tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post6993745797188152964..comments2023-05-17T05:51:40.714-04:00Comments on Coffee, Cookies and Chili Peppers: Read Along of Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch: Part 3Looks-Mostly-Harmlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00918651503213054373noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-3912126155108245782012-05-15T17:07:57.656-04:002012-05-15T17:07:57.656-04:00As we have been told that we will finally get to m...As we have been told that we will finally get to meet Sabetha in Book 3, I am happy to wait until she arrives, though some more information would be nice. I am intrigued by Merrain, just like you, and I like the idea of her working for Selendri, but I guess we will just have to wait and see . . . :)SueCCCPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-864747929478731312012-05-15T14:03:01.215-04:002012-05-15T14:03:01.215-04:00Merrain has replaced Sabetha as the character I wa...Merrain has replaced Sabetha as the character I want some details on. Her actions are all about ensuring that she can shape the perceptions of the Archon and the choices available to Locke. If Stragos is as smart as he thinks he is then he might be able to see through that plot. I doubt it though. Merrain seems to hae insinuated herself into his trust, that sneaky little charmer. The question is who is she working for? Selendri or Bondsmagi? Bondsmagi would be the obvious choice while Selendri would be the interesting one considering the bad blood between Requin and Stragos.Jasonhttp://genkinahito.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-53729038067256923132012-05-14T17:19:20.997-04:002012-05-14T17:19:20.997-04:00That whole scene was like a massive caper scene! ...That whole scene was like a massive caper scene! Loved it to pieces.<br />Lynn :DLynn-williamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-3486554260141238082012-05-14T17:18:19.882-04:002012-05-14T17:18:19.882-04:00Mmm, Silphium - that's a rather unfortunate na...Mmm, Silphium - that's a rather unfortunate name! I think people through the ages have been making use of some plant or another for the very same purpose - probably quite a few women were tried as witches in fact for this very thing!<br />Lynn :DLynn-williamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-54716591051649694412012-05-14T11:59:10.248-04:002012-05-14T11:59:10.248-04:00I hope she survives long enough to give him a nigh...I hope she survives long enough to give him a night to remember! :DSueCCCPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-71627117928555691392012-05-14T11:57:59.874-04:002012-05-14T11:57:59.874-04:00They both seem to have the strangest luck that get...They both seem to have the strangest luck that gets them into terrible trouble but then gets them out of it again! :)SueCCCPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-17933468439927207612012-05-14T10:12:19.136-04:002012-05-14T10:12:19.136-04:00 Haha, alchemical birth control would be so much e... Haha, alchemical birth control would be so much easier than the pill. Someone needs to invent this.<br /><br />I'm hoping nothing bad happens to Ezri. I want Jean to get a chance to be happy, and the two of them are so cute together.Gracehttp://bookswithoutanypictures.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-68838556833627798132012-05-14T10:11:02.141-04:002012-05-14T10:11:02.141-04:00The ancient Greeks had a plant called Silphium tha...The ancient Greeks had a plant called Silphium that was apparently a highly effective contraception, so effective, in fact, that they harvested it to extinction. It wouldn't be out of the realm of possibility for there to be something like that in a fantasy world.Gracehttp://bookswithoutanypictures.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-13389448216084239712012-05-14T09:51:08.537-04:002012-05-14T09:51:08.537-04:00Funnily enough, Jack Sparrow and pirate Locke are ...Funnily enough, Jack Sparrow and pirate Locke are starting to resemble each other in my mind. Sparrow is a better fighter and Locke more cunning but the similarities just make it fun. If I do meet Mr. Lynch one day, I am gonna ask him if he was inspired from the Disney character.<br /><br />http://blog.akki.me/2012/05/12/red-seas-under-red-skies-read-along-week-three/ Akshay Bakshihttp://www.akshaybakshi.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-37483487022724516672012-05-14T00:15:28.567-04:002012-05-14T00:15:28.567-04:00He was very, very lucky, which I guess beats skill...He was very, very lucky, which I guess beats skill every time! :DSueCCCPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-58166078958614245012012-05-13T22:42:05.167-04:002012-05-13T22:42:05.167-04:00I love that boarding scene as well. Everyone is so...I love that boarding scene as well. Everyone is so amazed that Locke managed to take down four Redeemers.Kenhttp://twitter.com/PaperlessReadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-25357863993074763222012-05-13T12:08:52.863-04:002012-05-13T12:08:52.863-04:00I'm sure there are plenty of alternatives. Per...I'm sure there are plenty of alternatives. Perhaps we will find that there is some alchemical device, though I'm not sure we need to know all the details! :DSueCCCPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-65728303093299371542012-05-13T12:07:50.028-04:002012-05-13T12:07:50.028-04:00Sorry: perhaps that was a bit TMI! :DSorry: perhaps that was a bit TMI! :DSueCCCPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-4994507882148713372012-05-13T12:07:13.795-04:002012-05-13T12:07:13.795-04:00I do hope so, though it might take a little bit of...I do hope so, though it might take a little bit of soul searching on his part.SueCCCPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-81713700278811584482012-05-13T12:06:38.295-04:002012-05-13T12:06:38.295-04:00I'm sure that Locke will come around, eventual...I'm sure that Locke will come around, eventually.SueCCCPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-13569485392875163472012-05-13T10:16:13.596-04:002012-05-13T10:16:13.596-04:00Well, if I can put my own personal jealousy and ni...Well, if I can put my own personal jealousy and niffedness aside to allow Jean and Ezra to have their little romance then I think Locke can too! I'm sure he'll come round fairly sharpish. Jean is a good friend and he deserves a little love.<br />Lynn :DLynn-williamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-30858443495060763112012-05-13T10:14:29.122-04:002012-05-13T10:14:29.122-04:00Okay, that whole condom pig intenstine thing - eug...Okay, that whole condom pig intenstine thing - eugh! Just eaten my lunch and now feeling a bit queasy. Those Romans hey - thought of everything. 'What did the Romans ever do for us', the roads, irrigation, wine and condoms! LOL <br />Lynn :DLynn-williamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-76674106793398234432012-05-13T07:52:57.432-04:002012-05-13T07:52:57.432-04:00I think there are a few herbs and stuff that can d...I think there are a few herbs and stuff that can do the job, it could be that that kind of thing is fairly common knowledge and they simply have some stuff on board?Kaithar Shayrhttp://kaitharshayr.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-56062818585264573562012-05-13T07:51:07.144-04:002012-05-13T07:51:07.144-04:00Can we hope that Locke will realise he's being...Can we hope that Locke will realise he's being a big of an idiot here? And grow up a little?Kaithar Shayrhttp://kaitharshayr.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-38215815784028758192012-05-12T23:25:11.101-04:002012-05-12T23:25:11.101-04:00I hope it is soon: I'm not sure I can cope wit...I hope it is soon: I'm not sure I can cope with a prolonged sulking session or a return to the unwashed alcoholism we saw at the start of the book . . .SueCCCPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-77372037525370117472012-05-12T23:23:37.116-04:002012-05-12T23:23:37.116-04:00For birth control I was thinking more along the li...For birth control I was thinking more along the lines of condoms: the Romans had reusable ones made from pig intestines! :DSueCCCPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-80181294496484602202012-05-12T22:53:45.599-04:002012-05-12T22:53:45.599-04:00I liked how Jean pointed out how he was trying to ...I liked how Jean pointed out how he was trying to be considerate of Locke's feelings by avoiding even mentioning romantic ties. I am glad they had their little spat, but I am anxious to see how, and how soon, they make up. Nrlymrtlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-30239338637245157582012-05-12T22:47:07.095-04:002012-05-12T22:47:07.095-04:00arrghh, Sabetha! she is really starting to annoy ...arrghh, Sabetha! she is really starting to annoy me. Why shouldn't Jean get some happiness just because Locke got his heart stomped all on?? I think the whole Jean/Ezri thing is completely adorable, and since i'm really coming to adore Jean, then yes! more mushiness and cuteness and romance! get happy!<br /><br />and speaking of, you are completely correct, since I'm sure the doctor on the Poison Orchid isn't handing out Birth Control Pills left and right, how come there isn't more kids? <br /><br />hmm, is Locke's Thorn persona a coping mechanism?Redheadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-65564027244289363722012-05-12T19:35:39.897-04:002012-05-12T19:35:39.897-04:00Sabetha must have been really brutal to poor Locke...Sabetha must have been really brutal to poor Locke: I bet she simply ignored his attentions or (even worse) treated him like her little brother! :DSueCCCPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-29035650239848247152012-05-12T13:24:05.963-04:002012-05-12T13:24:05.963-04:00He, he, I also think whatever comes back to Strago...He, he, I also think whatever comes back to Stragos probably won't be what he expects. :) Quite the contrary.<br /><br />And yes, Locke was completely at a loss at what Jean was telling him about women - now I'm even more intrigued by what Sabetha did to Locke...Inesnoreply@blogger.com