SCSF: Why, thank you for still bothering to come by, even when it has been so long and this is so boring!
Neither do I. It minimises the abuse, and that's incredibly insensitive and insulting.
Indeed... though we are far from hitting bottom on that, unfortunately.
The first one is clearly an Aboriginal word and as such very much does NOT fit a medieval European style setting.
I only realised where it came from when I read the interview, so just how clear it is might differ, but I do agree. For that matter, I find any recognisable place name from Earth rather jarring, both because most place names are not like that, and because of what we get later (there is little chance these place names would have survived so long, after all).
Still being a bullying dictator, I see. God I hate him.
As do I! I also note that he seems a bit of the same attitude toward his fellow Sentinels? Sure, he is their leader, but even then, Yr does what he wants without question. Then again, that might just be misogyny seeping in.
Which as we'll ultimately see really did harm to Faraday's health - by the time they get to Borneheld she's literally in a state of collapse.
Yes, it must have done so, now that I think of it, not that Douglass will acknowledge it. Thanks for noticing!
What is Faraday even wearing at this point? Because I really doubt it's waterproof furs or anything remotely suitable for camping in the snow.
Looking back... they are all wearing "cloaks", and their clothing as a whole was effective against temperatures around freezing when they went to Fernbrake Lake. When they travel, though, it would presumably be colder (since it is in the night), and having to move through snowdrifts would quickly soak them and make them less effective. Jack and Yr could easily have waterproofed their clothing, though, and they might well have warmed their camping spots if having a fire is apparently dangerous. Even for a quest as foolhardy as this, they could have done much better, but I guess that would not be enough suffering for Douglass, no matter that Faraday and Timozel might well have died.
We did not need to know this! Christ!
Ah, but how would we know it is "mature" otherwise? ...I would say myself that what I write is several times more mature than the book, and that is without supplying you all with accounts of my sexual exploits (such as they are) or of my hunts. That is a clear example of where Douglass goes wrong, I would say.
For something else... while Faraday suggests that he is "too wrapped in his own thoughts" for this, might it not be because he wants to have a partner who actually cares about him as a person? I am not unhappy their relationship (to the extent that it was one) is over, to be honest.
The narrator, aka Douglass, is way too fond of the sound of their own voice.
And she clearly did not have a great idea of where to put this exposition, since the first bit of the chapter reads quite awkwardly. (And it clearly wasn't proofread much, either. I would dare to say these commentaries are better proofread than this book was!)
I was about to mention this! The guy lets Jackass essentially torture her! How did she not end up with frostbite?
Plot convenience, I suppose. And I think all of them ought to have ended up with frostbite, unless Jack and Yr magically healed it. Of course, given how little Faraday notices, that might well have been the case; we would have to deduce it even if it were the case.
For Timozel not doing anything about it, I guess it is supposed to be because of Gorgrael, though he is supposed to be a fierce Champion for her, too. There is no explanation for this either, of course. I will note this, too!
I see Stockholm Syndrome has well and truly set in. What did he EVER do to earn her trust, let alone her respect and love?
The best thing I can guess is still "be in a leadership role during a trying time", which is nothing to commend him for, and which anyone could have done better. If Douglass wants to have us believe this, she really should have made Jack better.
That is just about how I felt, too, and am I glad he is gone for now!
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SCSF: Why, thank you for still bothering to come by, even when it has been so long and this is so boring!
Neither do I. It minimises the abuse, and that's incredibly insensitive and insulting.
Indeed... though we are far from hitting bottom on that, unfortunately.
The first one is clearly an Aboriginal word and as such very much does NOT fit a medieval European style setting.
I only realised where it came from when I read the interview, so just how clear it is might differ, but I do agree. For that matter, I find any recognisable place name from Earth rather jarring, both because most place names are not like that, and because of what we get later (there is little chance these place names would have survived so long, after all).
Still being a bullying dictator, I see. God I hate him.
As do I! I also note that he seems a bit of the same attitude toward his fellow Sentinels? Sure, he is their leader, but even then, Yr does what he wants without question. Then again, that might just be misogyny seeping in.
Which as we'll ultimately see really did harm to Faraday's health - by the time they get to Borneheld she's literally in a state of collapse.
Yes, it must have done so, now that I think of it, not that Douglass will acknowledge it. Thanks for noticing!
What is Faraday even wearing at this point? Because I really doubt it's waterproof furs or anything remotely suitable for camping in the snow.
Looking back... they are all wearing "cloaks", and their clothing as a whole was effective against temperatures around freezing when they went to Fernbrake Lake. When they travel, though, it would presumably be colder (since it is in the night), and having to move through snowdrifts would quickly soak them and make them less effective. Jack and Yr could easily have waterproofed their clothing, though, and they might well have warmed their camping spots if having a fire is apparently dangerous. Even for a quest as foolhardy as this, they could have done much better, but I guess that would not be enough suffering for Douglass, no matter that Faraday and Timozel might well have died.
We did not need to know this! Christ!
Ah, but how would we know it is "mature" otherwise? ...I would say myself that what I write is several times more mature than the book, and that is without supplying you all with accounts of my sexual exploits (such as they are) or of my hunts. That is a clear example of where Douglass goes wrong, I would say.
For something else... while Faraday suggests that he is "too wrapped in his own thoughts" for this, might it not be because he wants to have a partner who actually cares about him as a person? I am not unhappy their relationship (to the extent that it was one) is over, to be honest.
The narrator, aka Douglass, is way too fond of the sound of their own voice.
And she clearly did not have a great idea of where to put this exposition, since the first bit of the chapter reads quite awkwardly. (And it clearly wasn't proofread much, either. I would dare to say these commentaries are better proofread than this book was!)
I was about to mention this! The guy lets Jackass essentially torture her! How did she not end up with frostbite?
Plot convenience, I suppose. And I think all of them ought to have ended up with frostbite, unless Jack and Yr magically healed it. Of course, given how little Faraday notices, that might well have been the case; we would have to deduce it even if it were the case.
For Timozel not doing anything about it, I guess it is supposed to be because of Gorgrael, though he is supposed to be a fierce Champion for her, too. There is no explanation for this either, of course. I will note this, too!
I see Stockholm Syndrome has well and truly set in. What did he EVER do to earn her trust, let alone her respect and love?
The best thing I can guess is still "be in a leadership role during a trying time", which is nothing to commend him for, and which anyone could have done better. If Douglass wants to have us believe this, she really should have made Jack better.
That is just about how I felt, too, and am I glad he is gone for now!