Bitten (Women of the Otherworld, Book 1) Tails up This is the author’s first novel, and as such it’s technically well done. The paragraphs and concepts are well composed and laid out, and the story moves along at a good pace. Ideas are clearly communicated and not repetitive. The author has a nice grasp of…
Bitten (Women of the Otherworld, Book 1) A human’s-eye view In essence, this book is yet another romance novel. It is also therefore a good example of one of the current themes running through modern romantic literature: in order for there to be politically correct sexual tension in stories such as this, the heroine must…
Bitten (Women of the Otherworld, Book 1) A wolf’s-eye view I also wish the author had done a bit of research on both logic in particular, and wolf behavior in general. For example, Elena comments more than once about how any truly horrible acts performed by werewolves are emotionally due to their human parts —…
Bitten (Women of the Otherworld, Book 1) by Kelley Armstrong Originally posted January 2006 Credits: For George, who was nice enough both to lend it to me, and to give me fair warning — and for Lou, who helped me think things through. ;) I was set to really enjoy this story, as I’ve always…
or “Is the premise of The DaVinci Code really true?” Summation I speculate Jesus’ marital state matters only because some people pursue a sort of Platonic, unshakeable “Truth-with-a-capital-T” that can be invariably and absolutely depended on. People want stability and order in their lives, and having a deity that’s straightforward, un-mysterious, unchallenging, completely external, and…
or “Is the premise of The DaVinci Code really true?” There is one other influence on the New Testament which we should keep in mind. As happens with all myths and legends, the stories are refined and retold repeatedly. This will often cause unwanted details to be dropped (as we’ve already seen), and extra details…
or “Is the premise of The DaVinci Code really true?” The New Testament (revised version) We’ve already covered Peter’s blatant hostility to Mary Magdalene in the Gospel of Thomas. His lack of status compared to Mary Magdalene is indirectly referred to in the bible as well. For example, Mary’s fidelity to Jesus is indisputable —…
or “Is the premise of The DaVinci Code really true?” Gospel of Mary (again) At the beginning of Chapter 9, Mary has just finished sharing Jesus’ special teachings — most of which are lost to us, since the texts are unfortunately missing, darnit! [1] When Mary had said this, she fell silent, since it was…
or “Is the premise of The DaVinci Code really true?” Gospel of Thomas This book purports to give the “secret teachings” of Jesus, rather than the story of his life and death. Admittedly, many of the sayings are as confusingly strange as Zen koans, but I still find them fascinating. Like the other two books,…
or “Is the premise of The DaVinci Code really true?” Gospel of Mary Again, I recommend you read several translations of the original, as this also is a much-debated text. For now, this is the beginning of Chapter 5 of the Gospel of Mary, and Jesus has just “departed”: [1] But they [the disciples] were…