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Amy Z wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE><tt>You're right on all counts. I think one
reason I don't like Aragorn is that he's one of the worst offenders in
the Everyone Starts Talking in Really High, Noble Speech part of the book.</tt></blockquote>
The reason I thought of what follows is that every time I start really
being tired of the Really High, Noble Speech, I start wanting Aragorn to
at least KISS Arwen or something. Which brings me to this recommendation--
<p>Read the trilogy by Guy Gavriel Kay. The first is "The Summer Tree,"
which should get you started. (I think the whole trilogy is The Fionavar
Tapestry or something, but I am sure of the author and first book title.)
This is a wonderful series (all Kay's stuff is like this), the kind of
book that you look at when you're done, and you can't believe it's not
a thicker book, there was so *much* in there! It's, to my mind, as rich
as LOTR, but with sex. (By that, it includes physical relationships in
the wide range of interactions presented--it's not R-rated or anything.)
<p>It's a good option for those panting for anything to pass the time until
book 5 comes out, too.
<p>--Amanda, crazed sex fiend (yeah, right, mom of three, who has time?)
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