Supposedly it's based on Italy? But yeah, maybe that's only superficial.
Legolas Send a noteboard - 18/11/2010 08:25:54 PM
I don't think Tigana is based on our world at all. Most of his books are, but that one not so much.
It might be just a matter of the peninsula and the general climate and atmosphere, but no actual historical resemblances - I certainly wouldn't know what it's supposed to refer to if there are historical resemblances.
And I wonder if that's one of the reasons I don't really like it. I love the way Kay takes our real world - history or otherwise - and twists it. (The other reason I don't like Tigana is that I think the revenge theme is pushed too far and none of the characters are people I sympathise with.)
Fair enough. Tigana is even more dramatic and over-the-top than Lions, which makes it likely that if I had read Lions first, I might've preferred that one. The similarities between the two books are rather extensive, I thought.
Heh. I don't ever play the campaigns. 
Why on earth not? Those are some of the best scenarios out there, particularly the Conquerors campaigns. Manzikert and the Vinlandsaga are totally awesome. And the El Cid campaign is fun to play, and fun for its story.
The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay: the November/December Book Club
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Prologue and Part One - the pieces are moved into place.
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I've read this before, more than once, but I can remember very little of what happens.
- 18/11/2010 12:58:44 PM
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Re: I've read this before, more than once, but I can remember very little of what happens.
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Part Two: Exile *NM*
- 18/11/2010 09:38:21 AM
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I still like it.
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Part Three
- 18/11/2010 09:40:26 AM
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Still no major objections
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Overall thoughts: did you like the book?
- 18/11/2010 09:41:54 AM
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The characters: Jehane, Ammar, Rodrigo
- 18/11/2010 09:45:51 AM
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A superficial point:
- 18/11/2010 08:33:58 PM
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Yes. Phèdre no Delaunay de Montrêve (as opposed to Racine's Phèdre).
- 18/11/2010 08:37:49 PM
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The technicalities: writing style, plotting, etc.
- 18/11/2010 09:48:48 AM
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He really does love his drama. (spoilers for late in the book)
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Re: He really does love his drama. (spoilers for late in the book)
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Re: He really does love his drama. (spoilers for late in the book)
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Re: He really does love his drama. (spoilers for late in the book)
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Because I was amusing myself with this during the read: on meanings of names and places
- 18/11/2010 03:38:39 PM
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I wish I had the time and brainpower to do that when reading books.
- 18/11/2010 07:48:30 PM
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Actually, I'm not sure if it really enhanced the reading experience.
- 18/11/2010 08:11:29 PM
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Hm.
- 18/11/2010 08:15:32 PM
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Supposedly it's based on Italy? But yeah, maybe that's only superficial.
- 18/11/2010 08:25:54 PM
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A note on your Tigana comment..
- 18/11/2010 08:24:24 PM
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*nods* Funny how Rebekah thinks the exact opposite about that. 
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I did not catch all of those. Certainly not the arabic name-references.
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Us and Them: how can we do this to each other?
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