tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3455515313352221740.post94281384809825994..comments2023-04-15T01:15:16.228-07:00Comments on From Coruscant to Nauarin: "Come on, Scwartz...come on, Schwartz...come on, Schwartz!": I, JediTess Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13617328542841721590noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3455515313352221740.post-89434632789721635982013-05-05T15:18:52.297-07:002013-05-05T15:18:52.297-07:00It can be like watching an actor portray a charact...It can be like watching an actor portray a character you just love and then watching him or her go on to do something else that just isn't the same. For example, I adore David Tennant - he's the tenth Doctor Who and I'm in love (with him as an actor, not obviously as a person ^_^). I've also seen him in two Shakespeare plays - he played Hamlet and Benedick from Much Ado and he's absolutely brilliant. So I've been looking at other stuff he's been in and I've got a copy of Casanova, the BBC drama/comedy/thing that he's in and I'm kind of a afraid to watch it. I'm sure he's good but he also spends most of the movie sleeping with people and I'm just not sure I want to watch that.<br /><br />So ... returning from my meandering tangent there ^_^ Yes, I agree, it's interesting as kinds the prejudices we formed. I don't remember a majority of the Star Wars books in any detail because, to be honest, if they didn't have Mara I just wasn't interested. The exceptions were "Courtship of Princess Leia" (for some reason) and the Corellian Trilogy, which just rocked, I thought. It'll be interesting to read Crystal Star, New Rebellion, etc. and see what I pick up this time around and what sticks out.Tess Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13617328542841721590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3455515313352221740.post-22720755524478306692013-05-05T10:24:47.349-07:002013-05-05T10:24:47.349-07:00It's amazing the kind of prejudices we can for...It's amazing the kind of prejudices we can form as children! I remember trying to read one of Timothy Zahn's non Star Wars books (I forget which one), and deciding that it was awful! Purely because it wasn't Star Wars. But then, several years ago, you encouraged me to read the Conqueror's trilogy, and I fell completely in love with Zahn's other science fiction work. But as a young girl, I just could not like anything he wrote outside of the EU! I thought it was all crappy muck. I'm very glad to be wrong about that! Annie Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11935420044737468543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3455515313352221740.post-63667352652928650292013-05-04T08:19:53.021-07:002013-05-04T08:19:53.021-07:00I did love Mara so ... still do ^_^ The thing is, ...I did love Mara so ... still do ^_^ The thing is, I don't actually remember Callista at all. I just remember that I hated her because, damn it, Mara was supposed to be with Luke! So I'm actually really curious what Callista will be like and what sort of influence she'll have on Luke. I'm kind of excited to get the Children of the Jedi now ...Tess Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13617328542841721590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3455515313352221740.post-34714695559050346362013-05-03T21:49:13.929-07:002013-05-03T21:49:13.929-07:00It has been forever since I read Children of the J...It has been forever since I read Children of the Jedi, so I don't actually remember Callista all that much. Except that at the time, I had a friend named Calista, and the two correlated in my brain. I don't actually remember when Mara and Luke really and truly get together. I don't think I really fixated on any one character the way you did with Mara. I definitely loved Winter, and a few other previously established characters, but not the way you love Mara Jade. I really hope Callista doesn't drive me crazy. I mean, really Luke, it's OK to date around, but with a silly, useless character, I might not be able to take it! ^_^ Annie Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11935420044737468543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3455515313352221740.post-56015212289222270612013-05-03T12:55:31.845-07:002013-05-03T12:55:31.845-07:00I don't know if author gender will affect the ...I don't know if author gender will affect the writing or not but Kathy Tyers did a really nice job of not letting her authorial voice own her story. Here's hoping the other ladies follow in her footsteps.<br /><br />I'm nervous about Barbara Hambly, who nearly destroyed me with the invention of Callista. I think it's gonna be fascinating to read Callista more open-mindedly as an adult, as opposed to a kid thinking, "No, that's not right. MARA, COME BACK!"Tess Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13617328542841721590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3455515313352221740.post-82390809808231270722013-05-02T10:23:45.889-07:002013-05-02T10:23:45.889-07:00This is an excellent point Es! We do have a lot of...This is an excellent point Es! We do have a lot of women writers coming up! I don't know if gender plays a role in how well we like books (gender of the author I mean). I've certainly read many romantic books with male authors, and many action-packed books by female authors. But maybe these women will have more intuition when it comes to our very favorite Star Wars characters. I'm hoping so anyway. I am looking forward to reading all three of the authors mentioned above as I've read other books by them and really enjoyed them. I hope they can do justice to Star Wars!Annie Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11935420044737468543noreply@blogger.com