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Post by Aryeec {E.F. Forester} on Jul 20, 2007 16:31:52 GMT -5
Which shock was the biggest for you
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Post by zemira on Jul 24, 2007 13:41:48 GMT -5
That Vyrrch died in the first book, lol. I wasn't expecting him to die till AT LEAST the 3rd one, but I was sooooo glad he did.
I was also a bit surprised that Durun (the Emperor) was actually intelligent! Whoda thunk?
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Post by iamthelizardqueen on Jul 24, 2007 14:07:08 GMT -5
Tane's death, definitely. I think Chris Wooding lulled us into a false sense of security by having Cailin include Tane in the whole 'braided path' concept, and then he just died!
Then again, it just highlights the fact that, for all her sense of superiority over others, Cailin isn't completely infallible, and she doesn't know as much as she would like to think she does.
The fact that Kaiku was an abberant completely threw me, I'm sorry to say. I know it must have been glaringly obvious, but I must admit it did surprise me.
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Post by zemira on Jul 24, 2007 14:14:15 GMT -5
Heh, yeah, that was no surprise to me. I can see how it could be, though. I just try to guess everything that could possibly happen before it does. Makes me feel smart. ^_^
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Post by iamthelizardqueen on Jul 24, 2007 17:46:36 GMT -5
No, I can see how obvious it was, but I was completely oblivious, even when Asara was talking about her 'condition.' I sort of guessed with the whole nearly destroying the entire forest and almost killing Asara bit, but before that, nothing.
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Post by marleen on Jul 25, 2007 2:53:00 GMT -5
Tane's death came as a bit of a surprise for me because I read part of the third book first (not realising it was last of a trilogy) and when I started over, remotely remembered Yugi. I didn't remember his name though, so when Tane appeared on scene, I just assumed "that would probably be that guy from the third book, I wonder why they fell out?" and then, boom, dead, and I realised I'd been wrong.
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Post by shyviolet on Jul 25, 2007 4:39:22 GMT -5
I don't think any of it really surprised me, but for the complete opposite of Zemira's reason. I got so surprised by plot twists in some of Chris's other books that by the time I read the Braided Path I'd stopped expecting any sort of predictable thing to happen.
I have to admit Mishani kicking out Kaiku threw me a bit though, because I was sort of expecting her to pick up an ally by then.
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Post by zemira on Jul 25, 2007 7:50:25 GMT -5
Yeah, I was surprised by Mishani's initial reaction too. I was very sympathatic to the Aberrants, probably for some pyschological reason that I'm not seeing, so even if I hadn't liked Kaiku's character, I would still have been ticked at Mishani. And I was. But as the book went on, I guess I liked her a bit more? I don't know. By that point, there were so many names going around, hers was one of the few that I knew who they were. >_< So I kind of paid more attention because I actually knew who she was, lol.
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Post by shyviolet on Jul 25, 2007 12:59:37 GMT -5
I actually liked her for kicking out Kaiku, it was so much more believable than the idea of her abandoning her upbringing and helping a person regarded as the ultimate low in their society purely on the basis of having known her a long time. Never underestimate the power of high society upbringing.
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Post by zemira on Jul 25, 2007 13:55:52 GMT -5
Heh, I've been brought up in lower class, pretty poor. Well, not "poor" by US standards, but poor enough that I couldn't get a lot of the things I needed. Like a computer. I got a comp just last year and it's the first one I've ever owned by myself. I still don't own a car. >_< And here in Missouri, you need a car. We don't have subways or trains, and our bus system...well...it's not pleasant.
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Post by shyviolet on Jul 25, 2007 14:52:19 GMT -5
America does have a VERY uneven distribution of wealth. So does Britain, but not for nearly as long.
I'm not a product of high-society upbringing either; I'm upper middle class, I've just always been fascinated by manners and etiquette.
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Post by Aryeec {E.F. Forester} on Jul 26, 2007 11:46:18 GMT -5
It suprised what the whole Lucia's nighgown thing was about. I never though the conspiracy was that big.
Have you heard of all that Wichita Boeing layoff crap years ago? My dad worked there and was layed off and was out of a job for over a year. I'd say right now, i'm in the lower-middle to middle class.
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Post by zemira on Jul 26, 2007 12:22:13 GMT -5
I'm (atm) lower-middle class. Which middle class people consider to be poor. America is so messed up. >_<
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Post by shyviolet on Jul 26, 2007 12:29:53 GMT -5
Middle or lower-middle class kind of sucks in Britain, because you don't get to have the working-class pride (and tax breaks) that really poor people get, but you don't have enough money to be in the posh end of things either. The middle class really loses out in our tax system. Technically the richest people should get taxed the most, but they're all rich enough to do clever things with their property and avoid the taxes.
There's also only a tiny sliver of the class system in which it's a good thing to be clever. Fortunately I am in that sliver, but a little lower than my family and you'd be a swotty nancy boy (or girl) and a little higher you'd be stupid because you're exerting yourself on an education that you won't need, given the size of your inheritance.
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Post by kaiku on Jul 26, 2007 14:32:42 GMT -5
What's the differences between working, lower-middle and middle class? I never really understand all of that ...
I don't know where my family falls on that scale (though I think it's most likely working-class).
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