tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189879374409416061.post831751688753448592..comments2023-04-10T07:07:54.017-04:00Comments on Skunk Cat Book Reviews: Rampant by Diana PeterfreundK.C. Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12467201304235217944noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189879374409416061.post-11196891411088566822010-01-14T22:19:21.140-05:002010-01-14T22:19:21.140-05:00Found it. It was The Calling by David Mack. I...Found it. It was The Calling by David Mack. I'll send it along presently.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00190211511966499616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189879374409416061.post-32361179108865270332010-01-07T19:41:29.971-05:002010-01-07T19:41:29.971-05:00Ooh, that sounds very interesting! Definitely give...Ooh, that sounds very interesting! Definitely give me the title if you can remember it. :)K.C. Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12467201304235217944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189879374409416061.post-147343756912459322010-01-07T01:09:07.794-05:002010-01-07T01:09:07.794-05:00I enjoyed Ariel, actually, and it's possible y...I enjoyed Ariel, actually, and it's possible you'll just fall in love with it. Who knows? But truth is I was a little disappointed: after all the hype I had expected something like Lord Of The Rings I suppose. Maybe if I had just picked it up on a whim I'd have enjoyed it more.<br /><br />Hey, that reminds me (the part about picked-it-up-on-a-whim): I spent a few minutes reading through an interesting one recently. It's an urban fantasy centered around a guy who has an unusual problem: he hears prayers. I mean, he's not an angel or anything--he's just a mechanic with a wife and a baby on the way, no superpowers or uplink to god. But when people pray, he hears them. And the story starts with him hearing a little girl praying, "please don't let them kill me." I got the story because I liked the premise, and if it wasn't as polished throughout as I'd like I'd still want to read the sequel. If you're nice to me I'll try to remember the title.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00190211511966499616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189879374409416061.post-59133704549342698402010-01-06T06:52:09.789-05:002010-01-06T06:52:09.789-05:00Oh, darn, Boyett's Ariel is in my to-read stac...Oh, darn, Boyett's Ariel is in my to-read stack. I'll still probably read it.K.C. Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12467201304235217944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189879374409416061.post-41351172296781568872010-01-05T21:03:25.422-05:002010-01-05T21:03:25.422-05:00Love and agree totally with the undead-shark theor...Love and agree totally with the undead-shark theory; thanks for detailing it.<br /><br />I got a similar vibe from Boyett's Ariel, actually; the author took the unicorn trope and just plugged it in wholesale without any attempt at a justification for their oddities, even though the virgin thing was woven inextricably throughout the whole book (and particularly the ending).<br /><br />FWIW, in one of Butcher's books, Dresden confronts a unicorn that totally kicks ass--including putting its horn through a tree in an attempt to take Dresden down. Fun fun fun.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00190211511966499616noreply@blogger.com