The Dove Looked in (Water, No 2)

Rating:
Summary: Equal to the first
Review: If the reader manages to get through the first book and is still interested in the exploits of Sari, Potatoes, Beshur, and the Puritans of the Righteous States of America, then there are things to enjoy. Sari has to deal with the idiocies of her two "protectors", while the secret insanities of the Puritans and the court of the Three Kingdoms become more evident.

Baudino's writing is as twisty and turny as ever, with its mass of multiple narrators and styles. For me, the sections that dealt with "the author" were the most entertaining because they were the some of the only things that made actual sense!

This series can be a real test of patience; but there are some interesting developments.

Rating:
Summary: ...An' ne'er the twain shall meet.
Review: That's how I usually end up describing how I believe people will feel about Baudino's "Water!" trilogy. Either you love it, or you hate it...an' ne'er...well, you get it.

So why did I love it? Mostly it was the challenge. There's *so* much going on in these books that sometimes I just had to sit passive and let the stream of her words carry me on. Other times I was an active participant in the adventure able to use the very simple formula needed for the exact length of swinging rope (this never failed to make me chuckle).

I loved the concept of the library, and of the scribes. Talk about "blind copying"! I think in the end the reason I loved these books is because they were so *interesting*...something to see and think about on nearly every page.

For those that enjoy a good, active read where the author challenges you in many ways, I would certainly recomend this and the rest of the series.

Rating:
Summary: ...An' ne'er the twain shall meet.
Review: That's how I usually end up describing how I believe people will feel about Baudino's "Water!" trilogy. Either you love it, or you hate it...an' ne'er...well, you get it.

So why did I love it? Mostly it was the challenge. There's *so* much going on in these books that sometimes I just had to sit passive and let the stream of her words carry me on. Other times I was an active participant in the adventure able to use the very simple formula needed for the exact length of swinging rope (this never failed to make me chuckle).

I loved the concept of the library, and of the scribes. Talk about "blind copying"! I think in the end the reason I loved these books is because they were so *interesting*...something to see and think about on nearly every page.

For those that enjoy a good, active read where the author challenges you in many ways, I would certainly recomend this and the rest of the series.

Rating:
Summary: Terrible
Review: This book is terrible, especially compared to Baudino's Dragonsword series.It's choppy and confusing.It seems as though Baudino is trying to write a novel and a script simultaneously.
Pick up her Dragonsword trilogy instead for great reading