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Originally Posted by YuriTokoro
Hi.
Could you correct my English?
"A Book: Kushiel’s Dart"
This is a fantasy story written in 2001 by Jacqueline Carey. Recently, it has been translated into Japanese and published here.
When I started reading, I thought I had bought the wrong book as the heroine was a courtesan. Reading further, I discovered that the story seemed to be about conspiracies in an aristocratic society. I can’t be absolutely certain because the first volume was divided in three parts, and I just read the first section. Even so, the story is interesting.
I want to read the next one soon, but I don’t know when the other two parts will be released. I seem to need to read it in English as there are too many coined terms and technical terms for different physical pleasures.
Regardless, the amazing part of the story is the elimination of Christian morals. Japanese people originally don’t hold to the same kind of morals, so those who grew up in a Christian community would feel the story is more specific or unique than I do.
Thank you.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kushiel's_Dart
Jacqueline Carey's Official Author Site - Books |
I remember seeing Kushiel books on the shelves of the local bookstore, but I had not thought of buying one. From your review, it seems to be interesting and reminds me of a similar book I read years ago. I forget the author, but I remember the title of the book was "Maia". It had the same underlying themes as your book; courtesans, immoral society, and politics. I didn't finish reading it to be honest. Not because I objected to the subject matter, but from the fact the story was very boring.
A two-part book series I *did* finish reading (and enjoying thoroughly) was "The Sarantine Mosiac", written by Canadian author Guy Gavriel Kay. The books were split into two parts "Sailing to Sarantium" and "Lord of Emperors". It had the same theme of political intrigue (set during the last days of the Roman Empire) with a minor focus on a courtesan who was the emperor's wife.
As for the composition of the post, there were some misplaced modifiers needing just minor editing to read more naturally. Also, there was another appearance of sentences where I can tell you wanted to provide a lot of information. These kind of sentences read more naturally if they are divided into two or more sentences of smaller size, each explaining a different concept or group of concepts.
Have a great day, Yuri!
