tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post9095359013466355237..comments2024-01-09T17:48:45.910-06:00Comments on Travis Erwin: AnticipationTravis Erwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09420879160702098979noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-74032831769793680422009-07-23T16:33:40.875-05:002009-07-23T16:33:40.875-05:00I think there was little way JKR could "win&q...I think there was little way JKR could "win" and I'm sure she was pressured into things she didn't want to do, and talked out of things she did and decided on things herself that didn't work - and on it goes; I can' imagine it's hard to write a series as large as that in such big demand! dang!<br /><br />But, we don't always have control over our books and the content and covers and titles, and I imagine once Hollyweird gets ahold of it - well, then that's an entirely different thing.<br /><br />I haven't read but the very first HP book - they aren't my style, but I did watch some of the movies, including the one just out -I'll not comment on it, but to say I walked out of the theater puzzled.<br /><br />I have been disappointed in books I've waited for, but I wouldn't give up on the author if I have enjoyed his/her work in the past- unless the author kept on that spiral of writing what I didn't enjoy, and even then, I'd probably hang on for old times sake if I could stand it (Like Robin Cook's books - I haven't read him in years and I used to love his books - now, well, not so sure if my taste has changed, or his - probably mine).Kathryn Magendiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12863595228298349863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-91237692891384402402009-07-23T12:41:45.465-05:002009-07-23T12:41:45.465-05:00Well, there was really only ONE book I just HATED ...Well, there was really only ONE book I just HATED having to wait for, and that was SCARPETTA by Patricia Cornwell. I can't even begin to tell you how dissapointed I was in that book. I read all her others and just KNEW this was going to be great, but it wasn't. It was all I could do to even finish.<br /><br />Never read the Potter books, and only saw the first movie. I'm just not into them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811460930343769653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-3058887036278296312009-07-23T11:42:29.550-05:002009-07-23T11:42:29.550-05:00I thought the ending of the last book worked prett...I thought the ending of the last book worked pretty well, because the books were never really about action sequences. Yes, VOldemort went down fairly easily but from the other books I really wasn't expecting it to be a horrific struggle. I thought the epilog was a bit Tidy, though. I enjoyed it well enough but I'm not sure it really needed to be there.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-48735892654217260142009-07-23T11:26:51.675-05:002009-07-23T11:26:51.675-05:00I am waiting to see how the Robert Jordon series o...I am waiting to see how the Robert Jordon series of The Wheel of Time ends, considering it's being put together by another author based on notes and assorted material.<br /><br />Sometimes authors when they have a series of books write to the dictates of publishers. Ernst Hemingway had to change the words in his books, despite his protests, just to get published.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-89228912730753490932009-07-22T22:20:18.974-05:002009-07-22T22:20:18.974-05:00I love attending your litterary cocktail party, Tr...I love attending your litterary cocktail party, Travis!<br /><br />(We're secure enough to use cock and tail in the same word, eh?)<br /><br />Aloha-<br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a>Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-87368255458260951532009-07-22T20:53:11.928-05:002009-07-22T20:53:11.928-05:00"I think the three of us men are secure enoug..."I think the three of us men are secure enough for me to use the words suck and stroke in the same sentence." Still laughing.<br /><br />I never really got into HP.<br /><br />There is only one disappointment from one of my fav authors Patricia Cornwell. That was Isle of Dogs. I thought it was truly horrible. Dean Koontz has also been known to disappoint me.<br /><br /> I think there IS a lot of pressure on authors to produce best sellers for their fans.. but when they cave to that pressure.. you get disappointing books.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869448149679702821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-30849804053488301432009-07-22T18:44:59.187-05:002009-07-22T18:44:59.187-05:00My husband and I were talking with a friend the ot...My husband and I were talking with a friend the other day, and I suddenly asked them how Harry defeated Voldemort. I honestly never understood that. Turns out neither did they. In fact, I have yet to talk to anyone who can tell me in clear terms how Harry won.<br /><br />Sad.Miriam Forsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08773194271144793485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-18117163346180359522009-07-22T17:09:10.052-05:002009-07-22T17:09:10.052-05:00I really disliked the last book in the series. It&...I really disliked the last book in the series. It's the only one I'll never bother reading again. And not one whit of it surprised me, down to the "deaths" and how the whole thing was resolved. Yawn. At that point the editors had long since given up doing their job.<br /><br />I've read three books in Stirling's CHANGE series, and while a lot of it is fun, they killed off my FAVORITE CHARACTER at the end. It's a multi-pov series, so it's not against the rules or anything. But I swore it all off from now on. I felt it was a really nasty trick because it actually came out of nowhere.ssashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15527483283426518167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-37712404062476265082009-07-22T17:06:15.230-05:002009-07-22T17:06:15.230-05:00Oh, and I'm with Merry and Chris on Harry Pott...Oh, and I'm with Merry and Chris on Harry Potter.Melanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-46851103735991864002009-07-22T17:05:00.782-05:002009-07-22T17:05:00.782-05:00When books get a lot of hype, quite often I'll...When books get a lot of hype, quite often I'll lose interest in them. It always seems like when SO many people rave about it, my expectations get so high that I'm bound to be disappointed. If I do get around to reading it, usually my expectations have been lowered so much that I'm pleasantly surprised. Works for me.Melanie Hooyengahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781235493983907234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-63294195771314961072009-07-22T16:58:33.952-05:002009-07-22T16:58:33.952-05:00I haven't read the Harry Potter series, even t...I haven't read the Harry Potter series, even though I know I would love it. I skipped past your spoiler alert because of it. But I did catch the last chapter also. <br /><br />I have to say that on certain series, my anticipation places an unrealistic expectation on the finished product. However, there are certain authors who never disappoint me. WEB Griffin being one of them.Eric S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13214969358950690069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-44504556229190885722009-07-22T16:51:08.194-05:002009-07-22T16:51:08.194-05:00Yeah, Stephanie Plum. Loved the first couple, the...Yeah, Stephanie Plum. Loved the first couple, then got irked when Miss Plum still kept leaving her gun in the cookie jar when she went looking for perps.<br /><br />The worst anticipation/disappointment for me was a collaboration of two writers of quite varied styles. Their first book together had been a lot of fun, but the second--which I bought in Hard Cover, that's how much I thought I'd like it--was a slog. The heroine was annoying, the story world was irritating. There was some pretty good shooting and blowing up of things, but sadly, that was minor to the book.<br />Oh, and Message in a Bottle. Page after page, it just never got better, so I skipped to the end, which was appropriately stupid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-47755126358878053182009-07-22T16:22:01.554-05:002009-07-22T16:22:01.554-05:00I am so mad at myself because I keep wanting to re...I am so mad at myself because I keep wanting to read the Potter series. I think I might. That'll be my next project. I haven't seen the movies either, just bits and pieces of the first one. But I'm disappointed if the bad guy went out with a whimper. Oh well...Chris Eldinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16732006129353079344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-66800220182515725942009-07-22T16:21:17.475-05:002009-07-22T16:21:17.475-05:00Confession. I've never read Harry Potter. And ...Confession. I've never read Harry Potter. And what's more, I have no desire to change that. *gasp*<br /><br />I just found a new author (Christine Blevins) and I'm completely stoked that the book I'm reading now is the first in a trilogy. I can't wait until the other two come out.Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-2421313404976448182009-07-22T16:03:46.005-05:002009-07-22T16:03:46.005-05:00The only time I've really had it fall flat for...The only time I've really had it fall flat for me is in series mystery where it seems like the author runs out of gas. I hate to say this, but I LOVED the first 4 Stephanie Plum books, and really liked the next four and then it just got repetitive. I've had other series take a turn like this too, and then I'm just over the author.Robin Lemkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12254896327174187893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-27691489377549358542009-07-22T14:59:02.375-05:002009-07-22T14:59:02.375-05:00I did think, in the end, that Harry *should* have ...I did think, in the end, that Harry *should* have died, but I can see why it wasn't put out that way. <br /><br />I'm sure some 12 year old girl would have ended up putting a hit out on poor JK.<br /><br />In the end, of course, we have to remember that it really was a children's book, no matter how many adults read it, and breaking the hearts of that many kids is just never a good idea.<br /><br />It was hard enough for me when she killed off George (or was it Fred?) and Dobby. I think I cried harder over Dobby than Dumbledore.KrisMrsBBradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14988742743150495260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-30594756368994243012009-07-22T14:43:45.646-05:002009-07-22T14:43:45.646-05:00Once a favorite author hits his/her stride, I'...Once a favorite author hits his/her stride, I'm rarely disappointed. Now, comparing movies to their books...almost always disappointing. <br /><br />(Come cruise the interview with Harvey today if you get your head above water.) :)Angie Ledbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407006980893727627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-4065420166367259722009-07-22T14:34:50.833-05:002009-07-22T14:34:50.833-05:00Harry Potter 6, the one I was really slavering for...Harry Potter 6, the one I was really slavering for, left me...unsatisfied? I mean, <i>THAT</i> scene happened, and it was big, but unlike the other books in the series, <i>Half-Blood Prince</i> didn't have a self-contained story that wrapped up by the last page. <br /><br />HP 7 was therefore a relief, and I enjoyed it (and was delighted to be right about a few things), even though I still don't quite understand how Voldemort died.jjdebenedictishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16950592240599703771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-63808072935732375272009-07-22T14:30:32.158-05:002009-07-22T14:30:32.158-05:00I think the hardest part about anticipating a new ...I think the hardest part about anticipating a new book, or just by reading a lot of books by an author, is that writing styles change over time. Sometimes you expect an author to write something one way, and they throw you off by writing it entirely different. I've been trying to be more understanding of this as I've watched my own writing change and grow over time and with different projects.Debbie Barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03119207763941673358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174721864572618040.post-6611052142137828722009-07-22T14:24:48.779-05:002009-07-22T14:24:48.779-05:00I had similar thoughts about the final installment...I had similar thoughts about the final installment of Harry Potter, but really enjoyed the series nonetheless, mostly because it gave me something really fun to bond with my son over.<br /><br />I totally agree with you - I thought HP was going to die right up until the end. And then I was like, Really? He lives and Voldemort really dies? That's, well, ok... I guess.Monnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13998729112903749621noreply@blogger.com