tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17224228.post8516891075306364252..comments2023-10-25T03:40:54.655-07:00Comments on Neth Space: Review: Toll the Hounds by Steven EriksonNethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963540055415924510noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17224228.post-47069811140253833532009-08-26T21:02:28.607-07:002009-08-26T21:02:28.607-07:00Ken,
Thank you for a great review. I know that it...Ken,<br /><br />Thank you for a great review. I know that it was done a while ago, but recently I saw a review of TTH on Graeme's review site and he made some comments that signaled he was one of those who did not appreciate the verbose nature of the book. After reading that I felt that while the book was verbose, I did enjoy it for that reason, and reading your review reminded of why. There is loss in this book, and the fallen deserve to have their stores/views shared.<br /><br />Cheers!paranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15933906802152144060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17224228.post-20945936904003149732009-02-27T03:56:00.000-07:002009-02-27T03:56:00.000-07:00Great review! I don't know if I'm ready to jump i...Great review! I don't know if I'm ready to jump into a 10-volume series, having read none of it to date, but I might recommend this to my husband. He's better at the many-volume series thing than I am.Dreamybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03274518106482632672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17224228.post-66175778851080930722009-02-13T13:55:00.000-07:002009-02-13T13:55:00.000-07:00I hopped over from GRASPING AT THE WIND's review m...I hopped over from GRASPING AT THE WIND's review meme - hi. :)<BR/><BR/>How is it that I've never heard of this series?! It seems to have all the complexity that I love ... I will definitely have to check it out.Heather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17224228.post-1440217287851032192008-07-01T13:19:00.000-07:002008-07-01T13:19:00.000-07:00one of the best reviews i've read in a long while,...one of the best reviews i've read in a long while, in any type of medium. thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17224228.post-32018116932729527122008-07-01T12:38:00.000-07:002008-07-01T12:38:00.000-07:00and there might be that :)and there might be that :)ThRiNiDiRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11235487104345529619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17224228.post-30553451440698446282008-07-01T11:30:00.000-07:002008-07-01T11:30:00.000-07:00of course reading too deeply into a quote taken ou...of course reading too deeply into a quote taken out of its original context is always tricky.Nethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963540055415924510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17224228.post-64500620283464820762008-07-01T11:25:00.000-07:002008-07-01T11:25:00.000-07:00Isn't Erikson mocking his critical readership at t...<I>Isn't Erikson mocking his critical readership at this point?</I><BR/><BR/>I'd actually say the opposite. I think Erikson is mocking the noncritical readership - those that get overly preoccupied in plot points and inconsistencies and don't delve deeper into his thematic goals.Nethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963540055415924510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17224228.post-68329935809762567412008-07-01T11:17:00.000-07:002008-07-01T11:17:00.000-07:00‘Sad truth,’ Kruppe said – his audience of none si...<I>‘Sad truth,’ Kruppe said – his audience of none sighing in agreement – ‘that a tendency towards verbal excess can so defeat the precision of meaning. That intent can be so well disguised in majestic plethora of nuance, of rhythm both serious and mocking, of this penchant for self-referential slyness, that the unwitting simply skip on past – imagining their time to be so precious, imagining themselves above all manner of conviction, save that of their own witty perfection.' Sigh and sigh again.</I><BR/><BR/>Isn't Erikson mocking his critical readership at this point?<BR/><BR/><I>Toll the Hounds dials this down a bit – Erikson is every bit as condemning, but the in-your-face and almost didactic feel isn’t present. Likewise, in previous volumes, the humor so often attempted feels forced, while in Toll the Hounds, he balances it just right.</I><BR/><BR/>You noticed those two things too in the previous volumes,eerie likeness of our observations :). You give me hope for this one.ThRiNiDiRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11235487104345529619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17224228.post-16278360190300987452008-07-01T08:44:00.000-07:002008-07-01T08:44:00.000-07:00well, I'm sure some will disagree - my favorite in...well, I'm sure some will disagree - my favorite in the series is MT (though that may have just changed), and that's not a widely held opinion.Nethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963540055415924510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17224228.post-46298501517447686322008-07-01T08:40:00.000-07:002008-07-01T08:40:00.000-07:00Ah, I was putting this one off because the last on...Ah, I was putting this one off because the last one was a bit disappointing, but I think an immediate visit to Amazon is in order!Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01396310599096809225noreply@blogger.com