Don't forget SPACES for spoilers please!!!!!! On 14/08/2013 11:54 PM, "B Luci" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Oh thanks for that. Ruining it in the inbox without even opening the mail. > Good one kid. > > 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. >
