Comments on: Review: In Great Waters, Kit Whitfield

By: Christy

Christy — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:47:42 +0000

As others have said above, the mermaid / historical fiction mash-up is pretty intriguing. Mermaids are not intrinsically interesting to me (among the supernatural range of things), but this sounds like some fleshed-out world-building going on.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:58:39 +0000

Very interested in this, especially given the time period (if you say it’s 16th then that’s good enough for me). I like the sound of the fantasy elements, but Anne even more.

By: The Literary Omnivore

The Literary Omnivore — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 15:28:09 +0000

In reply to Jenny. Yay! I love putting books onto people's reading lists and them working out. I don't reread often, because I am like a shark and cannot stop reading new stuff, BUT if there is an audiobook of this, I will be all over it.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 01:26:30 +0000

I read only half of this before it had to go back to the library, and it hadn’t grabbed me so hard that I wanted to renew it. But I might go back to it sometime. It was pure-t original, that’s for sure, and I enjoyed Anne a lot, as well as the political/ religious stuff.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 00:47:16 +0000

In reply to The Literary Omnivore. I do not understand not being a rereader and so I strongly encourage you to read this again. You're the reason it was on my TBR list in the first place!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 00:46:37 +0000

In reply to Words for Worms. Don't we all! :)

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 00:45:46 +0000

In reply to Charlotte. It is! Very strange but quite good.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 00:45:12 +0000

In reply to NWK (@MumsyNancy).

I don’t…think so? But I don’t know. It might be one of those books where you surprise me by enjoying it. Off the top of my head I’d say no, it doesn’t seem like your kind of book.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 00:44:14 +0000

In reply to americanbookjunkie. I know! Totally unique and interesting premise, and the author does a ton of interesting things with it.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 00:43:40 +0000

In reply to Jeanne. Yyyyyeah, I am not such a fan of Hans Christian Andersen. I understand why his stories were like that a BIT more since learning he was probably gay, but I do not hold up "The Little Mermaid" as the gold standard to which all other stories must aspire. I much prefer the Disney version.