Comments on: The Vintner’s Luck, Elizabeth Knox

By: Jenny

Jenny — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:32:32 +0000

In reply to J.T. Oldfield. I have to get my act together! The hostess of the Horns & Halos Challenge is about to do an update post! :P

By: J.T. Oldfield

J.T. Oldfield — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:01:56 +0000

I’m also rocking the Graphic Novels Challenge and falling behind on some other ones.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:09:28 +0000

In reply to Fyrefly. I thought that was really cool, that whole mythology she came up with. I loved it that destroyed originals ended up in heaven, and there were copies of everything in hell. Actually I was hoping to learn more about that, because that may have been my favorite aspect of the book.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:00:36 +0000

In reply to Nishita. It's pretty difficult to convey the sense of this book. It's pretty strange and unexpected. Sorry I didn't do a better job conveying it!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:59:44 +0000

In reply to Aimee. Oh, goody! I'm looking forward to seeing the update, and I'll try to read at least one more book for the challenge this week, so I can make a reasonable update post. :P

By: Aimee

Aimee — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:17:08 +0000

Hi Jenny,

Great review. I have got this book on my list for the H & H challenge and attempted to read it a while back after hearing how much Memory for the blog Stella Matutina loved it – it seemed interesting but I had to send it back to the library – d’oh. It may come up later on though, as I read a few more.

I’m going to be doing an update on the Horns and Halos challenge soon – maybe discussing the levels we’re at, how we feel about the books so far, what we want more out of and whether we’ve had to question the BIG ISSUES like sin, redemption, the fallen etc etc.

x
Aimee

By: Nishita

Nishita — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:27:11 +0000

Somehow, from what you tell me, I don’t get the vibe of this book at all.

By: Fyrefly

Fyrefly — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:09:30 +0000

Thanks for the link! I agree with you re: too many characters – after a while, I gave up even trying to keep the kids straight. My favorite part of the whole thing, though, was the cosmology of heaven and hell and god and satan that Knox presents – I’m a big sucker for that kind of religion-centric fiction.

By: Care

Care — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:38:39 +0000

I read this for the New Zealand Challenge – that’s how I know.

and I like that phrase, too! “Mad Gleam of the Fanatic”. It could be a blog name.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:15:17 +0000

In reply to Jenny.

Care – You’re right! New Zealand it is. I stand corrected. 🙂