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[drashizu.livejournal.com]

Inspired by the last link post, here's another interesting review of A Conspiracy of Kings, http://heidenkind.blogspot.com/2010/04/conspiracy-of-kings-by-megan-whalen.html, in which Eugenides takes over the world and the fourth book is apparently a giant cliffhanger. I totally missed the cliff during my reading, though. I mean, it felt like an in-between book, but I didn't feel dissatisfied with the ending, unlike the reviewer. While I agreed with the discussion of Sophos's character change, I was a bit confused by that part. What do you guys think, is ACoK incomplete?

(And is Gen taking over the world? *dun dun DUNNN*)

Comments

[lizzyazula.livejournal.com]

Frankly, I think it's very ironic that she hates all the "political yammering" when QoA is her favorite book. And the romance, borderline nonsensical?!?! GGRRR!!! This is how I think in life: Don't like Harry Potter? Go read Twilight and then see how you feel. Think Avatar: The last Airbender is stupid? Go drink some cactus juice. This the romance in ACoK is "borderline nonsensical" and that anything by Megan is imperfect in any way? Go jump off a cliff! Ok, that's over-reacting. But unfortunately, I get angry over stupid things...I suppose if you have your reasons for disliking something, you have a right to dislike it. But Eddis/Sophos was, IS perfect!

[brandy-painter.livejournal.com]

Over-reacting maybe, but funny.

I was a little confused by the "borderline nonsensical" comment. Okay if that is her opinion but some explanation would have been helpful. What about it did she find nonsensical? I agree the way Eddis/Sophos turned out was perfect. I thought the resolution fit their characters perfectly.

[drashizu.livejournal.com]

I think "borderline nonsensical" might have been referring to the part at the end when Eddis suddenly up and acts all mad at Sophos and he strikes out once, twice, three times in trying to figure out what he said to make her angry. It takes a big leap of inferential power on the reader's part to figure out that the whole chapter in the library about the gods is her, explaining in an indirect way, why she's mad.

I'll admit, I was utterly confused by that whole section the first three or four times through. Why is she mad? What does it have to do with the gods? But instead of finding it frustrating, I found it fascinating---just another of those QT things that I have to read a zillion times before finally getting it, because MWT is so much smarter than I am! I had fun figuring it out (I think...I'm almost certain I get it now), with the help of others on this comm, of course.

So maybe she just needs to reread it a couple times.

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

You know, drashizu, I was confused, too, esp. since the advance copy was different from the final one, which explained it a little more. This would make a great discussion question of its own, if you ever feel like posting it. I think it's been touched on before, but not to any great degree.

it's the quenchiest!

[rosaleeluann.livejournal.com]

Cactus juice. Hee.

[beth-shulman.livejournal.com]

I agree with you, except I don't think you need to read other, less good literature to see how well MWT holds up. If someone doesn't recognize the genius, well, it's their loss :)

[lizzyazula.livejournal.com]

I most certainly do not think one needs to read bad literature in order to recognize the good! I'm very sorry if I ever gave that impression. I meant that if one doesn't like HP, reading Twilight should be his or her punishment, not that people need to read Twilight in order to see how good HP is.