tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post116692101458684314..comments2024-03-27T02:13:13.079-04:00Comments on Original Content: How Can We Talk About This?Gail Gauthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01673131515563387968noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post-1166988850688316252006-12-24T14:34:00.000-05:002006-12-24T14:34:00.000-05:00No, I don't. I can't say I'm terribly fond of The ...No, I don't. I can't say I'm terribly fond of <I>The Golem's Eye</I>, book 2 of the Bartimaeus trilogy - but I think book 3, <I>Ptolemy's Gate</I>, more than makes up for the second book...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post-1166979242251540002006-12-24T11:54:00.000-05:002006-12-24T11:54:00.000-05:00I like to think I'm teachable.I do still find it d...I like to think I'm teachable.<BR/><BR/>I do still find it difficult to get my head around how to assess individual books in a series, though. Do reviewing journals assign particular series to a particular reviewer who then reviews all the episodes in that series?<BR/><BR/>And what if book 4 reeks? Do we then revise our impression of the whole series? Does it have an impact on the earlier books?Gail Gauthierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673131515563387968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post-1166956052247301052006-12-24T05:27:00.000-05:002006-12-24T05:27:00.000-05:00This is exactly why publishers love series and are...This is exactly why publishers love series and are keen to sign authors up to write a trilogy or longer series - it not only earns them (and eventually the author) money on the new book, but also money on the preceding books as new readers come to the series and buy up the previoud titles...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post-1166929383193851332006-12-23T22:03:00.000-05:002006-12-23T22:03:00.000-05:00Bingo! You've got it! Woohoo! You've got some smar...Bingo! You've got it! Woohoo! You've got some smart family members, there. And yes, I would like to eat dinner at your house; it sounds like fun! (Not that I'm inviting myself, you understand!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813084292265103896noreply@blogger.com