----- Original Message ----- From: "lazarus" <lazarus33pjf at cox.net> To: <bryann at bryann.net> Cc: "Dragaera Mailing List" <dragaera at dragaera.info> Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 3:22 PM Subject: Re: Teckla 2.0 >On Sat, 7 Feb 2004 03:32:03 -0600, you wrote: > >>I recently reread "Teckla" for the first time since it originally came out >>(I freely admit it is my least favorite of Mr. Brust's works), and I found >>that it was quite a different book than I remembered. > >My problem with reading Teckla is that Steve is too damned good a >writer. He captured the emotions of a marriage's breaking apart so >perfectly, reading that book actually takes me back to the time of my >divorce. It can be very difficult to read. I can relate. I reread through the whole vladiad after I finally got caught up to Issola last year and having been going through a divorce at that time Teckla went from being my least favorite to being one of the top. I can't help but agree that he caught the emotion and confusion of a marriage falling apart with the ability that only one who has experienced it can have. If I reread it now that my Divorce is over I might not hold such a high opinion of it as I did when the experiance was fresh but till then it holds a place near the top.