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Title: Power of Persuasion by Elizabeth Massie ISBN: 0-671-02632-1 Publisher: Simon Pulse Pub. Date: 01 October, 1999 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (24 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Enthralling!
Comment: Myself being a huge fan of the Buffy TV series, I was eager to read the books. This was the first book I read in the novel series, and boy did it intrigue me. I couldn't put this book down, I wanted to find out what happened, I wanted to see how the characters either died or recovered and I wanted to see the climax of the movie, how it finished and why the story even came about in the first place. The title Power of Perusasion is very good, I think it means many different things: the power of the Buffy books and their sense of persuasion that makes you want to read more Buffster stories. The power of persuasion, the power of the villains, how they persuade the regular Buffy characters to become almost unearthly. And finally, the power of the intrigue of this book. I was seriously enthralled in the plot, and had a sense of persuasion to keep reading. If there is a flaw its that the way the villains die is not exactly clear enough, but this is still a highly recommended read.
Rating: 3
Summary: The story's end was only half a solution
Comment: The Women's Liberation movement started when I was in elementary school. I'm glad that girls today have heroines such as Buffy. I still remember my excitement when I first found an sf [science fiction] book that featured a heroine instead of a hero. I was in junior high then. For much of my youth the general male reaction was of the "duh, I've never met a girl science fiction fan before" variety. I was lucky that women had already taken over the once all-male career I wanted, librarian. My older sister wasn't so lucky. There were very few women doing her job when she started and she had to endure harassment before she was accepted. I'm giving this background information because I wasn't at all happy with the way this book ended. I was getting increasingly upset as I read the book because the tone reminded me of the way some authors --including female authors -- made fun of the idea of women's liberation when I was growing up. Fortunately, Xander's remark about the womyn's movement and the noble cause of feminism on pp. 110-11 allowed to me to realize that Ms. Massie was preaching against taking women's liberation so far that men become unfairly oppressed, not against gender equality. I thought her message was effective. However, I found myself feeling sorry for the Moon Mom & daughters even though I wanted them stopped. (All right, one of the sisters was probably hopeless.) I would have preferred to have seen the Muses and their mother recover a sense of balance by seeing Apollo get his. I really didn't like the way Ms. Massie chose to portray and deal with these mythological characters. Random comments: BULFINCH'S MYTHOLOGY helped me get the names right long before Buffy found them out. I recommend that route for the impatient. Page 47, full paragraph 2: Nadine's year of being sired should be 1864, not 54. Don't bother wondering why the vampires don't just leave town until the Muses shlep off. There's a good reason. Giles' dialog was even more off than Oz's. I couldn't believe in him at all. P.67, paragraph 2: Did Buffy intentionally think "No Moon" instead of "Mo Moon", or is that a typo? The scene with Allison's amethyst ring did a nice job of showing the extent of the Moon sisters' power over her. P.73, paragraph 2 -- that should be "slayer mode", not "slayerette mode". Why is Buffy being so imprudent with stakes? Throwing them instead of using the same one or two to dust the attacking vampires makes it too easy for her to run out. Um, how was Giles supposed to go to the bathroom the way Buffy was safeguarding him? A Watcher with diaper rash would be a crabby Watcher. Got a good laugh from the Sensitivity Speaker's reaction to Sunnydale High students. Buffy's opinion of mimes was worth a chuckle. P.159, last line: the "already" needs to be at the end of the sentence for it to make sense. Given Mr. Summers' neglect of Buffy on the show, I found the scene where Buffy's parents are fighting over who gets her for their weekend plans ringing false. I don't like it when characters behave out of character just to get a message across. Overall, this was an interesting adventure. The way the murders were accomplished was reasonably nasty. The Moon family's plot was quite chilling and the solution to fighting a menace that can regenerate was ingenious. Aside from the reservations I've mentioned, I'd recommend this book.
Rating: 5
Summary: Fun, Fast-Paced Buffy Book!
Comment: I didn't read this one until now, even though it's been out a while. I'm trying to catch up on Buffy reading, since I'm sort of new (just two years) to the Buffy universe and want to catch all I can, on t.v. and off! This book is great! The characters in this book are just like they should be, full of fun, quirkiness, curiosity, courage, and determination. I love their quips and their quarrels even as the danger grows around town. I think the Muses (wow, were they irritating and nasty!) as antagonists are a great idea (I see that was used later in the show), and it sure does put up a major problem. How does Buffy kill creatures who cannot die? I've read at least 15 Buffy novels so far and this is a favorite. I hope Massie does more.
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Title: Deep Water by Josepha Sherman, Laura Anne Gilman ISBN: 0671039199 Publisher: Simon Pulse Pub. Date: 01 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Here Be Monsters by Cameron Dokey ISBN: 0671039210 Publisher: Simon Pulse Pub. Date: 01 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Visitors by Josepha Sherman, Laura Anne Gilman ISBN: 0671026283 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: BLOODED: BUFFY, THE VAMPIRE #5 by Christopher Golden, Nancy Holder ISBN: 0671021346 Publisher: Simon Pulse Pub. Date: 01 August, 1998 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: Halloween Rain by Christopher Golden, Nancy Holder, Joss Whedon ISBN: 0671017136 Publisher: Simon Pulse Pub. Date: 01 November, 1997 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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