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The premier space on the Empire to discuss, review, and analyse books, articles and other texts of interest. Discuss what you're reading and/or writing, or other such snobby things.

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Welcome to the Empire's Literary Salon!

The place for literary geeks and textual afficiandos! Some quick housekeeping tips:

- Give each book you read a good review. It doesn't have to be nice, but it does have to be a bit more indepth than "OMG this book is so awesome!" (Well, yeah, but how??)

- Before starting a new thread, check to see if someone has already reviewed the same book. One thread per book / series / magazine issue! (However, if you feel an article / story in a magazine warrants its own thread, go for it. Use your own discretion.)

- While we at the Empire are of a steampunk bent, not all the books we read are! Feel free to also discuss non-steampunk books, or articles of interest on cyberspace.

- Good readers make good writers, too! Discuss writing, editing, the publishing industry, marketing, and avenues for publication as you please.

Have fun, empirelings!

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Comment by mlle.deedee gauzot... on October 9, 2011 at 5:41pm: Oops!

Hi! T.L.S. members...

Please ignore the link in my previous comment because I have deleted the article that I posted about author Scott Westerfeld...However, I didn't want to delete my comment...just in case someone answer the question.

Thank-you,

deedee gauzot

Comment by Prof. Sebastian Fate on September 29, 2011 at 12:43am: At risk of being cashiered could I suggest that while this site is " The Premier Space on the Empire to Discuss , review and analyze books ' there may be more activity on ' The Bookshelf in the Parlour ' .
My apologies in advance to anyone who finds this comment out of place .

Comment by mlle.deedee gauzot... on September 28, 2011 at 5:51pm: Hi! Literary Salon...

The premier space on the Empire to discuss, review, and analyze books, articles and other texts of interest. Discuss what you're reading and/or writing,or other such snobby things.

Well, I'm not here right now to review, or analyze books, articles and other text, but to inform [and ask a question...] readers about a book that was released either 09/20 or 09/28...it's author Scott Westerfeld's Book..."Goliath..." in which I posted a blog about yesterday.

My question is this...I wonder how many readers will be adding his third book to your Kindle, bookshelf or B&N Nook? If so, Why?

deedee gauzot

Comment by michael helsem on July 4, 2011 at 9:31am: that Spasmodics blog i mentioned awhile back:

http://firmilian.blogspot.com/

Comment by Ilah B on June 14, 2011 at 7:36am: I have finally written my review. Once I got started I found their was a lot I could say about it without talking about the plot or giving things away.

That is an interesting comment about Romeo and Juliet. It is a bit of a spoiler to know that something does not have a happy ending. On the other hand, it is common for plays to be labled tragedies, so you know before you see it that it will not have a happy ending.

Comment by Coal City Steam on June 9, 2011 at 2:52pm: How much of a spoiler is it to say Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy? It will make you a better writer to find a way to tell your review without giving away too much.

A spoiler is telling someone watching the Crying Game - she's a man. But it's not a spoiler to say a gender bending tale of love, perception and betrayal.

Comment by Ilah B on June 9, 2011 at 1:14pm: It turns out I did not care for the ending to this one. However I did get a lot of enjoyment reading it except for the end part. So over all I wold still recommend it.

Is it concidere a "spoiler" if you warn people the story has a sad ending? Some people don't mind sad endings, but other people try to avoid them.

Comment by Coal City Steam on June 9, 2011 at 6:41am: I LOVED Mainspring - until the last 10 pages. Where Jay Lake just gave up.

Comment by Ilah B on June 9, 2011 at 5:23am: Thank you everyone for the advice. I am reading a book currently that I like. I expect to finish sometime this weekend and then I will do my review. Sometimes people review a book before they finish it. I like to wait, just in case it has an ending I really do not care for.

Comment by Coal City Steam on June 8, 2011 at 6:55am: I actually got a hate review on Amazon - my only 1 star review - and it set my writing back about 4 months on the new book. The review was SO horrible, and she read something nasty into my book that I had not intended.

The point is, words mean things. They mean A LOT to writers. Every reader brings a world of their own experiences to the books they read. I obviously hurt this reviewer with my words, and she hurt me with hers. But now it's out there forever in Amazon land and I can't do a thing about it, except hope for more voices to drown out the hate.