tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post7829319154895936490..comments2023-11-01T02:35:48.057+00:00Comments on Geranium Cat's Bookshelf: The Mythago Cycle by Robert HoldstockGeraniumCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010199887691558717noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-49023339862784205812009-11-12T09:44:44.608+00:002009-11-12T09:44:44.608+00:00Susan, that's very interesting and perceptive,...Susan, that's very interesting and perceptive, and it could explain why I didn't really care about the female character in Lavondyss - at the beginning she's a child, and there were some scenes which really worked, and then as she got older she got less and less convincing. Which is not to say that men can't write woman characters, but I don't think Holdstock can. And yes, it extends to both books - no warmth.Jodie Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442935205880334932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-20384111324811644962009-11-09T23:11:22.675+00:002009-11-09T23:11:22.675+00:00I read Mythago Wood a few years ago, and strangely...I read Mythago Wood a few years ago, and strangely enough, I had the same reaction you did! I thought the idea was fabulous - myths at the edge of our world, needing the vision or ability to see them - but the execution left something not quite right. It wasn't a very warm book, was it? I thought it was written for men, and certainy men - male reviwers - have loved it. I don't mean to sound sexist, it's just your review, and realizing my reaction to it, and who I've heard other things from, that this is a book written really from a male perspective, with male tones. I can't explain it better, so I hope you understand me! So I haven't read the second book yet, at least I don't recall reading it yet.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095246748581382752noreply@blogger.com