I am sooooo pissed now. 25 years of build up GONE. I didn't even open the email. You stupid, thoughtless child. THIS is why adults.don't.like.kids. learn a lesson, SHUT YA DAMN MOUTH.
adam nawaz <[email protected]> wrote: >I was also very upset with the passing of Tomas, but then I'm only 14 > >On 14 Aug 2013, at 14:08, "Neil Morgan" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I know what you mean Terry. Excellently expressed. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On 14 Aug 2013, at 13:49, "Giovanni Agosta" <[email protected]> >wrote: >> >>> Some great thoughts Terry... Thanks for sharing... >>> >>> On 14/08/2013 10:45 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Hi >>>> >>>> Firstly, I have resisted the urge to subscribe to this mailing list >for many years because I am an English Teacher (Head of Department) in >a UK state school and know that I will have little time to contribute. >However, I have been a huge Fan of REF’s work since the age of about 14 >and felt like I needed somewhere to release some of the emotions that I >have in relation to the end of the cycle. >>>> >>>> When I finished reading ‘ADaS’ for the first time, I was a highly >strung teenager with all of the emotional baggage that that entails. At >the time, it was the last book in the trilogy and I had no idea that >more would be forthcoming. I can distinctly remember being distraught >beyond reason and quite depressed for a day or two because I had come >to the end of the story. I felt the same way after watching ‘Return of >the Jedi’ for the first time. >>>> >>>> Of course, since then, there have been 27 more books to keep me >going. Being an English teacher, I am well aware that there is more >great fiction out there than I could ever get through in a life time. >REF himself, has written ‘Faerie Tale’ and I know he intends to write >more fiction. >>>> >>>> It was not the void (that could easily be filled with other works) >left behind that troubled me; it was simply the loss felt at coming to >an ending. >>>> >>>> Twenty odd years of life experience have now awarded me with a >different perspective. I understand that, just because REF has finished >the cycle, it doesn’t mean that the story just ends. Indeed, he has >left a number of open threads that (although they may never be taken up >and woven into words on a page - but I sincerely hope some do) can be >woven through our own imagination. I believe this was done deliberately >to show that life still continues on Midkemia. Nevertheless, I was >still left with a nagging depression when I finished ‘MAG END’ and it >took a day or two to figure out what was bothering me... >>>> >>>> I put off reading ‘MAG END’ until the school holidays because I >wanted to savour it with as little distraction as possible (no easy >task when you have a 5 year old daughter). I was enjoying two fabulous >weeks on the Greek Island of Zakynthos when I hit this shallow >depression and found it impossible to pick up another book or even >enjoy dips in the pool or the fantastic Greek cuisine. >>>> >>>> I thoroughly enjoyed the entire book - especially the >cosmo/theological discussion - and thought that the ending was perfect. >So why did I feel like something was missing? I felt Pug’s storyline >was brilliantly done; as was that of the conDoins and the Jamiesons. >Neither were tied off completely but both had their conclusions >explained in the epilogue. >>>> >>>> After some time, I realised that what was bothering me more than >anything else was Tomas’ storyline. I understand that the main >character has always been Pug but, for me, Tomas came a close second. >Pug got his moment with Lims-Kragma. I was desperate to know what >Tomas’ reward would be. I also needed to know how Calin, Calis and >Aglaranna dealt with his passing. >>>> >>>> Similarly, another storyline that I would love to read more about >is the emerging relationship between all the different, elven races and >how this develops in the new era. This is just curiosity, however. The >plight of Tomas fills me with a much deeper need. >>>> >>>> I hope this wasn’t too long. I tend to get a bit carried away with >myself sometimes. >>>> >>>> Kind regards and a big thanks to anyone that reads this. >>>> >>>> Terry -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
