> > Which just goes to show again that tastes vary. I enjoyed seeing Vlad > > through Savn's eyes and mind. We'd never seen Vlad from anyone else's > > point of view before (unless you count Kelly, Paresh, et > > al.'s reactions > > to him, as reported by Vlad himself), and this POV was very different > > from Vlad's and those of anyone else who'd met him. > > Additionally, I think it helps dodge the trap that a series to an author, > where the books starting becoming clones of previous books... > > I personally enjoy the fact that most of the books that he's written is > "presented" (is that the right word?) in a different way. Whether it is > telling the story through an unexpected set of eyes (Orca, > Athyra, Agyar) or > the non-linear storytelling (Dragon), it keeps the stories from > simply being > "old hat" as it were. :) > Someone once argued the opinion that if you are comfortable reading a piece of material, then you are not learning anything. If you proceed into a work, attempting to enjoy it as the author has written it, then you may not be beyond hope. A flexible mind is a thing of beauty. People who are afraid to think from a different direction might as well just start mooing. In my opinion, this is why an "acquired taste" is more likely to be a sophisticated one, especially if you did not entirely agree with it before you started to consider it. W "I have a loaded soapbox right here, and I'm NOT afraid to use it."