[LMB] My thoughts on The Sharing Knife : Beguilement

[Tzivia Adler]

From: "Jude Mustard" <jude_mustard at yahoo.com>


> *Newbie waves "Hi!" to the list* Hello all!
>
> I've just read Beguilement, and hope that it's still a
> fairly fresh topic for discussion :) I've written my
> general comments first, then given spoiler space
> before going into any details.
>
hi back at you!  its cerainly fresh.  we had been doing a chapter by chapter 
discussion. well, mostly me and victoria were doing it, and other folks 
commented on us.  then victoria zipped thru the last batch of chapters 
before new years, and i sort of got distracted by family stuff.  i was 
thinking of restarting, if i can remember what i was up to.  i'm sure 
someone new to the list will have a new viewpoint!

> First off, I *loved* this book. I read the sample
> chapters on the Eos website -- and then *had* to go to
> the library immediately and get the book so that I
> could read the rest of it
>
ditto :)


> Also, the incompleteness of the story leaves me
> wanting more,
>
yes, when i got to the last page, my first reaction was hey, you can't just 
stop there!  when's the rest of the story coming out!

> Spoilerish comments follow...
>
> I loved the descriptions and the way that little gems
> and nuggets are thrown in, seemingly casual
> observations with layers of meaning -- such as, for
> example, when Fawn notices that Dag's tan lines reveal
> that he "favours long sleeves, even in summer." We
> know why he wears long sleeves all the time -- and
> likely has been for twenty years. Makes me wanna hug
> him.
>
yes, i liked how there are no bits of description that exist just to set the 
scene but not to advance the plot or characters.  some authors have long 
parapgraphs aobut the beautiful scenery, but hey.  if i'm on the train 
passing real live beautiful scenery, i'll give it one glance - or two - and 
stick my nose back in my book.  i don't really want beautiful long passages 
that don't advance the plot, and i'm delighted to find an author who doesn't 
stick them in.

ziviya, pretty sure i was up to chapter 10 in the chapter reviews, not that 
i haven't read the whole book already... 



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