"Wind Follower" Timothy Lantz

[skywardprodigal]

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[myblackass.livejournal.com]

Love these!

[skywardprodigal.livejournal.com]

Yay!

[ladyjax.livejournal.com]

I think the pics are beautiful. Unfortunately, I've been warned off the book (of the same name) by some folk I trust.

[quinacridones.livejournal.com]

Any particular reasons why? I read an interview with McDonnell and I wasn't quite feeling it. I thought it was mostly because I'm looking for something in the wrong place, or maybe I was being unfair and I should try to read it later anyway.

But I just now read someone's criticism and the author's response to it which confirmed some of my suspicions and was just full of WTF. I don't care how complex and nuanced the story is, if ultimately, at the end of the day, White is Right.

[ladyjax.livejournal.com]

Well, from what my friend told me, the main character goes from being fairly independent in mind and spirit to some shadow of a character who betrays her principles with a guy who basically wanted her and broke a bunch of cultural rules to get her.

I originally was going to give it a pass (w/out reading) because I'm not a big fan of Christian fiction but when I went to WisCon I almost changed my mind. I figured, Black author, I should support. However, my friend was like, "No, don't do it," and then gave a detailed rundown. And apparently, the author doesn't cotton to what she perceives as a negative review. I figure I just need to run far away.

[skywardprodigal.livejournal.com]

Well, from what my friend told me, the main character goes from being fairly independent in mind and spirit to some shadow of a character who betrays her principles with a guy who basically wanted her and broke a bunch of cultural rules to get her.

This is ugly.

[skywardprodigal.livejournal.com]

Hunh.

Okay. I may try to read it anyhow. But thanks for the heads-up.