tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post5124984174278695024..comments2024-03-22T19:07:21.790+00:00Comments on The Wertzone: On Stranger Tides by Tim PowersAdam Whiteheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-59794979818690768202011-04-29T18:00:19.609+00:002011-04-29T18:00:19.609+00:00As far as I can tell, the PotC movie has no charac...As far as I can tell, the PotC movie has no characters from the books apart from Blackbeard (casting him with Ian McShane is a great idea though) and no plot elements apart from the central idea of a Fountain of Youth. So I'm not expecting much similarity between the two.<br /><br />Something that's weird is SFX last month talking about Penelope Cruz's character Angelica (Blackbeard's daughter) being in the book, when she isn't.Adam Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-34484988272842347282011-04-29T15:56:46.333+00:002011-04-29T15:56:46.333+00:00I think you have to be in the right frame of mind ...I think you have to be in the right frame of mind to read any Tim Powers novel.<br /><br />But if you are in that zone, then his brilliance can be fully appreciated.Yohannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-31181960175814316672011-04-29T04:56:29.084+00:002011-04-29T04:56:29.084+00:00I enjoyed the book but rather sad that it has been...I enjoyed the book but rather sad that it has been turned into a Jack Sparrow movie. Would have been better on its own.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16360866031595951964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-63802088028071076962011-04-28T14:10:25.498+00:002011-04-28T14:10:25.498+00:00This is one of my favorite Powers novels! I think...This is one of my favorite Powers novels! I think if you come to it expecting a swashbuckling pirate story you're going to be dissapointed. If you come to looking for a crazy weird Tim Powers story, you'll enjoy yourself. <br /><br />maybe Powers is an acquired taste, not unlike China Mieville?Andrea Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07289862046162890751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703856341303488608.post-91099943169123978372011-04-28T12:28:41.156+00:002011-04-28T12:28:41.156+00:00I turned pages!
Though I think I may have read th...I turned pages!<br /><br />Though I think I may have read this book at exactly the right moment, in precisely the ideal frame of mind for swashbuckling whimsy, and at just the perfect pace. But hell, I had <i>such</i> fun with On Stranger Tides, so no complaints here. In fact I'm inspired to see the new Pirates of the Caribbean just to see how it does, or does not, translate - which after the last few embarrassments I wouldn't have imagined myself saying otherwise, not ever.<br /><br />Anyway. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08713791516631476930noreply@blogger.com