Awww. You know you don't have to post! And you shouldn't feel guilty about not doing it, really.
I found Vicky's assertions of toughness and her triumph over the (not just shown to be, but frequently referred to as) male chauvinists fighting with and against her to find an ancient Germanic treasure to be rather self-conscious; the tone of the whole book, actually, is like that.
This may mean you don't enjoy the sequels either (although I hope not). I have a similar problem with her Amelia Peabody series (well, that and the major embarrassment squick issues...). But for me the main charm of the series is the relationship between Vicky and John, which is why I don't like the first book (in which he doesn't appear) nearly so much. Try book two, and see what you think, anyway; if the tone still doesn't work, or the dynamic isn't enough to get you past that, then yeah, mark it down as a bad rec *g*.
I should re-read the Lodge! I don't actually remember that one specifically, but decoding references is always fun *g*. *waves back to you in Plotinus* And I expect his books are more accessible when you're not, you know, *twelve*.
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I found Vicky's assertions of toughness and her triumph over the (not just shown to be, but frequently referred to as) male chauvinists fighting with and against her to find an ancient Germanic treasure to be rather self-conscious; the tone of the whole book, actually, is like that.
This may mean you don't enjoy the sequels either (although I hope not). I have a similar problem with her Amelia Peabody series (well, that and the major embarrassment squick issues...). But for me the main charm of the series is the relationship between Vicky and John, which is why I don't like the first book (in which he doesn't appear) nearly so much. Try book two, and see what you think, anyway; if the tone still doesn't work, or the dynamic isn't enough to get you past that, then yeah, mark it down as a bad rec *g*.
I should re-read the Lodge! I don't actually remember that one specifically, but decoding references is always fun *g*. *waves back to you in Plotinus* And I expect his books are more accessible when you're not, you know, *twelve*.
*adds the Richter to booklist*