Fistandantilus
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What do you think of this book?
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Across The Nightingale Floor
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Ooh, haven't seen that cover before!
I liked it. Across the nightingale floor better than the others, anyway. The extent of death did get to me after a while, but I thought they were really good, and I enjoyed them. They were different... interesting.
not my favourite series the author has written, but probably much better than all her other works.
I liked it. Across the nightingale floor better than the others, anyway. The extent of death did get to me after a while, but I thought they were really good, and I enjoyed them. They were different... interesting.
not my favourite series the author has written, but probably much better than all her other works.
Fistandantilus
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Assassin
I think thant the amount of death in the books is necessary; its not just the book being grusome, I think that it is all down to the fact that Takeo is an assassin
I think thant the amount of death in the books is necessary; its not just the book being grusome, I think that it is all down to the fact that Takeo is an assassin
Fistandantilus
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Bananna Books!
I bought mine for £2 in a bookshop called BanannaBooks
I bought mine for £2 in a bookshop called BanannaBooks
i have read across the nightengale floor and grass for his pillow. i was waiting for 3 to come out in paper back which it now has but when i go to buy it, it is always out. i'm just going to order it.
i loved them. i love that hearn has taken historical japan and made it his own by fictionalizing it.(is that a word?) i think they are really well written and i don't mind the violence at all. i find them hard to categorize as they do seem to fall into fantasy, but they would still appeal to people who maybe don't read fantasy.
i loved them. i love that hearn has taken historical japan and made it his own by fictionalizing it.(is that a word?) i think they are really well written and i don't mind the violence at all. i find them hard to categorize as they do seem to fall into fantasy, but they would still appeal to people who maybe don't read fantasy.
Halo
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I really enjoyed all three books, and was glad the series didn't end in the way I thought it would. Some of the violence was a bit stomach-churning for me (I am a wimp!), but I didn't think it was gratuitous - it all made sense in the context of the Japanese culture.
Herenya - I didn't realise she had written other books. I believe Lian Hearn is a pen-name, so are the others under a different name? I would be interested in reading more of her work.
Herenya - I didn't realise she had written other books. I believe Lian Hearn is a pen-name, so are the others under a different name? I would be interested in reading more of her work.
She writes children's books under her real name which I suddenly can't remember. 
Anyway, I thought Across the Nightingale Floor was generally quite average. Apart from the Japanese style setting which seemed almost gimmicky because of its lack of detail and relevance there was very little to set it apart from the usual Fantasy novel. The prose was simple and I found something quite jarring about the writing style.
Her characters were fairly basic stereotypes and I found the way they acted in some situations to be incredable and simpy designed to somehow make the whole thing a "tragedy" and instead made it seem contrived.
However, despite all that, I did enjoy the novel and don't regret purchasing it (though I won't be following the rest of the series).
Anyway, I thought Across the Nightingale Floor was generally quite average. Apart from the Japanese style setting which seemed almost gimmicky because of its lack of detail and relevance there was very little to set it apart from the usual Fantasy novel. The prose was simple and I found something quite jarring about the writing style.
Her characters were fairly basic stereotypes and I found the way they acted in some situations to be incredable and simpy designed to somehow make the whole thing a "tragedy" and instead made it seem contrived.
However, despite all that, I did enjoy the novel and don't regret purchasing it (though I won't be following the rest of the series).
I've known about Gillian Rubenstein for a while (Lian is just the last part of her first name - clever, huh?) and I knew that her next book would be called "Across the Nightingale Floor."
I'd say that everything else she'd written is pretty much children's. But I love Galax-Arena!!! and I can't wait for her to publish Universercus! I wish she would hurry up...
I'd say that everything else she'd written is pretty much children's. But I love Galax-Arena!!! and I can't wait for her to publish Universercus! I wish she would hurry up...
Idril Silmaure
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I have this book on my To Be Read list, I've been meaning to read it for ages..have the same cover but in gold and white colour scheme. I may read it sooner than I intended now since it seems like people are pretty positive about it.
Kookamoor
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I finished this surprisingly quick read last week and really enjoyed it. The Japanese style was refreshingly different in a fantasy-genre novel, and it reminded me a lot of the Kelawan world in Feist's Riftware saga. I didn't find the violence at all disturbing, and thought it quite tame to others in this genre, although
. The ending was a little unconventional -
and I thought the character backgrounds were really interesting, but not as well developed as I would have liked.
. Perhaps that will come in later books.
I didn't think the first person style worked given that part of the book was through the eyes of Kaede and it seemed to interupt the flow of the book. But I think the first person was necessary to get a good idea of Takeo's thought processes.
Finally, I think the book needed a map to fully understand the layout of the place.
For all of this critique, though, I really did enjoy the book. Great escapism!
when they cut off Lord Shigeru's head that was a bit graphic
I love it when an author is not afraid to do away with some beloved characters
I was particularly disappointed that the nature of the Hidden was not explored further
I didn't think the first person style worked given that part of the book was through the eyes of Kaede and it seemed to interupt the flow of the book. But I think the first person was necessary to get a good idea of Takeo's thought processes.
Finally, I think the book needed a map to fully understand the layout of the place.
For all of this critique, though, I really did enjoy the book. Great escapism!
WoodenCoyote
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All the books in this series, The Tales of the Otori, were excellent. I really enjoyed them.
Don't worry, you'll see more of the Hidden in Grass for His Pillow and Brillance of the Moon. Their story is the tale of the Christians in Japan, which is a parallel to the country's drive into modernism, explored the most in the 3rd book.
Don't worry, you'll see more of the Hidden in Grass for His Pillow and Brillance of the Moon. Their story is the tale of the Christians in Japan, which is a parallel to the country's drive into modernism, explored the most in the 3rd book.
WoodenCoyote
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Its hardly a spoiler. I knew who the Hidden were by the end of book one. Heck, their names alone were a big hint.Kookamoor said:So is this book somewhat historically based?? This hadn't occurred to me... Please use spoiler tags if necessary. I don't want to have any details revealed
Otori is set on a made-up island in Japan, so the author has a little more freedom. But it is historically based.