tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post660356193345794537..comments2023-12-25T00:38:19.500-08:00Comments on Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Turning Back the ClockSarah Stevensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-50340194517830581662006-07-12T20:07:00.000-07:002006-07-12T20:07:00.000-07:00OK, love, where'd you get the perky pills? We...OK, love, where'd you get the perky pills? We discussed this: you leave the perky pills behind when reviewing, because you need to be honest ... and honestly? You really loved it that much? It didn't bother you that the ending was all enigmatic & annoying, as so many of Wynne-Jones' works tend to be? You <i>like</i> not having an understanding of what happened?<br><br>Given, I've picked up a fair share of the Wynne-Jones books ... but I've also been known to throw them across the room when I'm done. Yes, I've broken the vow never to pick up another, but at least I know that, like most movies, they're just fluff & are fun while they last, and the agony of the ending doesn't last all <i>that</i> long, but ... at least I don't pretend to have loved it so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-32425388356478909272006-07-12T20:36:00.000-07:002006-07-12T20:36:00.000-07:00Heh heh...You know, I try and give myself at least...Heh heh...<br><br>You know, I try and give myself at least, oh, overnight to think about books I'm ambivalent about <i>before</i> I review them. Considering for whom we write reviews: mostly ourselves and other people who aspire to write fantasy and hopefully will pick up a few pointers from reading the novels here -- I don't go into as technical of a review as I might.<br><br>Seriously: I enjoyed it.<br>Seriously: Ambivalent endings annoy me. Deeply. <br><br>But it's a fantasy. I think there are rules about how many things have to work out. Frankly, I think Wynne-Jones was trying to leave herself room for sequels... if a writer is doing that, I can't argue with her. However, your point is well taken! I will attempt to be more... acerbic? In future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com