Comments on: Shuzluva’s Big Ole Review Extravaganza, Part Deux

By: Lorelie

Lorelie — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 02:45:01 +0000

Ready and Willing looks interesting, even including the c grade. (Not everything needs to be a keeper.) I haven’t read a ghost story in forevah.

By: BevQB

BevQB — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:35:13 +0000

Shuzluva, you are a woman after my own heart. The things you said about this second of Foster’s Servant books is basically what I said about the first one, Servant: The Awakening. And based on your review of this new one, I won’t be picking it up to see if it was an improvement over the original.

However, I DID learn a brand new word after reading that first one. And I now pass it on to you as a gift: lexiphanic (lĕks`ĭ`făn´ĭk) a. 1. Using, or interlarded with, pretentious words; bombastic; as, a lexiphanic writer or speaker; lexiphanic writing.

Sorry Ms. Foster, I know you are a prolific Romance author, but as I said before (regarding S:TA), “there is a difference between writing intelligent prose and writing to impress the reader with your intelligence”. The first step in overcoming a thesaurus addiction is to admit that you have one. And while I understand you want your UF books to be different from your Romances, my perception is that you are trying to make the reader feel stupid as in “See how much smarter I am than you?”

By: bettie

bettie — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:34:33 +0000

I haven’t read any of the books on the list, but now I totally want to read The Acceptance if only to find more words I’ve never heard before.

caliginous? dehiscent? adumbration?
I don’t have the slightest idea what those words mean…Awesome!

I’m off to m-w.com now–thanks Shuz!

By: ateclady

ateclady — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:28:23 +0000

I haven’t read either of the L.L.Foster books, so I’m going by what I’ve heard/read about the character, the language would jar me out of the narrative if it’s not consistent with the characterization–regardless of whether I understand the big words or not myself.

By: Joy

Joy — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:35:26 +0000

I liked The Acceptance – but it’s def a series that needs to be read in order. There is not a lot of info dumping – which works for me.

However, apparently I just skip words I don’t know I didn’t notice all the big words…

By: Lori Foster

Lori Foster — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:10:18 +0000

So sorry that the book didn’t work for you! It sucks to read a book and not find any enjoyment. Life is too short for that.
Here’s hoping your next choice is much more to your liking.
Happiest of Holidays to you!

Lori aka L.L.