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Originally Posted by CRussel
Hmm. Jack Frost -- Clearly to be played by David Jason in the film version.
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That went right over my head. I really enjoyed “A Touch of Frost”. Jason was perfect in the role.
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Originally Posted by Dazrin
One of the signs of a good book for me is wanting to know more. ......How/why did Silas change from being a bad guy to being who he is in this book
Where does Bod end up going and and what does he do?.......There are so many hooks here that I want to know MORE!
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Yes! It was frustrating to see the end of the book in sight and realize we weren’t going to see anything AT ALL of Bod’s next steps. THAT would have been really interesting.
The tease about Silas’ evil former self, with absolutely no explanation, was mean. As noted by
Catlady, there’s always room for creative license, but a writer does have some obligation to their readers.
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Originally Posted by fantasyfan
While I am not certain at all that Gaiman was definitely influenced by G. K. Chesterton, I do feel that he has something of the same kind of quirky wit.
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fantasyfan Interesting comment on the quirky wit. I’m not familiar with Chesterton, but the writing struck me as being very British. The crazy landscape and some of the other things you mention seemed almost Dr. Whoish to me. A bit psychedelic.
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Originally Posted by Catlady
I had the same kinds of objections to Never Let Me Go--details are glossed over, and I want them recognized and accounted for. I will accept even an outlandish explanation, but I want to know that the author saw the problem and respected the reader enough to create a fix.
.... Speaking of Scarlett, I sympathize completely with her horror of what Bod became. I too think he turned monstrous and unsympathetic. It was hard to recognize the character at the end as the same one who had wanted to create a special headstone for his friend.
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I absolutely agree that Bod using Scarlett as bait like that was completely out of character. It just didn’t fit! Maybe a bit of lazy writing there? Gaiman could have found a better way to handle things, and should have involved Scarlett in the planning. She was treated like a thing instead of a partner and friend.