tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post6209717508865045858..comments2024-03-20T23:54:23.673-07:00Comments on The Great Raven: Inheritance by Carole Wilkinson. Melbourne, Black Dog, 2018Sue Bursztynskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-39443790642053123322018-10-31T19:39:21.172-07:002018-10-31T19:39:21.172-07:00Glad I stick to genre fiction like this book, then...Glad I stick to genre fiction like this book, then! 🙂Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-50601692241124646252018-10-31T15:18:23.460-07:002018-10-31T15:18:23.460-07:00True. But in a lot of books the message is a by-pr...True. But in a lot of books the message is a by-product of the GMC rather than a direct message. I often think this is the big difference between literary and genre fiction. Not to say that genre fictino can't have an overt message, it's just less likely to than literary fiction.AJ Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529233142099749005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-12927087850981103832018-10-31T15:09:38.580-07:002018-10-31T15:09:38.580-07:00Very few books have no message at all, AJ. My only...Very few books have no message at all, AJ. My only annoyance is being hit over the head with it, which is why I prefer Tolkien to C.S Lewis. And this one is entertaining enough that I read it very quickly. Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-75675381749837683302018-10-31T15:07:19.028-07:002018-10-31T15:07:19.028-07:00Sounds like an interesting book and one I might re...Sounds like an interesting book and one I might read at some time, but right now I only want books that have no message and are pure escapism.AJ Blythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529233142099749005noreply@blogger.com