tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post2084667358068269990..comments2024-03-29T02:40:16.271-05:00Comments on Charlotte's Library: The Summer Prince, by Alaya Dawn JohnsonCharlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-77632469538943571832013-06-10T18:48:13.107-05:002013-06-10T18:48:13.107-05:00Hahahaha, I am woefully underinformed re: epics. T...Hahahaha, I am woefully underinformed re: epics. The Gilgamesh thing would never have occurred to me and the resonances of the other characters' names would have flown straight over my head. Dear me I am ashamed of my education gaps. :pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-50873110664973415772013-06-10T17:27:39.031-05:002013-06-10T17:27:39.031-05:00I'm thinking maybe its a set up for a sequel, ...I'm thinking maybe its a set up for a sequel, in which Gil is the main characer and get preoccupied with immortality.... Maybe?Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-40579367743180345222013-06-10T16:12:07.082-05:002013-06-10T16:12:07.082-05:00Overall, I really liked this one--I appreciated th...Overall, I really liked this one--I appreciated the worldbuilding that is apparent, and I liked June more than you did. (In this context her privilege seemed like a deliberate choice, rather than blissful ignorance, and I believed in her art more than I usually do.)<br /><br />But I completely agree as far as Gil and Enki goes. WHY have such resonant names if you're not going to do anything with that myth? At first I was quite excited and then very disappointed when that didn't turn out to be the case. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com