Read Runners discussion

I empathized with her, because I thought fate wasn't too kind to her.

However, I'm glad that GGK did not end up making her the lost daughter of Bertran de Talair, because that would've been too ideal a scenario.

till the very last moment I was hopeful about her and Blaise because the importance given to her character was pointing towards that she was going to be something big in the end.

& yeah even I thought for few moments that Lisseut was the lost daughter of Bertran but Kay hardly does what we expect him to do.

What you think of his writing, style of story telling & multiple POVs?

Well isn't this just wonderful? I wait for Sumit and no one waits for me. -_-

Alright, I need to know, what did you people think of Aelis, the one reason behind the feud between the dukes of Arbonne?

@Jins - apologies! :(

Aelis reminded me of the Butterfly Effect. She (and Bertran) would never have imagined that one act of indiscretion would set into motion such a cataclysmic set of events.

Also, I wouldn't call her the 'one reason' for the feud - at best, she is half the reason. Isn't Bertran de Talair the other half? :)

@Manju - I think his style of writing is like a steam engine - huffs and puffs, and takes a bit of time to warm up but after that it is a picturesque ride through his world. And of course, when you are enjoying the ride and fully soaking in the luxury of your fantastic seat, he kicks you out. Ride over!

I like visual writing where I can touch, feel, see, and smell the world of the author. So, full marks to GGK on that.

As far as multiple POVs go, I'm not sure where I stand on those. I enjoy books with single narrators as well, and their potential unreliability. And I do enjoy looking at the story from the multiple views of different characters.

In this regard, GGK is great because he doesn't dumb down the story or repeat himself. There are pieces that YOU get to figure out, by paying attention and reading between the lines. This is one of the areas where I would differentiate him from Brandon Sanderson, who oversimplifies things (just my opinion!) at times.

That's quite alright Sumit. :)

By 'one reason', I meant had Aelis not told Urte about Bertran being the child's father, maybe Urte wouldn't have known about it. It seemed like the relationship was quite discreet and even though everyone knew about Bertran's feelings, not many knew about the relationship before Aelis decided she had to tell Urte about it.

Seemed that way to me but I could have been wrong.

I completely agree on GGK letting the reader figure out what happens in the story. Some writers do explain every little detail to the reader and there's nothing left to the imagination, so I give him full points on that. :)

The multiple POVs took me a little time to warm up to as with the writing. The first 40 or 50 pages seemed so utterly boring to me, I could hardly carry on. But once the story kicked in, I was completely engrossed and was finding it really hard to keep the book down. At the end, it felt like the book had reached it's end too soon. The multiple POVs was a little confusing to me at first, considering there were so many characters. I was losing track at the beginning but then as the story progressed it was quite easy to understand.

Side note: I really liked the style of writing GGK has. I'm so going to read Lions as soon as my exams are over. Well, hopefully. :)

Also, thanks Manju! :D

That nicely sums up my views as well. I struggled through the first 50 pages too!

@Shin: I totally agree with you about Aelis. what she did was childish and foolish. I never understand what she wanted to prove there.

GGK's was the first author where I first time read multiple POVs. Before that I'd always read single or dual POVs. It was difficult initially for me but once I got to know the characters it became easy. When I started this book I knew what I'm getting into so it was a beautiful journey.

Mention not Shin :P:P