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Thanks for the heads up! It's the only one I've not read (rather disenchanted by Finis). | Thanks for the heads up! It's the only one I've not read (rather disenchanted by Finis). | ||
| − | : Agreed on that. Personally, I think it was a mistake to incorporate all those usernames from the BB as characters. Like setting a sledgehammer to the Fourth Wall and really yanking the reader out of the fantasy. For an author of Wagar's undoubted gifts, it surely wouldn't have been too much of a chore to invent new ones. And Altera would sit much better as a brief Epilogue to Finis. [[User:Reval|Reval]] ([[User talk:Reval|talk]]) 18:58, 27 December 2020 (UTC) | + | : Agreed on that. Personally, I think it was a mistake to incorporate all those usernames from the BB as characters. Like setting a sledgehammer to the Fourth Wall and really yanking the reader out of the fantasy. For an author of Wagar's undoubted gifts, it surely wouldn't have been too much of a chore to invent new ones (I mean 'Daddyhoggy' for a birdoid... come ''on''!). And Altera would sit much better as a brief Epilogue to Finis. [[User:Reval|Reval]] ([[User talk:Reval|talk]]) 18:58, 27 December 2020 (UTC) |
Latest revision as of 19:13, 27 December 2020
Just an observation (in general about Wagar's 'tetralogy'), I believe it may be a little misleading to group Altera - a rather short short story - in with his novels/novellas. I was certainly a tad disconcerted and frankly disappointed by its all-too-brief content after following the download link from the Wiki. Reval (talk) 11:07, 27 December 2020 (UTC)
Thanks for the heads up! It's the only one I've not read (rather disenchanted by Finis).
- Agreed on that. Personally, I think it was a mistake to incorporate all those usernames from the BB as characters. Like setting a sledgehammer to the Fourth Wall and really yanking the reader out of the fantasy. For an author of Wagar's undoubted gifts, it surely wouldn't have been too much of a chore to invent new ones (I mean 'Daddyhoggy' for a birdoid... come on!). And Altera would sit much better as a brief Epilogue to Finis. Reval (talk) 18:58, 27 December 2020 (UTC)
