tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791084360727373309.post8082394071748485241..comments2023-09-27T08:59:17.508-05:00Comments on The Lesser Key of Tere: Wonderfuly Written WorldsTere Kirklandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13562750950130316280noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791084360727373309.post-85022100910641281042011-10-15T11:02:18.002-05:002011-10-15T11:02:18.002-05:00I read Burn Bright not too long ago and was pulled...I read Burn Bright not too long ago and was pulled into the world right away. I appreciate a well-built world. <br /><br />Have a great weekend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791084360727373309.post-90157247514912929112011-10-13T23:42:13.696-05:002011-10-13T23:42:13.696-05:00Worldbuilding isn't the most important thing t...Worldbuilding isn't the most important thing to me for a book, but it IS something I notice. It'll bug me if the worldbuilding greatly affects the characters' lives/story arc but doesn't make sense.<br /><br />That said, I'm curious about this Burn Bright now and I still need to read Goliath! Glad you're having fun with your WIP world! :DKrispyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791084360727373309.post-27060078808846002872011-10-13T23:39:57.424-05:002011-10-13T23:39:57.424-05:00I love good world building. I can think of tons of...I love good world building. I can think of tons of stories that took me somewhere other and entranced me. I'll just start listing...;)<br />The Hunger Games, Graceling, Stardust, Neverwhere, Uglies, The Marbury Lens, Feed, Dreamdark, Daughter of Smoke & Bone, A Wizard of Earthsea, Howl's Moving Castle, Riddle-Master. Um, I could keep going. I'm a sucker for jumping down the rabbit hole.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791084360727373309.post-60135603857824575712011-10-13T17:13:42.995-05:002011-10-13T17:13:42.995-05:00I'm so glad you enjoyed Burn Bright! I loved i...I'm so glad you enjoyed Burn Bright! I loved it, too! I think the sequel might be out soon...Jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02444920778218867295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791084360727373309.post-51195246059008588202011-10-13T16:05:32.258-05:002011-10-13T16:05:32.258-05:00Yes, setting can be very much a character all by i...Yes, setting can be very much a character all by itself. Lord of the Rings is another one. And now you've given me some other books to read!<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by my blog.Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791084360727373309.post-69729544117646780712011-10-13T14:01:29.303-05:002011-10-13T14:01:29.303-05:00I think Susannah Clarke's Jonathan Strange and...I think Susannah Clarke's Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell built a lovely world inside early 19th century England that has lodged itself into my memory, in a good way.Cynthia Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14595677706434920552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791084360727373309.post-17796149946781214842011-10-13T13:39:30.604-05:002011-10-13T13:39:30.604-05:00I loooove BURN BRIGHT so much! :)I loooove BURN BRIGHT so much! :)Alexandra Shostakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11517091878608894496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791084360727373309.post-33930993075823186292011-10-13T11:48:27.437-05:002011-10-13T11:48:27.437-05:00I think Cornelia Funke is a master world-builder. ...I think Cornelia Funke is a master world-builder. The Inkworld of her Inkheart Trilogy and the world of her new series, Reckless, are beyond compelling and brilliant. LOVE her!Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791084360727373309.post-81864834617672623822011-10-13T11:33:01.640-05:002011-10-13T11:33:01.640-05:00I've come to realize how important settings ar...I've come to realize how important settings are as well. Obviously Harry Potter does this amazingly, but one that also stands out to me is Avonlea from the Anne of Green Gables series.Jenna Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18329926652906059439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791084360727373309.post-21079867285749828492011-10-13T11:00:23.570-05:002011-10-13T11:00:23.570-05:00I don't know, I would have to say character (a...I don't know, I would have to say character (and what's happening to the character) trumps the world building for me. But as an extra world building can be very nice (especially if as you said it's important and the characters are interacting with it). Two examples I can think of: Harry Potter (of course : D) and Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials.Plamena Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14222695582552877560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791084360727373309.post-25435946280369917042011-10-13T10:15:45.075-05:002011-10-13T10:15:45.075-05:00I don't know if I've ever been drawn in by...I don't know if I've ever been drawn in by world building. At least, I can't think of any books where it stood out enough for me to remember it. That's always part of the backdrop when I read. <br /><br />For me, if the characters aren't strong enough, I'm probably going to get bored with it and put it down, regardless of how beautiful the world is. <br /><br />Good thing there's lots of variety out there. :)Abby Annishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05543937393055900844noreply@blogger.com