tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18010424.post6847980001505000370..comments2024-03-27T11:54:49.403-04:00Comments on I Just Finished Reading...: The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer AshleyJennifer B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14499251230157627049noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18010424.post-36038693425397308262009-10-15T17:19:07.363-04:002009-10-15T17:19:07.363-04:00Nod nod, I agree with Lori. If only Ian has not be...Nod nod, I agree with Lori. If only Ian has not been labeled with the syndrome, it would have been better. I mean, he can be socially inept right, without it being Asperger syndrome.<br /><br />I liked the characters well enough. The biggest weakness of this book in my opinion was the suspense ^_^; That was bad.<br /><br />And Jennifer, that happens... reading a wonderful book followed by an okay book... That's life. It's okay if it affected you.nathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02626894830238717124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18010424.post-72157208094538989522009-10-15T11:10:40.137-04:002009-10-15T11:10:40.137-04:00Hi Christine! To help...sort of, LOL...I'll te...Hi Christine! To help...sort of, LOL...I'll tell you that Ian's band of brothers are quite enticing and despite my reservations about this one, Ashley really, really tempted me with the rest of this series. So an expectation to find fun--in a Scottish-hero-about-London way. :-)Jennifer B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14499251230157627049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18010424.post-21454353179652351232009-10-15T09:41:36.340-04:002009-10-15T09:41:36.340-04:00I do believe this may be the first less than stell...I do believe this may be the first less than stellar review for this novel that I've read. I've had it on my TBR for a while and was actually hoping to read it this month for a book discussion on Aymless' blog. Of course, I'm hoping that I'll love it, but I think your review will help me go into the book with neutral expectations now. Thanks. :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00420773211895134710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18010424.post-62748004724603059522009-10-14T13:35:45.558-04:002009-10-14T13:35:45.558-04:00Another hole for me Lori. I recalled mention of th...Another hole for me Lori. I recalled mention of that as well, then subconsciously looked for it in the book. Not something Ashley left out necessarily, but another gap for me as the reader.Jennifer B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14499251230157627049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18010424.post-11472642049920155452009-10-14T13:24:34.571-04:002009-10-14T13:24:34.571-04:00I think I might have liked this much better had no...I think I might have liked this much better had not everyone built it up as this fabulous portrayal of Asperger's Syndrome. Because my hub works with people w/ it in his role as psychologist and teacher of those with emotional disturbance, and although Ian obviously had some sort of antisocial disorder, and some pieces fit with Asperger's, others did not. I kept stopping and asking "Is this typical?" And he kept saying, "Not in my experience." Which, I might add, it pretty vast.<br /><br />It was too inconsistent for me. So had Ian not been labeled by all the reviewers, I might have enjoyed it more. <br /><br />And I also had issues with Beth. Agree completely that she was too naive.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250972350798310498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18010424.post-51127912347133608932009-10-14T11:51:27.965-04:002009-10-14T11:51:27.965-04:00Nath - I struggled with the possibility that I jud...Nath - I struggled with the possibility that I judged this one more harshly than I would have if I had NOT read Goodman's The Price Of Desire right before it. Goodman follows every single detail to its end, Ashley doesn't. Not necessarily a book killer I know. Maybe I would have liked it more had I read it some other time. <br /><br />Admittedly...despite the complaints about sequel baiting, I have to say she did a fine job of it, LOL. I am very seriously tempted.Jennifer B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14499251230157627049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18010424.post-73078786007529247452009-10-14T10:55:17.140-04:002009-10-14T10:55:17.140-04:00There definitively were some problems with this bo...There definitively were some problems with this book, but overall, I enjoyed it, mostly for Ian :D and I do plan on reading the next one, but I see your point about their purposes in this book.nathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02626894830238717124noreply@blogger.com