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Summary: Solid Buffy
Review: One of the stronger entries in the book series, and the most adult. The characters are more believably drawn than usual, true to their T.V. personaes but with an added dimension not often found in the books.This one reads almost like a murder mystery or detective novel, and has less slam-bang action than usual. Suspense is maintained, red herrings are offered, and the action is refreshingly economical (and more effective for it). The ending is satisfying, but has a slightly rushed quality to it. My only regret about this author is that he hasn't penned more Buffy books. This is an auspicious debut. Resurrecting Ravana is a good entry to interest the newbies, and will certainly satisfy the fans.
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Summary: Thrills and Chills
Review: Out of all the BTVS books I have read, "Resurrecting Ravana" comes the closest to recreating an actual episode. The plot is fascinating, the characters believable, and the author isn't afraid to write in a little gore (for this reason, I would hesitate to recomend this title to Buffy's younger fans). The author also follows the show's theme of Buffy finding herself pitted against the ones she loves. But this time she isn't battling her lover, but her posessed best friend Willow. The action sequence between the two makes the reader cringe, as we know Buffy is capable of severly hurting if not killing Willow if she is not careful. Definately worth a read!
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Summary: Holds up better than most other Buffy books
Review: Ressurrecting Ravana was one of the better Buffy books. It had a lot of action and had a good storyline. The dialouge between the characters was exceptional and the interaction between Buffy and Willow was very realistic. I enjoyed reading about Ethan Rayne returning and his girlfriend was hilarious. The twist ending was nice, but rushed. Yet, overall it stayed true to the characters, had some great writing, and kept me reading it (I finished it in 2 days). It was a pretty good book.
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Summary: Holds up better than most other Buffy books
Review: Ressurrecting Ravana was one of the better Buffy books. It had a lot of action and had a good storyline. The dialouge between the characters was exceptional and the interaction between Buffy and Willow was very realistic. I enjoyed reading about Ethan Rayne returning and his girlfriend was hilarious. The twist ending was nice, but rushed. Yet, overall it stayed true to the characters, had some great writing, and kept me reading it (I finished it in 2 days). It was a pretty good book.
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Summary: ravana by ray a little off key
Review: Resurrecting Ravana was great in the first few chapters, the brutal discriptions of the hellhounds feeding and the chilling discription of the ride on lawn mower incident are what kept me goign in the first few chapters and the mysterious cattle deaths. But slowly the book changed and the writer ray garton went a little over board with two catfights in the one book it was almost as if the writer was getting some type of pleasure out of writing the first violent and bloody to the death fight between two female teachers. And the Buffy/Willow angst was odd and was resolved to quickly, like the entire book. One minute buffy and willow are at each others throats and in two pages they are buddies again without actually talking about what happend between them. The book was resolved way to quickly and a lot of things didnt really fit such as the vampire attacks. I dont want to spoil it for you too much you make your won choice as to whether you liked it. I found it at first to be marginally better than obsidian fate but my opinion changed. I do recommend it to read cause after all it is buffy. Not everything can be exactly how we want it but Resurrecting Ravana is okay buy it if even if you dont think you will like it just to keep the collection complete.
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Summary: Discord Delights
Review: The use of the Hindu mythology made a fascinating story line. The discord between Willow and Buffy made me uncomfortable even though it was true to the plot. The dialogue was true and gripping. Ethan as always adds spice to any story. The final show down is action packed. I have one problem with the story line and that is Angel. The author didn't seem to know what to do him. He had Angel leaving Buffy alone at times when I'm sure he would not. And the Buffy/Angel relationship lacked either passion or pain. But I enjoyed the book and read it in one sitting. I couldn't put it down.
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Summary: Garton needs to be more aware of his source material
Review: This book is an example of one of my greatest pet peeves. I think it behooves any author of a media tie-in to be well-versed in the show, movie, etc that they are writing about. The story is interesting, and the writing isn't totally horrible (though if I came across one more adverb I was going to scream, he said frustratedly) but the characters and situations are just not what we have come to expect from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I give some leeway for this, because there just isn't anyone with the flair for dialogue that Joss Whedon and the Buffy writers have, but there is no excuse for being unaware of certain basics of the show or the monsters you've chosen to use.<P First, there is a whole section at the beginning of the book about "hell-hounds". These are NOTHING like the hounds in the show. Given the release date of the book, it's possible that Garton never saw the hell-hounds in the Prom episode. Even at that, however, he describes creatures that are basically identical to werewolves and never explains how they are different. Also, Buffy goes after them with... get this... a silver-tipped stake. Does Garton not realize that Buffy uses weapons aside from stakes? Wouldn't a silver dagger or a silver-tipped crossbow bolt make more sense? Even a silver steak knife? Then he introduces the raksasha. These are demons from Hindu mythology, and are pretty scary in their own right. But Garton describes them as tiny, while in the myths they are often taking the form of humans and tigers. Paintings show them as being the same size as people. Also, he has them getting into peoples dreams and causing them to murder friends and loved ones and then the rakshasa attack and eat the killer. In the myths they ate the dead body or bodies that were left after the attack. A minor point, but important. Basically, I think it would have been better to create an entirely fictitious monster than to risk offending people by getting their sacred stories wrong. As for the characters, they are poorly done. Aside from certain over-used catch phrases and occasional glimmers of catchy dialogue, there was almost nothing in these characters that reminded me of the folks in the show. I have had people read lines to me that were cut from episode scripts (lines that I'd never heard in other words) and I have almost always been able to identify what character spoke them without being told. They all have very distinct "voices" which are very recognizable. None of this came across in the book. Also, many of the characters' actions were just... well... out of character. Especially Giles and Joyce. All this aside, though, I enjoyed the book for the most part. But an interesting story does not make up for ignoring your source material when you are writing a tie-in novel. But that's just me. I could be wrong.
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Summary: Garton needs to be more aware of his source material
Review: This book is an example of one of my greatest pet peeves. I think it behooves any author of a media tie-in to be well-versed in the show, movie, etc that they are writing about. The story is interesting, and the writing isn't totally horrible (though if I came across one more adverb I was going to scream, he said frustratedly) but the characters and situations are just not what we have come to expect from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I give some leeway for this, because there just isn't anyone with the flair for dialogue that Joss Whedon and the Buffy writers have, but there is no excuse for being unaware of certain basics of the show or the monsters you've chosen to use.First, there is a whole section at the beginning of the book about "hell-hounds". These are NOTHING like the hounds in the show. Given the release date of the book, it's possible that Garton never saw the hell-hounds in the Prom episode. Even at that, however, he describes creatures that are basically identical to werewolves and never explains how they are different. Also, Buffy goes after them with... get this... a silver-tipped stake. Does Garton not realize that Buffy uses weapons aside from stakes? Wouldn't a silver dagger or a silver-tipped crossbow bolt make more sense? Even a silver steak knife?Then he introduces the raksasha. These are demons from Hindu mythology, and are pretty scary in their own right. But Garton describes them as tiny, while in the myths they are often taking the form of humans and tigers. Paintings show them as being the same size as people. Also, he has them getting into peoples dreams and causing them to murder friends and loved ones and then the rakshasa attack and eat the killer. In the myths they ate the dead body or bodies that were left after the attack. A minor point, but important. Basically, I think it would have been better to create an entirely fictitious monster than to risk offending people by getting their sacred stories wrong. As for the characters, they are poorly done. Aside from certain over-used catch phrases and occasional glimmers of catchy dialogue, there was almost nothing in these characters that reminded me of the folks in the show. I have had people read lines to me that were cut from episode scripts (lines that I'd never heard in other words) and I have almost always been able to identify what character spoke them without being told. They all have very distinct "voices" which are very recognizable. None of this came across in the book. Also, many of the characters' actions were just... well... out of character. Especially Giles and Joyce. All this aside, though, I enjoyed the book for the most part. But an interesting story does not make up for ignoring your source material when you are writing a tie-in novel. But that's just me. I could be wrong.
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Summary: Resurrecting Ravana
Review: this is an excellent book with Buffy and Willow almost fighting to the death and the rakshasa it was thrilling and a great adventure.
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Summary: A decent Buffy novel...
Review: This is an original novel based on the WB show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This was my first time to read a Buffy novel by this author, and I was impressed with his writing style and content. Although I wasn't as impressed with the characters' voices, I thought he did a good job overall. The plot revolves around a Hindu statuette that, with the proper preparation, will lead to mass destruction (always a key of the Buffy stories). Buffy and the Scooby gang are charged with locating and destroying the statuette before the demon is released. As if this wasn't enough, small monsters called the Rakshasa are causing inexplicable feuds between bestfriends, husbands and wives and parents and children. Often, the feuds lead to murder, where the Rakshasa "mysteriously" appear and devour the murderer. The book I absolutely love the adult series of the Buffy original novels and can't wait to read another Buffy book by Gharton!
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