Comments on: The Bartimaeus Trilogy (The Amulet of Samarkand, The Golem’s Eye, Ptolemy’s Gate) http://www.active-voice.net/2008/04/03/the-bartimaeus-trilogy-the-amulet-of-samarkand-the-golems-eye-ptolemys-gate/ Active Voice for Active Readers Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:54:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Ingrid http://www.active-voice.net/2008/04/03/the-bartimaeus-trilogy-the-amulet-of-samarkand-the-golems-eye-ptolemys-gate/#comment-1124 Ingrid Sat, 05 Apr 2008 22:16:28 +0000 http://www.active-voice.net/2008/04/03/the-bartimaeus-trilogy-the-amulet-of-samarkand-the-golems-eye-ptolemys-gate/#comment-1124 Oh, this /is/ nice to read. I picked up the first book used a few years back and only just read it last month and was thoroughly delighted by how atypical it was. But I only had that first book, not the second two on hand for easy reading, so I haven't read past it yet and wasn't sure if Stroud would be able to keep it up. I was also worried because the first book is so devoid of a strong female presence. Or, really, much of a female presence at all beyond the two maternal, idealized, and eventually victimized women in Nathaniel's life. It's good to hear that a female protagonist is introduced in book two. I may have to actually start seriously hunting for books two and three now. Oh, this /is/ nice to read. I picked up the first book used a few years back and only just read it last month and was thoroughly delighted by how atypical it was. But I only had that first book, not the second two on hand for easy reading, so I haven’t read past it yet and wasn’t sure if Stroud would be able to keep it up.

I was also worried because the first book is so devoid of a strong female presence. Or, really, much of a female presence at all beyond the two maternal, idealized, and eventually victimized women in Nathaniel’s life. It’s good to hear that a female protagonist is introduced in book two. I may have to actually start seriously hunting for books two and three now.

]]> By: Jessica http://www.active-voice.net/2008/04/03/the-bartimaeus-trilogy-the-amulet-of-samarkand-the-golems-eye-ptolemys-gate/#comment-8752 Jessica Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:14:19 +0000 http://www.active-voice.net/2008/04/03/the-bartimaeus-trilogy-the-amulet-of-samarkand-the-golems-eye-ptolemys-gate/#comment-8752 Yeah, the series just gets stronger as it goes on. His art teacher shows up again in the third book, actually, and sort of reclaims her status from "victim" to "fully-fledged character" in one brief scene. It's pretty awesome. And Kitty is just fantastic. That isn't to say that there couldn't be more female characters in the books, because they are very male-centric, but the second and third books are much better in that respect. Yeah, the series just gets stronger as it goes on. His art teacher shows up again in the third book, actually, and sort of reclaims her status from “victim” to “fully-fledged character” in one brief scene. It’s pretty awesome. And Kitty is just fantastic. That isn’t to say that there couldn’t be more female characters in the books, because they are very male-centric, but the second and third books are much better in that respect.

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