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[phineasjones]

oh yeah, and i was going to say. i finally finished re-reading a swiftly tilting planet last night. ... i will always love that book because of the way i loved it once. but perhaps re-reading it now wasn't such a good idea. it's a phenomenally awful book. like, so bad it hurts. deeply. i mean, her writing is awful. everything is super cheezy and unbelievable.

but even if we just take that as it is... the premise of the book is pretty terrible. i don't know why it once appealed to me. this concept that genetics predetermine everything... a person's personality and destiny. what a load of crap. how did she get away with that in the middle of happy-lovey series? it seems especially bad in light of lotr and harry potter - and even buffy - where the message is so clearly that it's what you choose, what you do that makes you who you are. and that's such a powerful thought. and here's madeleine telling kids that, sorry, if your parents - even your ancient ancestors - were bad people, you will be too.

don't know why i'm posting this here and not at swiftlytilting... i guess i didn't start that community to badmouth the books. and you know... i still really want to write sandy/dennys slash that takes place during this book. the twins were up all night too, after all.

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[blue_ant]

it's a phenomenally awful book. like, so bad it hurts. deeply. i mean, her writing is awful. everything is super cheezy and unbelievable.

It's been sitting on a pile of CDs just waiting for me to read it. I've been putting it off because of my "bad" experience trying to reread Many Waters.

It's hard to believe shuch beloved children's book could suck so much. Then again, I've quit reading the Narnia books because I just couldn't take it. I hope that in 10 years I won't look on the HP books with the same "disgust" and shudder, although I fear I might.

*cluthes Susan Cooper* Her books are holding up to the test of time, though.

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[phineasjones.livejournal.com]

meep. i can't wait to read susan cooper! ::bounces imaptiently::

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[blue_ant]

You MUST read it. SOON.

I didn't mean to read all of Greenwitch today, it just sort of happened. *blinks*

Finished! I want my own copies, god only know shwere they are.

[blue_ant]

Oh yeah, you *should* be able to post that in swiftlytilting.

[ivyblossom.livejournal.com]

Oh god. No no no don't tell me that books sucks. Oh no. I loved that book Dammit. *weeeeps*

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[phineasjones.livejournal.com]

oh i know, i loved it too. it was my favorite of all of hers (that and a ring of endless light) but. yeah, i probably shouldn't have read it again. should have just basked in that old love. cuz. wow. sorry, love, but it's bad.

[samfeasor.livejournal.com]

I've only read three of her books: A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind in the Door, and Many Waters. Mainly because I was terribly confused about the order and such, so I just gave up on them when I was about thirteen. Except for Many Waters... I've read that about 12 times. I don't even know why I like it so much, I just do.

She's no Susan Cooper, though. :)

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[phineasjones.livejournal.com]

She's no Susan Cooper, though. :)

so i hear, so i hear. and as soon as my gift certificate arrives, i will investigate that theory for myself. :)