If I Pay Thee Not in Gold
by Piers Anthony, Mercedes Lackey
If I Pay Thee Not in Gold
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Read in January, 2003
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fantasy lovers
I enjoyed this book most for its quirky plot and bisexual undertones. Although the blurb on the back cover leads you to believe that one thing will happen, in reality something else altogether really happens. I suppose you could say that this is an examination of the social constructions of class and hierarchy, but that might give you the idea that this is a serious and weighty book, which is totally not the case. You could also say that this book explores the artificial construction of gender a...more
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I really love this universe, and not because women rule and men are considered second-class, although it's facinating to note the differences between their society and ours (for example, in the book, men are the ones with long hair and women almost always cut theirs short). I also find the demon a facinating character in that he changes gender every time he has sex (yes, you read that right - there's a scene where he goes to his female lover and becomes female, and then goes to his male lover an...more
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This is one of my all time favorite books. I have read it too many times to count. Piers Anthony / Mercedes Lackey - Good strong female main character, demons, magic, crystals, queens, battles. Good stuff.
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This book manages to capture the worst of both authors styles. It's pretty terrible.
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I do love Mercedes Lacket. She writes so many books. This was a good one as well.
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Read in February, 2008
I don't know why I like this book so much. It doesn't seem like it's that good.
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