I apologise for my outburst there: my 35th is sat. I got M.E. for myself. I intended to curl up, and get a bit of midkemia and have not read the list in ages for fear of wrecking it.
Giovanni Agosta <[email protected]> wrote: >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. >> -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
