Anita - Setting

[dan-lian.livejournal.com]

I've been thinking a bit about LKH lately (mostly because I'm looking fora MUX or two to play in, and ran across some Anita Blake ones). I think she had a fantastic setting--it was modern without shooting into the future, it was realistic and intelligently formed, with realistic bias and prejudice. Where did that go? When did it go away?

I think LKH got to the point that she felt people knew enough about her universe, Anita's world, to not need the constant setting material, and then flung us into Anita's sex life. By doing that, I think she forgot a lot of the things she developed and where she went with it, and it's been disappointing.

What are your thoughts on it? Do you like the world, minus Anita's sex life?

Comments

[summersdream.livejournal.com]

Lkh annoys me with her setting everything in St. Louis. Because dammit, I heart Illinois and I could see all these supernatural whats-its hanging around a couple hours south because Southern Illinoi and Southern Missouri (especially south MO) are kind of excuciatingly rural in areas. Oh, and all the tunnels under St Louis? She never uses that really. And the folk tales of southern IL are freaking AWESOME. But now she took that setting and has killed it dead and no one will ever be able to fix it. /sulk

Vampires an were-animals in ST Louis itself though- no, not much sense made there.

[windiain.livejournal.com]

because even in St. Louise

The trans discussion has eaten your brain. ;)

And yes, I'm starting to think that humans may be in the minority in St. Louis, because there seem to be a large proportion of supernatural bodies taking up residency there.