![]() ![]() Also, it was pretty apparent that Clines ran out of ways to describe how big the alpha predators are and seemed as tired of doing so as I was of listening to it. Don't get me wrong, people are killed and cities are destroyed left and right, but you don't actually feel worried about it. The characters were barely developed and only in the most ham-handed fashion (sorry, but having a character constantly only know things because their dead daughter showed him something once is not character development), some very clunky dialogue, convenient skill sets (oh, you were an honest policeman? oh, you were an electrician?) and convenient emotional ties (oh, your daughter died at the same age as some other kids and so now we are going to have a fight about it?) and a surprising lack of peril. I appreciate the author working to incorporate 14, The Fold and Terminus into a cohesive storyline, but for me it didn't feel like it was the original plan, more of something he did because everyone cried for it. ![]() I have listened to both many times with no diminished enjoyment. ![]() I absolutely loved 14, and I really liked The Fold. ![]()
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That might be an historically accurate way to look at men and women, but you really can’t get away with that in modern novels. You’re going to alienate readers if you have terribly domineering men and very submissive women. The attitudes between men and women – it has to be politically correct even when you’re writing historicals. I write the Regency and Georgian periods, so I’ll limit my comments to then. What do you think are the differences between people in historical novels and now? Human nature is the same, but how do different historical times affect the interactions of your characters? ![]() ![]() ![]() Dazzling, charming, mysterious, impossible Jane. And there’s certainly no chance of her subway commute being anything more than a daily trudge through boredom and electrical failures.īut then, there’s this gorgeous girl on the train. 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In the Devils Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692 by Mary Beth Norton 1,289 ratings, 3. ![]() ![]() ![]() Peterson reminds us that there are sources of strength on which we can all draw: insights borrowed from psychology, philosophy, and humanity’s greatest myths and stories. In times of instability and suffering, Dr. ![]() Beyond Order therefore calls on us to balance the two fundamental principles of reality – order and chaos – and reveals the profound meaning that can be found on the path that divides them. While an excess of chaos threatens us with uncertainty, an excess of order leads to a lack of curiosity and creative vitality. Peterson goes further, showing that part of life’s meaning comes from reaching out into the domain beyond what we know, and adapting to an ever- transforming world. Now in this long-awaited companion volume, Dr. His insights have helped millions of readers and resonated powerfully around the world. 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