> -----Original Message----- > From: David Silberstein [mailto:davids at kithrup.com] > Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 9:33 PM > To: Dragaera Mailing List > Subject: The *real* thing? > Man, Paarfi is *ever* so much *long-winded*. It's fun if you > like that sort of thing, but I know of two people who liked > the story of TPG but hated the style... I personally like reading the Khaavren romances more frequently than Vlad (particularly the depressing stories...Teckla...) I took my copy of Phoenix Guards to my mom's house and she hated it. She said he was trying to sound like Dumas only Dumas did it a whole lot better. I think she sort of missed the point. Without telling her it was the same author, I then bought her Book of Jhereg for Christmas (even though it includes the depressing one). She liked it lots. And that's not her preferred genre. Go figure. Rachel