tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017008788024248921.post902985025316113336..comments2023-10-17T08:03:20.685-07:00Comments on Kinyn Chronicles: CSFF Blog Tour - The Bright Empires series - The Spirit Well by Stephen R. Lawhead Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017008788024248921.post-44817964712637284352012-10-24T22:19:41.103-07:002012-10-24T22:19:41.103-07:00Thanks, Phyllis and Rebekah! I had a hard time ove...Thanks, Phyllis and Rebekah! I had a hard time overlooking the adverbs in the end, even if they may have been a purposeful choice. Most readers absolutely don't care, though; you're right, Phyllis.<br /><br />Yeah, Rebekah, Cass was fine; I liked her better as the book progressed. She does seem more interesting than Kit so far anyway. :)Julie Bihnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16694252260205949341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017008788024248921.post-6116585910635810502012-10-24T19:52:39.838-07:002012-10-24T19:52:39.838-07:00I also thought that some of the Christianity point...I also thought that some of the Christianity points seemed universalist, but at this point I'm willing to wait it out and see if Lawhead did that on purpose or not.<br /><br />I liked Cass as a character, though, but that may be because I still feel like I'm 25 in my head. Even though I haven't been 25 in a couple years now. Oh well. :DRebekah Loperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09910220361720811916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017008788024248921.post-34860562873971639172012-10-24T08:01:14.510-07:002012-10-24T08:01:14.510-07:00This is am amazingly through and concise review. Y...This is am amazingly through and concise review. YOU get five stars in my opinion. Note: I really liked the book too, and decided to overlook the adverbs because I think Lawhead started writing at a time when they were considered fine. Most readers probably don't care anyway.Phyllis Wheelerhttp://www.christian-fantasy-book-reviews.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017008788024248921.post-42256957658406607982012-10-24T07:40:19.804-07:002012-10-24T07:40:19.804-07:00Thanks, Shannon and Nathan!
Nathan, the review ...Thanks, Shannon and Nathan! <br /><br />Nathan, the review system is explained at http://kinynchronicles.blogspot.com/p/reviews.html ...basically, Maggie and I weigh certain elements more (yes, I really do think it's twice as important for a book to be compelling than to be plausible :) ). Then I total up all the points to come up with a final star rating...50 points turns to X.X/5 stars. Sorry if it's confusing, though. :/Julie Bihnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16694252260205949341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017008788024248921.post-91425740992007277622012-10-24T06:35:49.669-07:002012-10-24T06:35:49.669-07:00Excellent review and I really like your rating sys...Excellent review and I really like your rating system, although I would recommend keeping the scale consistent (x of 10 or x of 5).Nathan R.http://dadscancooktoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017008788024248921.post-88579622149354842022012-10-24T00:39:28.072-07:002012-10-24T00:39:28.072-07:00I like your review system, Julie. It covers so man...I like your review system, Julie. It covers so many important facets of the story.<br /><br />I also thought the line about how "they can't hear us here" was a little strange. From a spiritual point of view, it didn't strike me as credible.<br /><br />It did put me in mind of Frank Peretti, just like the "Omega Point" bit put me in mind of the End Times. Both times I thought: Stephen Lawhead wouldn't go in that direction. Would he?<br /><br />I expect it will be fun to find out. Thanks for the review, Julie.Shannon McDermotthttp://www.shannonmcdermott.com/?page_id=189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017008788024248921.post-16529357588373584352012-10-23T20:38:14.042-07:002012-10-23T20:38:14.042-07:00Great review! I agree that it can be hard to keep ...Great review! I agree that it can be hard to keep all the multiple character story-lines straight. I agree that at first I wasn't sure about the introduction of Cass, but over time I became intrigued by her character and I'm eager to see what is in store for Cass next! Great review!<br /><br /><a href="http://christianfictionaddiction.blogspot.ca/2012/10/a-mesmerizing-read-my-review-of-spirit.html" rel="nofollow">Jeremy Harder</a>Christian Fiction Addictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953430384165037828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017008788024248921.post-28605739305949410692012-10-23T19:34:22.450-07:002012-10-23T19:34:22.450-07:00Becky, do you have any examples besides Harry Pott...Becky, do you have any examples besides Harry Potter? I know JK Rowling got so big that the editors pretty much gave her free rein. Just curious if it's a British thing or more that the British authors that make it over here are so popular, they're allowed to do what they want. :) Or possibly some of each.<br /><br />Thanks for the thoughts, all! (Er, both!)Julie Bihnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16694252260205949341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017008788024248921.post-28463452876714612482012-10-23T15:38:25.012-07:002012-10-23T15:38:25.012-07:00Thanks for a good, in depth interview. You brought...Thanks for a good, in depth interview. You brought up a lot of points I hadn't noticed. Though I'm a sucker for long, multi-volume epics. :)Fantasythymehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09915859806092149333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017008788024248921.post-42111812266937960502012-10-23T11:29:47.954-07:002012-10-23T11:29:47.954-07:00Julie, this is your typical thorough review. I lov...Julie, this is your typical thorough review. I love it! I think your ridiculously simplified summary is spot on! I'll be happy if I can write such a cogent overview of this complex story.<br /><br />I thought your remarks about the characters were interesting. I had actually thought the opposite. In fact, I so often hate books with multiple point of view characters because I lose track of which person and what their story line is at almost every shift. In <i>The Spirit Well</i> however, I felt more sure of each one, possibly because of the previous two books. At any rate, I thought for such a complex plot and so many shifts in time and place or dimension, I didn't lose track of who the characters were or what they wanted. <br /><br />An observation about the dialogue tags--because there are British spellings, I am assuming the Bright Empires is being edited based on UK standards. Scrapping adverbs and recommending the bland verb "said" as the predominant tag is apparently an American thing (see, for example, the Harry Potter books by British author J. K, Rowling).<br /><br />I'm with you in thinking that Mr. Lawhead went to a lot of trouble to render each new place in a realistic, believable manner. At times, I thought, Ah, yes, we are dealing with a man who has written historical novels, after all.<br /><br />This one is my favorite of the series so far. I'm looking forward to the next one, too.<br /><br />BeckyRebecca LuElla Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06823550402103559922noreply@blogger.com