{"id":919,"date":"2002-07-02T23:24:45","date_gmt":"2002-07-02T23:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fact.org\/reading\/?p=919"},"modified":"2012-04-24T23:25:42","modified_gmt":"2012-04-24T23:25:42","slug":"the-bone-dolls-twin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fact.org\/reading\/?p=919","title":{"rendered":"The Bone Doll’s Twin"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Bone Doll’s Twin<\/em> by Lynn Flewelling<\/h3>\n

Twelve people attended this discussion in person, and two others submitted comments by email. The topic of this meeting was The Bone Doll\u2019s Twin<\/em>, a recent fantasy novel by Lynn Flewelling. The complicated plot is hard to summarize, but it involves evil kings, wizards, prophecy, war, sexual confusion, and a haunted doll. Nine of us had read this book, and two had read prior works by Flewelling.<\/p>\n

Several of us enjoyed this book a lot. We felt the author\u2019s clean writing style led to a fast reading experience. The sword fighting sequences were fun. We liked the characters with moral ambiguity. One person felt the king\u2019s moral dilemmas were comparable to the biblical King Herod\u2019s. This book starts out as dark fantasy and gets increasingly darker, verging on horror at times.<\/p>\n

The rest of us found this book less enjoyable. All the characters in this book are evil to some degree, and we had a hard time finding anyone to root for. The use of pronouns to describe the confused prince\/princess was awkward. The pacing of the story seemed a bit off, likely due to this being the first book in a series. The plot didn\u2019t really get moving until about a third of the way into the book, and the ending was abrupt and unsatisfying. A major character is injured near the end of the book in a confusing manner, and we\u2019re not sure whether he\u2019s alive or not.<\/p>\n

The Bone Doll\u2019s Twin<\/em> primarily appealed to those who normally like dark fantasy. About half of us plan to read its sequel. After the meeting we had a nice dinner at Threadgill\u2019s.<\/p>\n

–A. T. Campbell, III<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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