tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583759.post7215116760347192772..comments2023-10-23T16:09:45.374-05:00Comments on Born To Write: Primal Beast - "Rawhead Rex"Alexa Gravehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16250741051279927895noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583759.post-4356189717745160342010-09-24T12:15:14.991-05:002010-09-24T12:15:14.991-05:00Kathleen - In most cases I love stories that pull ...Kathleen - In most cases I love stories that pull from ancient times as well. =)<br /><br />Craig - I agree, the POV jumps were a bit much for me too. I cringe every time I see head-hopping. There were some parts where the transition was smooth, but other areas pulled me out of the story.Alexa Gravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16250741051279927895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583759.post-45971952248850119182010-09-17T22:27:15.504-05:002010-09-17T22:27:15.504-05:00I think the POV is an issue in this story. It swit...I think the POV is an issue in this story. It switches too much. However, I did enjoy the monster's POV. I think Barker could have built much more empathy for Rawhead than he did, which would have made the story stronger. <br /><br />Craig G.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583759.post-57562328809143779312010-09-17T19:57:11.294-05:002010-09-17T19:57:11.294-05:00Lori, you hit on something here that I hadn't ...Lori, you hit on something here that I hadn't quite realized in my own musings. I think that, for me, part of the appeal of this story truly was the sense of the long-ago past coming to life. That pagan element gave the whole horrible thing a little bit of Stonehenge chic. I love small-village Brit stories of almost any kind, and the echoes of their mysterious, ancient past (so delightfully contrasting with their civilized, stiff-upper-lip modernity) really do add a lot to my enjoyment.Kathleen O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05282123669890604879noreply@blogger.com