darkhyuuga
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D.gray man... enough said.
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Post by darkhyuuga on Aug 13, 2007 22:16:22 GMT -5
I didnt want to give a review about how ingenuis and complex yet simple the plot and the idea of "probability storms" was. And i didnt want to commend CW for his excellent use in suspence and flow and character dialouge. AND i most definatlly didnt want to congradulate him on expressing the feelings of the characters through narritive without them sounding corny and long winded. I did however want to review about the epilouge. Which in my opinion depicts and display's CW's unique use of climatics. No one nesscarily wants to be told what happens 100% of the time. Sometimes they need to, just be told what happens and not nessceraly what "will" happen. I myself thought that the way CW had Vago morally imprisoned was a complicated and complex way to end things. To be frank, most writters wouldnt be able to come forth with such an ending without being too stingy or to generous.
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Post by Aryeec {E.F. Forester} on Aug 14, 2007 15:49:10 GMT -5
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Post by milchild05 on Aug 14, 2007 19:26:16 GMT -5
I think he meant that he liked the book, and found it entertaining. gosh some ppl are smarting up the forums lol
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Post by Maliris on Aug 15, 2007 13:42:54 GMT -5
@ darkhyuuga: I think I know what you mean. The epilogue was something I needed because it not only answered the question "What happened to Vago?" but also ended the story perfectly. "Anything was possible." because that´s the book´s theme. Chance is ruling everything in "Storm Thief"... totally opposite to "Haunting of Alaizabel Cray".
@ redfactor: Replying with only a "...?" is not really sufficient for a forum. If you did not understand what he wanted to say you should write a question.
@ milchild05: Welcome to the board, I hope you enjoy your stay. But please, don´t forget that English is not every user´s native language and that sometimes writing sentences can be difficult. :]
Sorry for sounding so bossy but I want this forum to be a nice and enjoyable place for everyone. :>
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riven
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Post by riven on Aug 16, 2007 0:58:17 GMT -5
Yeah. Chris rocks.
And Vago is hot.
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Post by shyviolet on Aug 16, 2007 2:17:22 GMT -5
I liked the open-ended feel of the epilogue too. The way I see it, an epilogue can either seal off all other possibities (ala Harry Potter) or it can open the door for more of the story. I liked that Chris decided to add the second sort, sonce he doesn't always do epilogues and it did need one to explain where Vago actually was.
I agree with darkhyuuga that most authors tend to either tell you too much or not enough when they go for the open style of ending.
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Post by zemira on Aug 16, 2007 7:39:55 GMT -5
I concur. It was just a perfect way to end it. ^_^
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Post by GhostEggplant on Aug 22, 2007 12:01:54 GMT -5
Yeah. Chris rocks. And Vago is hot. QFT. If Vago had died I've been totally crushed. An "anything can happen" ending was perfect.
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Thunderous
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Post by Thunderous on Aug 30, 2007 14:08:57 GMT -5
The epilogue was something I needed because it not only answered the question "What happened to Vago?" but also ended the story perfectly. "Anything was possible." because that´s the book´s theme. Chance is ruling everything in "Storm Thief"... totally opposite to "Haunting of Alaizabel Cray". I haven't read Haunting, but I think that the theme was so much more than just chance; it was that there is an order to everything, even in chaos. Fate and chance are opposites, but when used the right way, they can become all but synonymous.
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Post by allichie on Aug 31, 2007 22:04:57 GMT -5
wow, that was deep Thunderous but I think the theme would be life isn't worth living if it's planned out for you, the storm theif was created because the world was too perfect
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Thunderous
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Post by Thunderous on Aug 31, 2007 23:16:56 GMT -5
I'm not the one coming up with deep stuff, it's Chris. But I'm really interested in the intertwining themes of fate and chance; it's one of the reasons I liked Storm Thief so much. That and its vivid visual imagery.
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