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kalinaraSo yeah, you can see from the entry title that it's my intention to finish this book tonight. It's not as strenuous as it sounds: Chapter 10, for example, is pretty fucking short. As is the epilogue.
Last time, we resolved a plot thread through ableism, yay. It's a downer note for what has been, so far, a pretty damn good book. I like Taliesin and I like Carollan, and I think they're good additions to the universe. But man, Roberson, there were ways to resolve this plot better than basically robbing the deaf guy of any real agency or self-expression. He never got a "speaking" line, and okay, yes, he can't literally talk. But can he write? What about gestures? I'd even accept gestures if it meant Carollan got to express SOMETHING on his own behalf!
( But let's move on, or I'll rant all day. )
Last time, we resolved a plot thread through ableism, yay. It's a downer note for what has been, so far, a pretty damn good book. I like Taliesin and I like Carollan, and I think they're good additions to the universe. But man, Roberson, there were ways to resolve this plot better than basically robbing the deaf guy of any real agency or self-expression. He never got a "speaking" line, and okay, yes, he can't literally talk. But can he write? What about gestures? I'd even accept gestures if it meant Carollan got to express SOMETHING on his own behalf!
( But let's move on, or I'll rant all day. )