tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518791629286178662.post6439887863743357918..comments2023-06-16T09:58:50.486-06:00Comments on Elitist Book Reviews: Caliban's WarVanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260091806667958196noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518791629286178662.post-53370166585805216382013-04-28T21:52:42.039-06:002013-04-28T21:52:42.039-06:00You're all crazy. GOT is the greatest series e...You're all crazy. GOT is the greatest series ever. To not recommend it is shameful. To review books and not have read is just plain ignorant. multimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04979080146719276333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518791629286178662.post-44448159900086974642012-08-15T14:01:32.636-06:002012-08-15T14:01:32.636-06:00I'm gonna have to agree with mtbikemom for the...I'm gonna have to agree with mtbikemom for the same reasons she states. Martin is certainly an amazing author, with a command of story/character/setting that is amazing to behold. Unfortunately the content is brutal. I don't think I've ever recommended GoT to anyone, and have had to steer away friends/family who are fainter of stomach than the rest of us. Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260091806667958196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518791629286178662.post-57694809559322727302012-08-15T12:52:52.952-06:002012-08-15T12:52:52.952-06:00Wow! Not a fan of GRR huh? I agree with what you...Wow! Not a fan of GRR huh? I agree with what you say about abraham though. There is something about his characters and their reactions that feels real. I don't always love his characters but I can certainly understand them. Thanks.Shawn Boyleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01464399310218231359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518791629286178662.post-89560872458057132572012-08-14T06:09:17.724-06:002012-08-14T06:09:17.724-06:00Shawn, there are better ways to spend one's ti...Shawn, there are better ways to spend one's time than to corrupt your soul with G of T, in my opinion. The emperor has ugly, soiled clothes, I say, and damn the consequences. If I could write like GRR, I would seek to add something life-affirming and wholesome to the universe, but that's just me. I would just watch the SNL take on the HBO show and be done with it if I were you. Satire speaks!<br /><br />Something like this series and everything flowing from the pen of Daniel Abraham in all his incarnations, I much prefer. I can't wait to read this. There is always a depth of understanding of the human condition in his books and short stories that cannot be faked or forced. It has to be won through real life experience, really caring for people in the real world. There just has to be some warmth and hope to balance the bleakness in modern sf/f. Otherwise, well, what is the point?mtbikemomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12321111914190033265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518791629286178662.post-27292088081353868992012-08-13T12:29:22.829-06:002012-08-13T12:29:22.829-06:00Glad you;re enjoying our reviews.
I did know tha...Glad you;re enjoying our reviews. <br />I did know that Abraham was doing the comic version of Game of Thrones but I haven't read it. Truth be told I still haven't read Game of Thrones. I need to find a spare month or two to get myself caught up in that series and it just hasn't happened yet.Shawn Boyleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01464399310218231359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518791629286178662.post-15874665689153302692012-07-27T13:13:03.733-06:002012-07-27T13:13:03.733-06:00I too enjoyed both books in the Expanse series. I ...I too enjoyed both books in the Expanse series. I just finished the first of The Dagger and the Coin series and will pick up book 2 within a month.<br /><br />Considering your comment, "Daniel Abraham is setting the standard for the industry right now," I will also mention that he wrote a graphic novel version of an obscure book called Game of Thrones. Another finger in the pot!<br /><br />Nice blog -- I have it on my feed reader.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com