-----Original Message----- From: Bato001 at aol.com [mailto:Bato001 at aol.com] Sent: 06 December 2004 18:03 To: Dragaera at dragaera.info Subject: Re: you suck >Tekla is my absolute favorite, it's gritty, heart wrenching and reminds us that life can really suck. I believe it makes the good times in Jhereg and >Yendi all the more sweet. It also spoke to me personally, as I had gone through a similiar situation myself and could sympathize. This is the book that >made Vlad "real" to me. Teckla is brilliantly written, realistic and I REALLY dislike it. I have and will continue to occasionally reread it, but I really don't like it. Sure it's real, but if I wanted reality I wouldn't be reading fantasy. And yes I hate it because I can identify it very strongly. It speaks to me of the breakup of my first marriage. When I read it, I have to skip over the scenes between Vlad and Cawti. Mark