[LMB] TSK: Beguilement Re-read -- Questions for Chapter 3

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In a message dated 3/31/2008 10:28:25 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
lecuyerv at gmail.com writes:

Victoria:  After reading chapter three, and keeping in mind your  first and 
second
impressions from the previous chapters, how would you  describe this book's
genre to someone who has never heard of Lois McMaster  Bujold?
Mary:  As an interesting book--by this chapter, Fawn has realized  there's a 
lot in the world that she doesn't know about.  Blight bogles are  real; mud 
men have claws and are made from animals; and the real meaning of the  term 
"grass widow," for a start.  One thing that surprised  me--Dag's noticing Fawn's 
feelings of anger.  It's pretty common for a  widow to feel abandoned and 
angry, and surely Lakewalker widows wouldn't be any  different in that.  I would 
think they'd feel even angrier than most  widows--"Why didn't he take better 
care of himself" is a common reaction, with  "and not leave me alone" understood. 
 Anyway, IME, the anger has to be  worked through before a widow can deal 
with the grief.

Victoria:  For the romance readers on the list, how well is  this fantasy 
conforming to
romance's expectations?
 
Mary:  I've just recently become a romance reader, influenced by  another 
listie, so I didn't really have any particular expectations in that  line other 
than an enjoyable story.  Which was more due to the author  than the genre.

Victoria:  For the fantasy lovers on the list, what is happening  to your 
expectations?  
 
Mary:  It's already become clear that this is a post-apocalypse story,  not 
set on our world, but very similar to the American midwest in  many ways.

Victoria:  For the science fiction lovers on the list,  what do you think so 
far?
 
Mary:  That unless those malices are extraterrestrial, so far  this doesn't 
appear to be science fiction.






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