tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704973974322964016.post3216187731059498404..comments2024-01-20T10:01:28.948-05:00Comments on At Random: Soulless (Parasol Protectorate #1) by Gail CarringerLRAtRandomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10844413920128034932noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704973974322964016.post-36440095858600333932012-03-24T22:01:31.598-04:002012-03-24T22:01:31.598-04:00I haven't read anything by Elizabeth Peters, I...I haven't read anything by Elizabeth Peters, I'll have to look into her books.LRAtRandomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10844413920128034932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704973974322964016.post-71263060200587170792012-03-22T01:12:30.513-04:002012-03-22T01:12:30.513-04:00I loved this book. Alexia was my favorite characte...I loved this book. Alexia was my favorite character by far. Her thought processes and observations were so funny and clinical. She was also reminiscent of Amelia Peabody from the series by Elizabeth Peters, which I also greatly enjoy. They are both strong female characters in a society where strength in the fairer sex is frowned upon and also use parasols as effective weapons.Brasilhttp://biteatongue.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704973974322964016.post-1975502558970233532011-07-31T19:07:43.286-04:002011-07-31T19:07:43.286-04:00This was the first steampunk book I've read so...This was the first steampunk book I've read so I'm a little unsure of the genre.<br /><br />Do you have any recommendations for other books in the genre?LRAtRandomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10844413920128034932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704973974322964016.post-22444320809561455302011-07-30T10:37:19.766-04:002011-07-30T10:37:19.766-04:00I admit, I quit before the halfway point. While I ...I admit, I quit before the halfway point. While I love steampunk, too much period-speak, as you call it, tends to bog a story down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com