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Post by akasa on Nov 22, 2006 23:02:04 GMT -1
siaron - just saw your comment about celtic shamanism.....
bet you loved my intro then! (currently reading The Celtic Shaman by John Matthews!!!!)
AKasa x
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Post by Blackbird on Nov 23, 2006 10:20:42 GMT -1
I thought the best bit in the entire series was right at the beginning, where Breaca is forging that brooch. It was all downhill from there Not read the last one yet... will wait until someone lends me a copy ;D
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Post by Lee on Nov 23, 2006 12:27:12 GMT -1
Science itself seldom speaks in absolutes. A careful reader will note that leading scientists, when quoted verbatim, nearly always speak in terms of "theory," not "fact." Morgaine just to pull this point up... science doesnt use the word 'fact' because fact implies that it is fixed and unchanging. theory in science is as good aas fact. we know germs cause disease yet 'germ theory' is still the name for it, ' we know the structure of the atom and its still a theory, most science when usaing the term theory can generally be taken to be a fact. evolution for instance is still a theory, it is always beng tested and small additions and changed made as new data is collected, we know it happens and we generally know how it happens but even though its still referred to a as a theory you take it as fact.
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Post by nelli on Dec 2, 2006 12:31:07 GMT -1
I have read all of the books, and enjoyed most of them, although it is amazing how writing style can affect my enjoyment of any written piece. I can think of numerous books where the content was fine but the abysmal style it was written in meant I never got past the first chapter.
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Post by littleraven on Dec 29, 2006 8:46:44 GMT -1
Having read the series, I can say it was enjoyable enough as a story but as a 'historical' novel it left a great deal to be desired. For a lot of it, I could actually picture the setting as more Native American than Iron Age Britain. The continuous use of 'Dreamer' instead of Druid was a point of interest, I wonder why she did that? Is it possible that the word 'Druid' has received negative publicity in more modern times, dare I say it has a somewhat pathetic image? I remember a few years ago Smith & jones even did a sketch on Druids at Stonehenge at Midsummer.
So, worth reading but not worth buying. Get it from the library.
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