Comments on <i>The Peculiars</i> -- Maureen Doyle McQuerryTypePad2012-09-04T14:10:40ZLeilahttps://bookshelvesofdoom.blogs.com/bookshelves_of_doom/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://bookshelvesofdoom.blogs.com/bookshelves_of_doom/2012/09/the-peculiars-maureen-doyle-mcquerry/comments/atom.xml/Dot commented on '<i>The Peculiars</i> -- Maureen Doyle McQuerry'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e2017744cbf934970d2012-09-17T17:27:11Z2012-09-18T12:12:12ZDotI enjoyed this one, but it was particularly excruciating to wait over 200 pages before we got to Scree, considering...<p>I enjoyed this one, but it was particularly excruciating to wait over 200 pages before we got to Scree, considering that it was set up in the opening chapter. </p>Leila commented on '<i>The Peculiars</i> -- Maureen Doyle McQuerry'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e2017d3bd9859a970c2012-09-05T17:57:53Z2012-09-05T17:57:53ZLeilahttp://bookshelvesofdoom.blogs.comWell, in the book, 'goblin' is kind of a derogatory catch-all term for Peculiars. But I meant that the storyline...<p>Well, in the book, 'goblin' is kind of a derogatory catch-all term for Peculiars. But I meant that the storyline and plotting was more standard fare, whereas the worldbuilding and some aspects of Lena's character are more interesting.</p>Ilanawaters commented on '<i>The Peculiars</i> -- Maureen Doyle McQuerry'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e2017c31aabd72970b2012-09-05T17:20:22Z2012-09-07T20:17:07ZIlanawatershttp://profile.typepad.com/ilanawatersI don't know . . . a goblin girl? Doesn't sound like standard fare to me. Sounds like an underused...<p>I don't know . . . a goblin girl? Doesn't sound like standard fare to me. Sounds like an underused mythical creature getting their share of the limelight. And, of course, any comparison to DWJ goes on my TBR! :-) </p>