tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364116677912521674.post8325023923418675085..comments2024-03-27T04:43:10.452-04:00Comments on Random Musings of a Bibliophile: Shorter Musings: MG Fantasy Series StartersBrandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12105770016693038906noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364116677912521674.post-4197214460415610492014-10-18T21:50:30.475-04:002014-10-18T21:50:30.475-04:00Thanks Brandy! I'm not well-informed on the su...Thanks Brandy! I'm not well-informed on the subject either, but your description of the 36 rang a bell. Definitely agree that if the Jewish tradition was the inspiration, there needs to be some context for it!<br />Anamaria (bookstogether)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10361389598002568007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364116677912521674.post-74004742039818065922014-10-18T20:47:31.968-04:002014-10-18T20:47:31.968-04:00Thanks Anamaria! I had no idea that was even a thi...Thanks Anamaria! I had no idea that was even a thing. I know next to nothing about Jewish mysticism so thanks for informing me. It is nice to know that there was a basis for that beyond a "hey what if..." meeting and a dart thrown at a random number. I will add your info to the review. Just out of curiosity, do you happen to know if there is a belief that these same 36 are continuously reincarnated? That's part of this too. I think it would be really interesting to have a novel based on this mythology that fleshed it out more and showed its derivation. This book epically failed at that as it just had me blinking in confusion and leaving unable to buy into the world-building at all. Brandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12105770016693038906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7364116677912521674.post-27115462871666134092014-10-18T19:41:40.171-04:002014-10-18T19:41:40.171-04:00I wonder if the "pure people" in The Blo...I wonder if the "pure people" in The Blood Guard might have been inspired by the Jewish tradition of the Tzadikim Nistarim ("hidden righteous ones")?<br /><br />And I also had issues with The Thickety! I could barely make it past the opening torture scene.Anamaria (bookstogether)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10361389598002568007noreply@blogger.com