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 Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 1:03 pm
This forum is all about comparing different authors you like. There will, however, be NO bashing or derogatory comments. If you don't like an author, be nice about it.
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Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 7:19 am
Well, just to get this started...
Comparing Gerald Morris with Brian Jacques.
In case you are unfamiliar with either of them, I've posted a piece of Gerald Morris' work in the "Other's Works" thing. And Brian Jacques is the author of the Redwall series.
In my opinion, Gerald Morris' strong point is dialogue. It's through the words of his characters that you really get to know them. He has less description and more talking, but it keeps you interested.
(Versus Tolkein, who talks and describes loads, but that's a different story altogether.)
Brian Jacques, meanwhile, has perhaps just as many battle scenes as Morris, but he spends more time describing them. He descriptions are animated, too, and don't let you lose interest. You get to know his characters through both words AND actions. And let's not forget that his characters are all rodents!
Anyone like to comment?
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Jenivere-the-bard Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 9:58 am
I myself have several of Jacque's works, and have read "Castaways of the Flying Dutchman", an dI do agree with you. His stories are gripping, with good alwats triumphing.
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Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 9:08 am
... I'm not sure if being forced to constantly leave the ones you love behind because you're eternally young counts as triumphing, but in terms of sending the haughty to prison, Ben and Ned do do that very well.
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Jenivere-the-bard Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 1:46 pm
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Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 4:08 pm
Another thing about Brian Jacques: never read his books (or listen to the audio ones) whilst hungry. It's torture!
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Jenivere-the-bard Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 7:58 am
Ah, yes. The feasts commonly held by the Redwallers. So very nice.
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Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 7:54 am
Boy, this topic is popular.
Speaking of sarcasm, if you've checked out Gerald Morris' books yet, compare them to the original Arthurian legends, which his books are based on. He changes one or two things... okay, he changes quite a few things and adds characters, but I don't think he ruins the stories at all.
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Jenivere-the-bard Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 1:22 pm
I'll have to check that out. What are some titles he's done?
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Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 1:48 pm
The Squire's Tale
The Squire, His Knight, and His Lady
The Savage Damsel and the Dwarf
Parsifal's Page
The Ballad of Sir Dinadan
The Princess, the Crone, and the Dung-Cart Knight
The Lioness and Her Knight
The Quest of the Fair Unknown
Those are all the ones I know of. Books one through eight.
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Jenivere-the-bard Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 8:12 am
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Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 5:57 pm
Alright, my next comparison IS...
Stephen Brust vrs. Day Seraph!
Yeah, I finally found a library that let me sleep in it overnight and finished the first three books.
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Jenivere-the-bard Vice Captain
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Aloysia Bloodfur Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 12:56 pm
Since Day Seraph apparently has no comment, why don't you continue, bard?
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Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 10:48 am
Here goes.
Day Seraph had suggested the Vlad series by Stephen Brust, implying that it was one of his favorites, and since I absolutely love fantasy and adventure novels I tried these books the first chance I got. And as I was reading, I eventually got a lightbulb moment:
This sounds an awful lot like Day Seraph's writing!
So I started making comparisons and contrasts.
Comparisons: Both have an ironic sense of humor, wording similarities, descriptive and intriguing action scenes, and a wide cast of colorful characters.
Contrasts: While Brust tends to give his characters an amoral edge (premarital intimate activities, furious swearing, killing for the sake of killing), Day Seraph leans more towards a friendlier atmosphere (less swearing, no sex, and killing only when found necessary). Plus, where Vlad (the main character) tends to make his choices based on what is best for achieving his and his coworkers' goals, Jasik has a deeper sense of loyalty toward his friends, and concentrates on honor as well as skill.
All in all, I honestly prefer Day Seraph (particularly since I didn't enjoy the third Vlad book at all).
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Jenivere-the-bard Vice Captain
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Aloysia Bloodfur Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2010 2:00 pm
Fascinating. Basically, you've just completed a very wordy version of the sentence "Day Seraph learned some skills from another author but used his own brain to make himself a very good writer."
When do I get to be compared to somebody?
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