tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post6258125656824831994..comments2024-03-27T22:25:42.129-05:00Comments on Reading the Past: Book review: The Serpent Garden, by Judith Merkle RileySarah Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-59114216174400228092008-02-23T03:24:00.000-06:002008-02-23T03:24:00.000-06:00Sara,Ive read the previous books but not that one ...Sara,Ive read the previous books but not that one or master of all desires.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-15117934164136069052008-02-21T22:48:00.000-06:002008-02-21T22:48:00.000-06:00Hi Soph, have you read The Water Devil? It came o...Hi Soph, have you read <I>The Water Devil</I>? It came out last year - first English-language publication.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-32284854944774323602008-02-21T14:29:00.000-06:002008-02-21T14:29:00.000-06:00I first red "The oracle glass" by JMR and was hook...I first red "The oracle glass" by JMR and was hooked! Sadly she hasnt written anymore books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-42886547741750050042008-02-20T14:54:00.000-06:002008-02-20T14:54:00.000-06:00Mike, you're the second person to tell me MASTER O...Mike, you're the second person to tell me MASTER OF ALL DESIRES is a favorite among her work. I don't <I>think</I> that's one I've read yet, but I own a copy.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-16866851350420298392008-02-20T10:49:00.000-06:002008-02-20T10:49:00.000-06:00Sarah,I thoroughly enjoyed this book when I read i...Sarah,<BR/>I thoroughly enjoyed this book when I read it a few years ago, but I enjoyed Riley's MASTER OF ALL DESIRES even more. As with this novel, she captures her multitude of characters so well and she is so clever with creating humorous moments even in the midst of mayhem and evil. The "talking head" that it seems everyone from Catherine de Medici and Diane de Poitiers to Nostradamus are out to lay their hands on, is truly bizarre.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the excellent review.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-63759960361178731222008-02-19T22:37:00.000-06:002008-02-19T22:37:00.000-06:00Ok...sounds way too tempting for me to pass up. T...Ok...sounds way too tempting for me to pass up. This one is going in my TBR pile for sure. Thanks for sharing. Donna<BR/><BR/>tekeygirl at gmail dot comwisteriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02620398484256424032noreply@blogger.com