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The Angel Chronicles Vol. 1
a nozelization by Nancy Holder ($4.50)

The first volume in The Angel Chronicles is a novelization of three episodes---Angel, Lie to Me, and Reptile Boy. The stories show the beginning of the tragic Angel/Buffy romance. Since you've probably seen these episodes, no more needs to be said=)

After I wrote my first critique of this book, I went back to check on a few things and while rereading, I realized I had to do a big rewrite. First of all, Nancy Holder did a wonderful job in keeping with the same wittiness and tone as the show...again. The way she writes the character's thoughts is exactly as you would imagine them. It seems like some authors have a difficult time in doing that, so when I see someone do so well, I'm very happy=)

The one thing that really disappointed me about the book was that it was written in 3rd person and not from Angel's point of view, as I had hoped. IMO, it would have made extremely interesting reading for many of us Angel groupies. While Nancy Holder did give some insight into the character's thoughts, (particullary Angel's) she also missed out on some great opprotunities to do so. However, in the parts where she did give a good deal of insight, such as the introduction, it's wonderful. Many instances made me realize small nuances about what that character could have been feeling or thinking---things that I missed or might not have thought of until then. In closing, it was very well written, not exceptional, but still a good novelization=) --- Cara --- Cara821@aol.com

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