tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146259764837045872.post528891198140110438..comments2023-10-25T04:17:22.699-04:00Comments on Fantasy Cafe: Review of The Gaslight DogsKristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01700004253248186101noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146259764837045872.post-83330681677929997042010-07-13T01:05:58.580-04:002010-07-13T01:05:58.580-04:00nice to see a reveiw that isnt loving this POC (pi...nice to see a reveiw that isnt loving this POC (piece of CRAP) to bits. im sorry but to me it is. anybody seen dances with wolves? well this is practically the same damn thing. and when you have a charactors name you cant even pronounce, you know thats a bad sign (like you know this book could suck some donkey dicks)<br /><br />oh yea ive heard of it, but only when ive made the mistake of reading reviews from people who support this fucknut oganization called racebending (any body who is a fan of avatar, you know what im talking about). but it wasnt untill i got the book out of some morbid curiosity that i really found out. yep, this novel was made for them. the people who want to make the white boys SUFFER for what they did. sorry but not even a good cover plus steampunk elements can save this shitty excuse for a 'multicultural' fantasy book. you want 'multicultural', read steven erikson's awesome mallazan book of the fallen. dozens of poc charactors and all are likly to die the same as the white boys. plus its refreashing to see a fantasy world where RACE ISNT UP IN FOREFRONT OF EVERYTHING *cough the gasLAME dogs cough* not even gender roles matter in that world, so you get a lot of female soldiers.<br /><br />in short: as a black person and an aspiring SSF writer, im not looking for charactors who look 'exactly like me' cause thats like saying 'oh well all black people look alike'. if the story is good, the charactors are great and the dialouge, writng style and etc is excellent, than our fucking read it and enjoy it. and if im going to put poc charactors in my work, than i will in my own time. not because there are people wanting it. selling it to a publisher? ill most likly pick TOR, PYR or ORBIT, not some poc company with a big-ass sign on their front door saying WHITE AUTHORS NEED NOT APPLY. IS THAT FAIR? ITS LIKE THAT FUCKING RACEBENDING THING AND THEIR BACKWARDS-ASS ATTEMPTS TO APPEAL TO ALL PEOPLE. ITS JUST FUCKING NUTS!!!!!!!! but please, do take that into consideration. any replys will be appreciated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146259764837045872.post-39179770139616773482010-05-31T16:59:53.451-04:002010-05-31T16:59:53.451-04:00ediFanoB - It does have potential to be an interes...ediFanoB - It does have potential to be an interesting series. I think reading the next one or two books would be necessary for me to fully decide what I think. The first book had enough good points that I will probably read them to see where it goes.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01700004253248186101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146259764837045872.post-76258244065707149422010-05-24T18:17:16.245-04:002010-05-24T18:17:16.245-04:00I read The Gaslight Dogs.
I think names are alway...I read The Gaslight Dogs. <br />I think names are always a topic. To be honest most of the time I spell names as I like them.<br />All in all I liked the book. <br />As part of a series it is a good one. It is a real good base. I really would like to know how the story continues.<br /><br />As a stand alone book I would agree with all the things you wrote in your review.ediFanoBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11129248787624088717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146259764837045872.post-67982817880235340702010-04-24T16:36:10.042-04:002010-04-24T16:36:10.042-04:00I appreciate all the word of mouth that blog posts...I appreciate all the word of mouth that blog posts generate for a writer, especially because I would love to have the sequels out there to complete the story for people!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146259764837045872.post-3473203547924184552010-04-24T15:23:15.355-04:002010-04-24T15:23:15.355-04:00Karin - Thanks for your comment and for tweeting t...Karin - Thanks for your comment and for tweeting the review today too! I'm glad to hear that the next two books will have more about the religious structure since I am rather curious about that.<br /><br />Oh, and I've meant to add here a couple of times that I did read that sample of the first few chapters of <i>Warchild</i> I downloaded and liked it A LOT. When I do get around to reading some e-books, that will most likely be one of the first ones I get.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01700004253248186101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146259764837045872.post-20987098325330486652010-04-24T01:36:51.021-04:002010-04-24T01:36:51.021-04:00Thanks for the review! The two planned sequels del...Thanks for the review! The two planned sequels delve much further into the Aniw and the Church of the Seven Gods, and Jarrett and Sjenn's 'roles' in it all, definitely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146259764837045872.post-42055103639025968312010-04-15T18:45:45.671-04:002010-04-15T18:45:45.671-04:00Anastasia - Calico Reaction is a great blog - glad...Anastasia - Calico Reaction is a great blog - glad to hear you liked it too. :)<br /><br />Even though I wasn't crazy about this one, I was still planning to give Lowachee's scifi trilogy a try. You're right that often you can love one book by an author and not like some of their other books as much. It's happened to me several times - with <i>Sea Dragon Heir</i> or <i>Ascendant Sun</i> like you mentioned as well as some of Linnea Sinclair's books. So I wasn't planning on letting that stop me from trying out some of her other books, especially since I did think some of her writing was great. I downloaded a whole bunch of book samples to read on my iPad a couple of nights ago and <i>Warchild</i> was one of them. If it seems interesting, I might buy it - I've been hesitant to because it is so expensive for a mass market paperback but the ebook version is at least somewhat cheaper.<br /><br />I have not read <i>Unnatural History</i>, although I have considered picking it up a couple of times. All the reviews I've read are pretty mixed, so I never have, though. Did you like it?<br /><br />I have read <i>The Alchemy of Stone</i> and I reviewed it as well. It was a great book; I liked it a lot.<br /><br />Thanks for the blog recommendation - I'll have to check it out!<br /><br />Shellie - Although I did receive this book for review, it was the finished copy and not an ARC. I try to specify if it's an ARC or not and if I just say "review copy" instead of "ARC" it means I received a copy of the actual completed book for review.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01700004253248186101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146259764837045872.post-84829261990541314602010-04-15T18:24:01.613-04:002010-04-15T18:24:01.613-04:00So Kristen -
Was the copy an ARC? you did say rev...So Kristen - <br />Was the copy an ARC? you did say review copy -<br />They almost always feel unfinished.... from the few that I have read, anyways..<br />I was very hopeful about this book as well. Thanks for the review.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10360453947198770223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146259764837045872.post-74866899157282833382010-04-15T08:58:08.104-04:002010-04-15T08:58:08.104-04:00You know what a good book review blog is?
Empty Y...You know what a good book review blog is?<br /><br />Empty Your Heart of Its Mortal Dream <br />http://www.paul-charles-smith.com/<br /><br />It's very new, but Paul's reading lists is excellent - precisely the books I'm interested in, and his posts have been very thoughtful & interesting. It needs to get on more blog lists.Anastasianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146259764837045872.post-37417784129255733482010-04-15T08:50:35.316-04:002010-04-15T08:50:35.316-04:00(con't) Or Catherine Asaro - The Last Hawk was...(con't) Or Catherine Asaro - The Last Hawk was so much better than Ascendant Sun. Or Elizabeth Bear for me - By the Mountain Bound blew Hammered or Blood & Iron out of the water. <br /><br />I need to remember to check Calico Reaction every once in a while to participate in their book club - I've read <i>Alchemy of Stone</i> (very good, a good candidate for a re-read) and own <i>Natural History</i>. Do you have either of those books?Anastasianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146259764837045872.post-15174132227293755342010-04-15T08:46:48.182-04:002010-04-15T08:46:48.182-04:00Kristin, too bad you didn't like it. I haven&#...Kristin, too bad you didn't like it. I haven't read the book yet, although I will 100% be buying it. Like Calico Reaction (interesting blog, btw), Karin Lowachee is on my Must-buy list. I'm going to remember that blog, it's good to find reviews who love the same authors. Difficult names bother me too. <br /><br />The quality of books does vary for an author usually. You may love one book of theirs and not care for another one at all. For example, Storm Constantine - how different was Sea Dragon Heir from Wraeththu for you? I still think you'd really like the first trilogy by Lowachee wrote, but it's probably better to buy the book that's the most recent release. You've done your part :-)Anastasianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146259764837045872.post-16510152617630190152010-04-14T23:17:28.243-04:002010-04-14T23:17:28.243-04:00Orannia - Thank you so much! :) I agree, that does...Orannia - Thank you so much! :) I agree, that does make reading it a bit of a conundrum. It's definitely one I would prefer to read as part of a larger series, but if too many people decide to wait for the rest of the books, they may never get written.<br /><br />But then, if you read the other review I linked to, that reviewer felt that it was more complete than I did so a lot of other people may feel differently. I didn't realize it was part of a series going on since I hadn't heard anything about more books, so having it end with so much left to tell may have come to me as more of a surprise.<br /><br />I'm OCD when it comes to names too. My husband usually makes up a nickname when reading something like that, but I just can't do that... I have to try to pronounce the whole thing every single time.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01700004253248186101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5146259764837045872.post-27573561156700806412010-04-14T16:30:29.631-04:002010-04-14T16:30:29.631-04:00Kristen - you review so well! I've heard of th...Kristen - you review so well! I've heard of this book and I am intrigued by plot (and the snippet you provided sounds good)...but I'm not sure about reading a book that is obviously part of a bigger story with no certainity that story will be continued. Although, saying that, if I don't read the book then that kind of convinces the publisher not to continue...<br /><br /><i>...partially because there were a lot of names that were difficult to pronounce...</i><br /><br />ARRGHHH! I'm OCD when it comes to names. I stop everytime I read a name I can't pronounce smoothly, and if it's a character's name it drives me batty.oranniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14007355589161084262noreply@blogger.com