Do you have any idea how giddy it makes me to read this? Because, like, I got any first impressions about Awakenings from you via Faith, since I didn't know you at the time. I remember you saying you'd come make us a map if we didn't have one, though! :D :D :D That had totally slipped my mind until I read it.
I always find it awesome and fascinating to see the different characters/aspects that different people like/dislike about the book, because they're all SO different. As the author, I had a hard, hard time warming up to Anathriel and I liked Zeth instantly, for various reasons, but I think because my perspective on it was Anathriel being unnecessarily mean to Zeth. ;) Which makes it that much more interesting to me that you see it the other way. (Seriously, I think if Anathriel hadn't started off her conversation with him going "Does your master know you're here, slave?" he would have been much nicer to her.
Also, I love character perspectives and exploring them--like Xari's perspective on her childhood and, erm, other certain people's perspectives on it--and most of Zeth's scenes are shown through Anathriel's biases toward him. They just did not hit it off. I hope to sway you toward Zeth in book 4, but if not...you'll have book 5 to look forward to for other people. :p But I love your perspectives on all of these characters and seeing what YOU see in them. I love that you love Xari and that you love the inspirational subtleties, and FLUTE and Jesper and everything else.
Oh, Immen. *rubs hands together* Faith and I despaired because we did not want him to be the Perfect Character and...well, let's just say that comes around to character perpsectives, too. *shifty eyes*
Thank you SO SO SO SO SO much, for this review, for your years of support, for SO MUCH MORE that would take me pages to talk about.
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Date: 2011-01-03 02:24 am (UTC)I always find it awesome and fascinating to see the different characters/aspects that different people like/dislike about the book, because they're all SO different. As the author, I had a hard, hard time warming up to Anathriel and I liked Zeth instantly, for various reasons, but I think because my perspective on it was Anathriel being unnecessarily mean to Zeth. ;) Which makes it that much more interesting to me that you see it the other way. (Seriously, I think if Anathriel hadn't started off her conversation with him going "Does your master know you're here, slave?" he would have been much nicer to her.
Also, I love character perspectives and exploring them--like Xari's perspective on her childhood and, erm, other certain people's perspectives on it--and most of Zeth's scenes are shown through Anathriel's biases toward him. They just did not hit it off. I hope to sway you toward Zeth in book 4, but if not...you'll have book 5 to look forward to for other people. :p But I love your perspectives on all of these characters and seeing what YOU see in them. I love that you love Xari and that you love the inspirational subtleties, and FLUTE and Jesper and everything else.
Oh, Immen. *rubs hands together* Faith and I despaired because we did not want him to be the Perfect Character and...well, let's just say that comes around to character perpsectives, too. *shifty eyes*
Thank you SO SO SO SO SO much, for this review, for your years of support, for SO MUCH MORE that would take me pages to talk about.