters I
 > thought it was a brilliant satire, and admired how she
 > managed to work in almost every cliche from three
 > genres - romance, westerns, and SF/F. As I read
 > further I realized to my horror that this was not
 > intended to be a satire but a sraightforward story.

 > It's irritating in a way, because I thought she
 > actually did a good job in building a society in which
 > the bonds of sisterhood are critical, and showing how
 > it works throughout the culture. If she'd been a bit
 > less literal about the gender reversal it would have
 > been more satisfying.

 > She had enough potential for me to pick up her Tinker
 > book as an ebook, and that was so dreadful that I
 > crossed her off my list forever.

I know Wen slightly, and quite like the Tinker series and the Ukiah 
Oregon series; _A Brother's Price_ is weaker, yeah, she did that one in 
sort of a hurry.

Your mileage may vary, and obviously does. ;)


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