tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post4296262821772192093..comments2024-03-09T05:53:59.542-05:00Comments on Oz and Ends: Cybils Nominee Beka Cooper: TerrierUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-13209420160160498362007-03-15T21:32:00.000-05:002007-03-15T21:32:00.000-05:00Tegan, I'd say that Beka Cooper: Terrier grew on m...Tegan, I'd say that <I>Beka Cooper: Terrier</I> grew on me as I read it. Once I’d accepted that the diary form was unrealistic and there was nothing I could do about that, I was able to enjoy the detailed world that Pierce created. <BR/><BR/>Gail, I based my comment on female and male readers on (a) what Pierce's editor told me, and (b) comments I've seen in blog reviews and bulletin boards by fans who've read a lot of her books, all female. Specifically, fans think Beka will be the ancestor of a later Pierce protagonist, which means that she has to have a child, which means that she has to meet a father for that child. So has she met him by the end of this book? <BR/><BR/>I suspect Beka's career and personal life will develop in parallel. Perhaps spreading out a romantic subplot over several books means it won't dominate one--until it's fully integrated with the police plot. Then again, since Beka only knows cops and robbers, any romance is bound to affect her work.<BR/><BR/>I agree the police procedural aspect of the novel is the best part of <I>Beka Cooper: Terrier</I>, especially toward the end when Pierce ups the ante with a riot. That broke the story out of a typical sword-and-sorcery mode.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-38569632566762375092007-03-15T19:19:00.000-05:002007-03-15T19:19:00.000-05:00I find it interesting that you say female readers ...I find it interesting that you say female readers are interested in who Beka will end up with romantically. For me, one of the attractions of this book was that she <I>wasn't</I> involved with anyone. To me that kind of thing isn't usually very well integrated into a story. They often seem tacked on as if the author believes she needs to throw the readers this bone to keep them happy.<BR/><BR/>Interesting material about the diary format. I usually don't care for it because I think it's been done to death in YA. I agree that the length of the diary entries in <B>Beka</B> were unrealistically long. I liked the police procedural aspect of the story so much that I was willing to ignore it--as well as some long passages about Beka and her friends that didn't necessarily move the story along.Gail Gauthierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673131515563387968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-40140485558792808642007-03-15T18:08:00.000-05:002007-03-15T18:08:00.000-05:00I've read and enjoyed her previous novels, so I'll...I've read and enjoyed her previous novels, so I'll give this one a try. But you make it sound so bad I feel a tremor of fear!Teganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12625983869465172976noreply@blogger.com