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The Gift vs The Riddle


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Ollie
October 21st, 2006, 03:07 PM
i really liked the others but i think Alison has become a much better writer though these books and i eagerly await the Singing

StarLily
October 21st, 2006, 03:08 PM
true i guess, but i still can't pick!!! aaaa! i am not gifted like this :D

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Ollie
October 21st, 2006, 03:28 PM
meh lol thats life :p

StarLily
October 21st, 2006, 05:09 PM
then i hate life!!!! :D

live to love, love to live

Becks
October 21st, 2006, 06:48 PM
I've got to hurry and post this. stupid parents!! :rolleyes: :p

I think the books have gotten better as they go along, I think it's because the characters are being described and growing too. I personally like to see stronger characters and as the books go along Alison is showing just that. :)
Plus, the Crow was something a bit different. :D

Draoi
October 22nd, 2006, 12:24 AM
I think the Riddle was the better of the three for me! It was a very emotional book and i think this created a much stronger bond between the characters and the readers. Mearad went through such alot its hard not to admire her.
I loved the gift, but there was something about the riddle that did it for me....

agreed 100%... i think also the riddle introduced some much more complex ideas about life and about a persons emotions than the gift especially. The gift is a story a-z, and although of course theres all the characterisation etc etc, for me it still seems like the focus is on the plot. I enjoyed both the riddle and the crow more, because i felt like a lot more went into creating layers in the characters, in the world, and in the situations. they just seemed of a deeper complexity - i find that appealing.

On the crow... i loved that it was from hems pov. Clever, imaginative, an awsome way to extend the bounds of the reality created in the world of Annar.

awww shucks... man i kinda love em all to bits!:p

~Mairead~
October 22nd, 2006, 10:54 AM
Well, it was REALLY hard to decide :confused: , but I'd have to say the Gift. I just really love how you can see the transformation Maerad goes through from being a haunted, malnourished slave to a bard. lol, AND Cadvan is in it 100%!!!!! :D

piglover4551
October 22nd, 2006, 07:52 PM
I love them all but I like the riddle the best...i was a tad bit angry b/c we dont have any maerad or cadvan in the crow..so i knew i would have to wait forever to find out more..but i did like hems pov

Rheingold
October 22nd, 2006, 07:55 PM
...you voted for the Gift....


I still haven't decided! :eek:

piglover4551
October 22nd, 2006, 07:56 PM
aw crap.........uhhhhhhhh......i meant gift:cool: :o :(

 

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