tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post5764704657078057247..comments2023-12-09T00:33:24.572-08:00Comments on Novel Matters: From Prequel to SequelBonnie Grovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11377519561074174038noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-26020427661372548112009-06-06T19:29:40.879-07:002009-06-06T19:29:40.879-07:00I always wanted there to be a little more to Chris...I always wanted there to be a little more to Christy, by Catherine Marshal. I guess it's not wanting to leave Cutter Gap and the characters. The story arc was complete, though it ended a abruptly for me, yet I'd have read a sequel, and I'm sure it would have been good.Lori Bentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714197239425827339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-54792438949904228692009-06-04T14:32:56.892-07:002009-06-04T14:32:56.892-07:00K.M. I agree that a complete story arc should be f...K.M. I agree that a complete story arc should be fully contained in the a book, and maybe that's why so few sequels and prequels are resounding successes. Another reason may be that they aren't always written by the original author. When I finished Lord of the Rings I devoured The Silmarillion, but it was also written by Tolkien and that made it satisfying. So Nichole, Mary's sequel to Daisy Chain should be scrumptious.Debbie Fuller Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09174333267329587740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-28592925892059732322009-06-04T14:31:40.472-07:002009-06-04T14:31:40.472-07:00Debbie, your question has really made me think, an...Debbie, your question has really made me think, and I still don't have an answer. Like K.M. said, I love the story to be contained within the arc of the novel. I like resolution on that last page. But like Nichole I'm waiting, quite impatiently, for Mary DeMuth's next book in the Defiance Texas Trilogy. Daisy Chain is an outstanding novel, and I look forward to the next in the series.<br /><br />But back to your question. There are certainly characters I hate to say goodbye to, but not many whose story I feel is incomplete. When I get lonely for those characters--and I do--I'm never opposed to rereading the book. In fact, I doubt I have a favorite novel that I've only read once.<br /><br />But is there one of my favorites I would like to have a prequel or sequel to? Honestly, none comes to mind. But I'm still thinking . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-88137672671068241622009-06-04T12:27:17.977-07:002009-06-04T12:27:17.977-07:00Generally speaking, I'm not a fan of series, a...Generally speaking, I'm not a fan of series, and sequels and prequels only less so. I like a story to be contained fully in the arc of a book. Series and even sequels tend to dilute that. But what you said about a sequel, even if it's inevitably sub-par, being better than nothing when it gives you the opportunity to return the world of a beloved set of characters really resonated.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13832782604769370695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-78226809079635781622009-06-04T12:25:04.712-07:002009-06-04T12:25:04.712-07:00I'm just waiting for the sequel to Daisy Chain...I'm just waiting for the sequel to Daisy Chain by Mary DeMuth.Nichole Osbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167000199419272337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-38083948154702143662009-06-03T21:30:13.392-07:002009-06-03T21:30:13.392-07:00I'm trying to think of a time when I have read...I'm trying to think of a time when I have read a sequel or prequel of a book, and I'm coming up with... are you ready?... <i>Little Women</i> by Louisa May Alcott. As I recall, the next book, <i>Jo's Boy's</i> seemed the same world, but... not. Like Jo, I wondered why everything had to change. Kind of sad. <br /><br />All of which may explain why I tend not to read sequels.Kathleen Popahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03682046279211463305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-16022256642606753502009-06-03T07:45:15.387-07:002009-06-03T07:45:15.387-07:00I agree with you about Rebecca, Latayne. I think i...I agree with you about Rebecca, Latayne. I think it really set the standard for its time. My Cousin Rachel was also haunting, and the movie version was adequate. Through movie treatments we can also revisit favorite story worlds - if they're satisfying to the readers.Debbie Fuller Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09174333267329587740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-8187221128087366802009-06-03T07:08:37.554-07:002009-06-03T07:08:37.554-07:00I loved Daphne du Maurier when I was a young girl....I loved Daphne du Maurier when I was a young girl. Rebecca was one of my favorite books. (It's one of the few books I read whose movie adaptation did it some justice, I believe, by the way.) <br /><br />The classic opening, "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again" is superb. The world du Maurier created is unforgettable. I was fascinated by a recent prequel/sequel of sorts, Rebecca's Tale by Sally Beauman. It's revisionist history at its best -- if you can regard fiction as its own history, which I do.<br /><br />Latayne C Scott<br />www.latayne.comLatayne C Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06133535124591010838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6360410252358941163.post-18867152984501290942009-06-03T07:07:16.918-07:002009-06-03T07:07:16.918-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Latayne C Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06133535124591010838noreply@blogger.com