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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
...An' ne'er the twain shall meet.
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...
Published on May 24, 2003 by bhenrudha
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Equal to the first
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...
Published on October 30, 2000 by Annette Hrisko-Allen
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Equal to the first,
By Annette Hrisko-Allen (pdx,usa) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Dove Looked In (Book II of Water!) (Mass Market Paperback)
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.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
...An' ne'er the twain shall meet.,
By "bhenrudha" (Las Vegas, Nevada United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Dove Looked In (Book II of Water!) (Mass Market Paperback)
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.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Continuing awfulness,
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This review is from: The Dove Looked In (Book II of Water!) (Mass Market Paperback)
I thought the series would get better as it went on, perhaps the first book was just a warm up. But no. This drivel is just as bad as the first one. Incoherent, annoying, and hard to read. Is this a script? Is it a book? Who is saying what when? I think I'll go read the masterpiece that is Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan. Thats how bad this book is.
3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Terrible,
By The Guardian "book hunter" (Trinidad. West Indies) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Dove Looked In (Book II of Water!) (Mass Market Paperback)
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 |
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The Dove Looked In (Book II of Water!) by Gael Baudino (Mass Market Paperback - January 1, 1996)
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