tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post6576972411031090257..comments2024-03-07T17:13:54.927-05:00Comments on A Fuse #8 Production: Podcast Edition: Review of the Day: The Theft and the Miraclefusenumber8http://www.blogger.com/profile/16216979020263363698noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-68196145963322906102007-05-18T00:13:00.000-04:002007-05-18T00:13:00.000-04:00And it wasn't the Biblical allusions I objected to...And it wasn't the Biblical allusions I objected to necessarily. It was how out of the blue they were and how they swooped in to save the day. It could have been handled better, to my mind. I mean, why does Gabriel show up so late in the game? By that point I'm afraid she lost me.fusenumber8https://www.blogger.com/profile/16216979020263363698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-45654641916801265782007-05-17T22:10:00.000-04:002007-05-17T22:10:00.000-04:00I wrote a much less thorough review of this book. ...I wrote a much less thorough review of this book. (http://www.semicolonblog.com/?p=1858) I liked it better than you did, maybe because the religious and Biblical allusions didn't bother me. I agree that some of the plot elements just didn't work, and I think Ms. Wade is a talented writer who will probably improve with time.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664642293286996220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-11142613380047838652007-05-17T11:54:00.000-04:002007-05-17T11:54:00.000-04:00I'll be doing more of those soon. I tend to hold ...I'll be doing more of those soon. I tend to hold off on negative or tepid reviews if the books haven't come out yet. Trust me, I have a stack of these at home just sitting and waiting.fusenumber8https://www.blogger.com/profile/16216979020263363698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-54160087620001951972007-05-17T11:34:00.000-04:002007-05-17T11:34:00.000-04:00I really like this review. I am glad you are post...I really like this review. I am glad you are posting reviews for books that you don't love, it gives a nice perspective. Thanks.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01149324086357901459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-62192648444778639002007-05-17T09:29:00.000-04:002007-05-17T09:29:00.000-04:00Yup, deus ex machina, even demoted to archangel ex...Yup, deus ex machina, even demoted to archangel ex machina, ist verboten.ramshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06197775203594297901noreply@blogger.com