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The ogre and the little girl
Jun. 12th, 2010 03:46 pmSo, I've been a busy blogger today. I've written THREE new Wordpress posts.
The first is a review of![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
sarahtales's The Demon's Lexicon series.
It is the story of the ogre and the little girl, where she loves him because he may kill her, and he accepts her (and doesn’t kill her) because he loves her fear. That’s why they can live happily ever after – as long as she doesn’t recognise the Gothic mansion of his appetite for what it is.
It's spoilerific.
The second is a response to the criticism that John Marsden's Tomorrow series is 'anti-Christian'. Spoilers, of course.
I do not think that John Marsden himself is a Christian. He writes like an atheist or an agnostic. Is it possible for a non-Christian to write a ‘Christian’ book?
The third is a (long-overdue) chapter commentary onsophiamcdougall Romanitas. It's on Chapter 3, 'Steel Cross'. Again, spoilers.
This is a very uncomfortable chapter to read.
I hope you enjoy all my posts! I've certainly enjoyed writing them.
Finally, this from Penny Arcade. No, it's not a subtle hint. My blogs are still 'for the critics'. Always.
Enjoy your Saturdays!
The first is a review of
sarahtales's The Demon's Lexicon series.It is the story of the ogre and the little girl, where she loves him because he may kill her, and he accepts her (and doesn’t kill her) because he loves her fear. That’s why they can live happily ever after – as long as she doesn’t recognise the Gothic mansion of his appetite for what it is.
It's spoilerific.
The second is a response to the criticism that John Marsden's Tomorrow series is 'anti-Christian'. Spoilers, of course.
I do not think that John Marsden himself is a Christian. He writes like an atheist or an agnostic. Is it possible for a non-Christian to write a ‘Christian’ book?
The third is a (long-overdue) chapter commentary on
sophiamcdougall Romanitas. It's on Chapter 3, 'Steel Cross'. Again, spoilers.This is a very uncomfortable chapter to read.
I hope you enjoy all my posts! I've certainly enjoyed writing them.
Finally, this from Penny Arcade. No, it's not a subtle hint. My blogs are still 'for the critics'. Always.
Enjoy your Saturdays!
So! I got a copy of The Demon's Covenant yesterday. Stupid Waterstones took a week to get it in, even though it was published on 27th May. I had to avoid all the fantastic release-day celebrations at ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
marmalade_fish, including the live chat with sarahtales and all the spoilerific posts, which made me quite sad. But! Now I have a copy, and I've read it (twice, actually), and although I'm not at the stage of a coherent, Wordpress-worthy review, I'd like to flail about a little bit.
Spoilers abound, of course.
( This is one of the few series that reduces me to a shrieking 14-year-old fangirl )
I might read it a third time now...
marmalade_fish, including the live chat with sarahtales and all the spoilerific posts, which made me quite sad. But! Now I have a copy, and I've read it (twice, actually), and although I'm not at the stage of a coherent, Wordpress-worthy review, I'd like to flail about a little bit.Spoilers abound, of course.
( This is one of the few series that reduces me to a shrieking 14-year-old fangirl )
I might read it a third time now...
