Power of Persuasion (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
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Power of Persuasion (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
by Authors:
Elizabeth Massie
Released: 01 October, 1999
ISBN: 0671026321
Paperback
Sales Rank: 218964
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Customer Review #1:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer versus a pair of Killer Muses
In "Power of Persuasion," to quote the back cover blurb, "the female population of Sunnydale starts strutting its girl power." Certainly this is an intriguing idea for any book dealing with the trials and tribulations of surviving the horrors of high school, let alone a Buffy the Vampire Slayer book. Unfortunately the quest for gender equality results not from enlightenment but rather a new evil force. In fact, the evil force turns out to be Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory, and two of her daughters, the Muses Calliope and Polyhymnia, who represent epic poetry and sacred singing respectively (I know exactly what you are thinking: Melpomene should have been one of them. I totally agree. You people know your Muses). Now, certainly I love mythology as much as the next person, but there is absolutely no reason to use psychotic man-hating Muses as the villains in this story. First of all, this conception runs totally counter to the image of the Muses as the inspiration of all creativity. Secondly, there is not reason for bringing the Greco-Roman gods and goddesses into the Buffy mythos. Indeed, it only presents problems (e.g., what does Zeus think about Buffy killing two of his daughters?) as does the idea that Buffy can take out immortal beings. Consequently, there is no legitimate reason for the Muses to be in this novel (Sorry for the rant; I am putting together a classical mythology class.) In terms of the writing, Elizabeth Maasie does tend to have the characters make quips at each and every opportunity, but that is a standard problem with the Buffy novels. However, the character of "guest star" Allison Gianakous is fully developed and that is a plus, since all of the attention is usually devoted to Buffy and the Scooby Gang and it rare indeed when new characters are adequately developed, so that was certainly nice to see. But my main complaint remains, that these are just the wrong villains to toss into the Buffy universe. I am really surprised, because you would think a writer would really know better than to offend the Muses, even in a downloadable e-book.
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Customer Review #2:
Good "Buffy" fix
If youre a fan of Buffy The Vampire Slayer and are a big reader (why else would you be here?) you really ought to do yourself a favor and read these books. Author Elizabeth Massie captures the feel of "Buffys" world so well that I could clearly see the characters come to life in my head. Although I did find the normally conversation challenged Oz to be a bit wordy here at times. Hes the quiet sexy one (the perfect man ;) but he seemed to have quite a bit of dialogue in this story and it stuck out. This one is an original novel (not a novelization based on a TV episode) about a young girl with a dictator-like father who is totally fed up with his attempts to run her life and prays to the "goddess" for help. Then a new library administrator, Ms. Moon, and her two too-perfect-to-be-true girls arrive in Sunnydale and quietly begin to stir up discontent between the sexes. Soon the female students are carrying on about "inequality" and "injustice" and, much to Cordelia Chases dismay, are rallying around the Moon girls who have become the most popular students in school. The guys arent immune either and walk around in a dazed state blindly worshipping the Moon sisters. Even poor Giles is affected. Momma Moon wants to do away with all of his "weird" books and even though he finds the idea offensive his brain gets muddled and he begins to pack them. Buffy catches him in the act and realizes that someone is once again up to no good in Sunnydale and she intends to stop it. I saw where this one was going immediately but thats okay because reading it was *almost* as much fun as watching a Buffy episode. Theres a little wit, theres Slayer action and theres lots of hanging out with the Buffy gang. Worked for me.
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Customer Review #3:
 Fun, Fast-Paced Buffy Book!
I didnt read this one until now, even though its been out a while. Im trying to catch up on Buffy reading, since Im sort of new (just two years) to the Buffy universe and want to catch all I can, on t.v. and off! This book is great! The characters in this book are just like they should be, full of fun, quirkiness, curiosity, courage, and determination. I love their quips and their quarrels even as the danger grows around town. I think the Muses (wow, were they irritating and nasty!) as antagonists are a great idea (I see that was used later in the show), and it sure does put up a major problem. How does Buffy kill creatures who cannot die? Ive read at least 15 Buffy novels so far and this is a favorite. I hope Massie does more.
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