On Wed, 22 Jan 2003 16:21:50 -0800 (PST), you wrote: >> And this too... But you would have to say, you wouldn't have nearly as much >> fun... this particular author has a way of pointing out things with the >> world in general that at times makes one sit back and think, and then after >> thinking start giggling until your head falls off... either because things >> are entirely too true and/or there's nothing you can do about them. And >> then, at other times, it's just pure fun to read and provokes no thought at >> all. I wonder which is better? > >Oh, I agree completely. And I think it's a matter of what mood I'm >in. I can easily just run through the books and enjoy the ride, or >I can slowly read through and enjoy every nuance, choice of diction, >and word-play. They're kind of "All around" books I can read no >matter what mood I'm in.... > >Chris Exactly. I tend to go to the Vlad novels when I want to observe a master at plotting. The Khaavren romances I often read simply to see if I can possibly have as much fun reading them as Steve obviously did writing them. -- lazarus "Therefore, my Harry, Be it thy course to busy giddy minds with foreign quarrels; that action, hence borne out, may waste the memory of the former days." -- King Henry IV, Part ii Act 4, Scene 5