On Mon, 25 Nov 2002, Peter H. Granzeau wrote: > At 11:54 11/25/2002 -0600, Matthew Hunter wrote: > >On Mon, Nov 25, 2002 at 10:16:15AM -0500, "Peter H. Granzeau" > ><pgranzeau at cox.net> wrote: > > > How about Jane Yolen's two "Jenna" books, _Sister Light, Sister Dark_ and > > > _White Jenna_? Yolen also edited a series of YA novels, which might turn > > > up some good books for kids, as well as authored many more herself. > > > >Gods, no. That is the ONLY book I have literally torn up and > >thrown against the wall. > > A very atypical response. You obviously don't like Jane Yolen. You > shouldn't convert your personal likes and dislikes into a general > recommendation, is what I think. Actually, I read this as more of a criticism of _SLSD_ and _WJ_. I'm not saying I agree with the crit, but I do recognize that those 2 aren't her best. If I was going to give someone new to fantasy and stuff Yolen, I'd give the Dragon books, which I think are much better. I read _SLSD_ and _WJ_ b/c I enjoy Amazon-esque adventure stories. The interludes and history bits bothered me a bit, but still somewhat enjoyed them. I didn't mention them b/c I agree they're not appropriate for a neophyte. ****** NyteMuse "Call her life unnatural, feel her undead breath. Color her black for sorcery, color her gray for death." AIM: NyteMuse139 / ICQ: #21966269 (NyteMuse) MSN: NyteMuse / Yahoo!ID: NyteMuse http://www.crowfire.com