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Post by Katty on Mar 26, 2009 21:17:08 GMT 10
Warning: Melting Stones Spoilers
So: What did everyone think of Melting Stones?
I really enjoyed it (Pierce's writing has improved so much!) but felt that it was definitely geared towards a lower age-group. Which isnt a bad thing, of course. I just felt it lacked the complexity of Will of the Empress (I had high expectations after that book!).
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Post by ubiquitous on Mar 26, 2009 21:41:56 GMT 10
I enjoyed it. I thought it was a nice, simpler read, more like the older Circle books, I guess.
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Post by Katty on Mar 26, 2009 22:07:52 GMT 10
I actually just has a look at Pierce's website, and the age group is 8 and up (whereas most of her books are 10+ or 12+). So I wasn't imagining it!
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Post by ivymutant on Mar 26, 2009 23:56:25 GMT 10
I enjoyed it a lot, I especially like the way she, in general, but definately comes out here, mixes science with magic. The Volcano spirits being the larva, trying to force it's way out, which is the cause of of the volcano, their poison gases killing off plants and such. It's nice to see, because so many people seem to believe in science OR magic, rather than magic than has a basis in science or works with science like this. It did feel a bit on the young side, but I put it down to being so much older than when reading the original quartet I enjoyed the Evvy/Rosethorn interaction, they bounce off each other nicely, Rosethorn must be having deja vu, from Briar, but without the shared magic part. I <3 Luvo and want to see more of him, so can't wait for that book to come out. Luvo makes a nice contrast to Evvy, her exhuberence to his long lived calm and patience, and it emphasises her oddness as a stone mage, that she isn't more like him, and doesn't reflect rock as much, as Luvo said, she's different. I'd like to see more of Evvy in the future, see how she turns out (that said, I want to see how all their students turn out!).
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Post by Lisa on Mar 27, 2009 7:18:15 GMT 10
I need to reread it... I listened to it on DCD while at work, so there were several times I was very distracted. I remember thinking that the characters were so very Emelan - Evvy seemed like a little prickly combination of Rosethorn and Briar, and Dedicate Fusspot (I can't even remember his real name!) was such a pseudo-Crane. It felt... almost like fanfiction.
However, I love most of the voice actors they use in Full Cast Audio, so it was still enjoyable.
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Post by Fate on Mar 27, 2009 17:30:37 GMT 10
I didn't like it >_< It was the first ever book I managed to get as an ARC (and to this day I believe it was the work of angels) and I was so excited to read it. Though sadly, I was disappointed soon after I began reading. The book just felt... off to me, it felt choppy and rushed. I loved Evvy and Rosethorn and their interactions, I loved the mention of the girl-with-attitude-who's-mother-was-the-pirate-queen (would like to hear more from her) but I couldn't stand the parts where she dives into the earth and makes herself a stone body. It was the only TP book to date that I had to force myself to finish. I don't know, maybe I should try and reread it to see if I like it better... p.s. side note, can you imagine my frustration? I got an ARC by a stroke of luck and I had NO ONE to brag to! Was quite tragic, still seeing a therapist for it...
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Post by Lisa on Mar 27, 2009 22:57:38 GMT 10
I would also recommend listening to it on tape/cd if you didn't like the printed version. After all, it was written to be read by a full cast, so it's possible that the transition was choppy.
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Post by Katty on Mar 28, 2009 12:50:43 GMT 10
I have the CD lying around somewhere, I should probably listen to it on Audiobook. I've never been a big audiobook fan though.. :S
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Post by wordy on Apr 1, 2009 19:16:46 GMT 10
I hate to say this, but I was rather disappointed with it.
The plot seemed kind of...predictable, or something, it reminded me about that bit where Daja goes under the glacier (or whatever, I forget).
So, yeah. Some bits were good, but over all, I'd rather read something else.
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Post by Kes on Apr 8, 2009 6:19:54 GMT 10
I bought it off iTunes when it first came out and found it rather enjoyable. Especially since Pierce wasn't really an important member of the cast. I couldn't get through the audio book of Sandry's Book because of the way she read. It was cute.
Has anyone both read it and heard the audiobook? I've been thinking of buying it just to add it to my collection and give it a reread, but it looks like those who read it didn't enjoy it nearly as much as those who listened to it.
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Post by Carbon Kiwi on Apr 11, 2009 1:12:57 GMT 10
I picked up the book at a bookstore when I was home from uni for break. I picked it up thinking only, "Yay, more Rosethorn!" I had every intention of reading it only for Rosethorn. Because of that, I wasn't disappointed. I wasn't really looking to it for plot or to compare to Tammy's other works.
I didn't mind it. I could tell it was written for a younger audience, back to CoM level or lower, which I understood. We were back to a pre-pubescent rather than the adult youth we had in WotE. The plot didn't seem entirely original but I wasn't looking for that either given sometimes natural magic isn't about original situations, it's about What Happens. I suppose I smile at that given I am in ecology.
I thought a lot of it was cute. I read books for the small details, the little interactions between characters and enjoyable quotes. For that the book was very nice. I don't pay much attention to The Bigger Stuff and I'm able to focus on the things I enjoy. Glad I read it! Read it in a day at a friend's party, laughter.
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