Number of entries: 25
(NOTE: if more than one character gets the same number of votes, the
characters will be listed alphabetically).
From Marlene Kondelik (mkondelik@albion.edu): From reviews and because
she is a favorite of my daughter!
From alford@mercury.kosone.com: by chance at the local library
From Noelle (nwylie@arctos.bowdoin.edu): My best friend in high school
read the Eight and nearly forced it down my throat. it only took about 3
pages though before i was totally hooked.
From dcrawford@vinca.com: Bookstore
From John Kondelik (jkondelik@albion.edu): My daughter encouraged me to
read it.
From Joy (jjhigg.jo@umich.edu): my Neices husband bought her the book
The Eight and she gave it to me to read first, so far that one copy has
been read by at least 6 different people and at least 16 times between my
neice and I We would love to see the Eight made into a movie,
From kbucher292@aol.com: Recommended book by bookstore employee
From Rachel Cooper (96737079@student.hawkesbury.uws.edu.au): My friend
gave me a whole pile of books and among them was The Eight. Needless to
say, it was the best in the whole pile!
From debhong@unixg.ubc.ca: By accident at the library when I picked up
a copy of The Eight
From Kim Young (young4@tiac.net): Read review of Eight - ordered it in
hardcover
From Aleks (atorrijo@ctv.es): I saw the book in a Bookshop.
From Debora Martinez (world46@foothill.net): By accident, in used book
store, about 4 or 5 years ago.
From JT (John) Schramm (JTSChramm8@aol.com): Just saw it in the
bookstore, and thought it looked good. It is still one of my favorite
books.
From Debbie (hodgesd@ibm.net): The head librarian in a library in North
Carolina told me about her. At that time, THE EIGHT was her only book.
Since then, I have bought 2 copies, both of which I have loaned and loaned
and finally, given away. I can't count the number of people that have
read this book, most of which sat up all night to read it.
From Jodi (jodi@mail.austasia.net): I was given an uncorrected proof
copy of the eight whilst working in a bookshop. The sales rep just said
to me 'here, you read a bit. read this, it's going to be big' And it
was! In full on bogan filled western suburb, where most of the customers
think danielle steele is just the best and there should be more mills and
boons! I sold 80% of the stock ordered in HARDCOVER in a little over
three weeks!
From Marc (WeiJi2001@aol.com): The Eight was recommended to me by a
friend
From Mary Horst (tavmark@aol.com): I think I discovered the book at a
used book store but it turned out that two or three other people in my
office were reading it around the same time.
From Jose Dominguez (a2072@correo.dis.ulpgc.es): a friend told me about
"the Eight".
From patterch@mscd.edu: i am a afficionado of the number 8. i was in a
book store one day and i saw a book called "The Eight", well of course i
had to have it. It's been my bible ever since.
From Libby (Mitchell3@worldnet.att.net): I was working at Waldenbooks
and needed a good book to read over Christmas break. A fellow employee
recommended The Eight and I ended up reading the book in two days. I've
read it several times, at least once a year since 1990.
From Toby Raymond (toby.raymond@snet.net): Working at a bookstore while
attending college, I couldn't afford to buy books so I would read
"on-duty," and save my place using the jacket. By the time I got halfway
through "The Eight" - in two evenings - I decided I needed it! I have
been a fan since.
From Priscila (priskilas@hotmail.com): A friend told me I had to read
The Eight, since I play chess. So I did, and I loved it
From Marlene Kondelik (mkondelik@albion.edu): Great escape, and you can
learn things, too!
From alford@mercury.kosone.com: they are smart, well written and well
researched
From Noelle (nwylie@arctos.bowdoin.edu): the intertwining of historical
(and rather esoteric!) ideas and modernity.
From dcrawford@vinca.com: Adventure mystery, intelligent female
heroine
From John Kondelik (jkondelik@albion.edu): The historical background
and the development of characters.
From Joy (jjhigg.jo@umich.edu): The history, and the chess game her
characters are all great buy the men of mystery are the best, Nim is my
all time favorite man character
From kbucher292@aol.com: Intricate plots, historical detail,
imaginative characters
From Rachel Cooper (96737079@student.hawkesbury.uws.edu.au): The way
she entwines fiction with history, science, maths, music and chess! It's
brilliant!!!
From debhong@unixg.ubc.ca: Strong, independent and intelligent
heroines. Classy intelligent thrillers. Blend of history, suspense and
romance.
From Kim Young (young4@tiac.net): Difficulty in predicting what will
happen next
From Aleks (atorrijo@ctv.es): Documentation, maths,
From Debora Martinez (world46@foothill.net): The blending of alot of
different lifestyles into one unique one.
From JT (John) Schramm (JTSChramm8@aol.com): I liked the history, the
way the story kept jumping back and forth between the two time frames. I
also LOVED the ending. It made it worth reading it, and worth reading it
again.
From Debbie (hodgesd@ibm.net): As the librarian in North Carolina put
it, "There's a little bit of everything in (them), history, intrigue,
sci-fi, romance."
From Jodi (jodi@mail.austasia.net): They are well-written with
exceptionally strong female characters. This is still quite unusual! I
have re read and handed on both books I have so many times!
From Marc (WeiJi2001@aol.com): Imaginary use of history, legend and
metaphysics, as well as ancient secrets. I alos appreciate books about
Sacred Geometry and Alchemy
From Mary Horst (tavmark@aol.com): Incorporating an incredibly wide
range of subjects in a way that shows the author has either done a lot of
research or has personal knowledge of the areas.
From Jose Dominguez (a2072@correo.dis.ulpgc.es): Mystery, thriller,
History, a well developed story and many other things...
From gfeing9980@aol.com: Everything
From patterch@mscd.edu: The intelligence of the author and characters.
Her characters and her stories always impress me.
From Libby (Mitchell3@worldnet.att.net): History combined with fiction.
This usually sends me to the library to check things out. The characters,
both males and females are great. The adventure part of the story just
sweeps me away. I wish it was me.
From Toby Raymond (toby.raymond@snet.net): She respects her readers
intelligence by writing under the assumption (for lack of a better word)
that we are literate people and do not need long-drawn explanations of
historical occurences or historical figures.
From Priscila (priskilas@hotmail.com): The whole thing. The
complexity, the research, the plot... She is simply fantastic!
From Marlene Kondelik (mkondelik@albion.edu): Nothing.
From alford@mercury.kosone.com: not enough character variation from
book to book
From Noelle (nwylie@arctos.bowdoin.edu): they're pretty
formulaic...:(
From John Kondelik (jkondelik@albion.edu): Would like to know even
morer about some of the characters.
From Joy (jjhigg.jo@umich.edu): she takes too long between books, write
faster please
From kbucher292@aol.com: I think she could do better writing of the
sex. I would like to see more passion in the romantic
relationships--while it is interesting to have women who are not trusting
(that's a good point to start from) I think that there could be more
development of the process of over- coming that distrust.
From Rachel Cooper (96737079@student.hawkesbury.uws.edu.au): I thought
the ending to The Eight was a bit of an anti-climax ... but apart from
that NOTHING!
From debhong@unixg.ubc.ca: Did not like Calculated Risk as much as The
Eight. Seemed lightweight compared to The Eight. Didn't have the rich
texture nor was it as involving. Found the romance took too much away
from the story. She's at her best when writing taut, plot driven stories
rich in characters and historical detail!
From Kim Young (young4@tiac.net): wish the others were more like The
Eight
From Debora Martinez (world46@foothill.net): Sometimes I wonder why I
like them so much, when Chess, in one way or another, seems to play big
role. Strategy.
From JT (John) Schramm (JTSChramm8@aol.com): Hmmmm....can't think of a
thing.
From Marc (WeiJi2001@aol.com): I'm a writer too. In time, her
characters may be fleshed out a bit better. I thought there were some
2-dimensional characters in The Eight
From Jose Dominguez (a2072@correo.dis.ulpgc.es): none
From patterch@mscd.edu: No.
From Libby (Mitchell3@worldnet.att.net): Sometimes she is not clear on
what she is trying to say, or the point of a story she is telling during
the course of the book. I often have to reread to understand. I found
that I had to do that alot during The Magic Circle