tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119642389830231866.post5294042274608167000..comments2023-11-05T01:54:03.751-07:00Comments on Bitsoli's Biblio Files: Trilogies: Third time’s not always the charmStephen Bitsolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02503181398241986817noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119642389830231866.post-37628847804353109102012-01-29T07:30:19.061-08:002012-01-29T07:30:19.061-08:00The short answer is that the events of a John Gris...The short answer is that the events of a John Grisham novel (I've only read one, so I may be wrong) don't revolve around a quantum mechanical explanation of anything. Grisham's world is roughly our world, while Lake's world seems to be our Earth, with some of the same history and geography, in Europe anyway, with this one huge difference. For me, my interest in that huge difference (which is the main reason I picked up the book in the first place) overwhelms my interest in the fairly standard hero-quest plot. <br />But you bring up a good point: reviewers sometimes criticize a book not for what it is, but for what they expect it to be. That may be the subject of a future post. Thank you for your feedback.Stephen Bitsolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503181398241986817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119642389830231866.post-40778447267518296382012-01-26T11:36:05.731-08:002012-01-26T11:36:05.731-08:00Actually, none of the books set in the same univer...Actually, none of the books set in the same universe as Mainspring DO answer the question of why the universe is that way (having read Escapement but only heard bits and pieces about Pinion, I might be wrong). It Just Is.<br /><br />I'm curious why that is your most important question about the book. To my mind, it's approximately as germane to the events of the novel as a quantum mechanical explanation of how gravity works would be to your average John Grisham novel.MrTacthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13783996395528458895noreply@blogger.com