One of the thoughts that kept bugging me throughout the series was: seriously, this situation has never come up before?
Yeah, that's the one thing I don't like about it; that keeps bugging me too. There is one scene where Landfallian soldiers talk about babies resulting from Wreathean (?) soldiers raping Landfallians, and they say the babies die. But there's a pretty high level of unreliable narrator there, as they're clearly parroting Landfallian propaganda.
I love the dynamics you're pointing out, though lately my favorite character is Marko's mother (is it Klara? I'm forgetting now.). I went straight into denial mode when it looked like The Will was going to die. I refused to accept it and moved on with the story. That seems to be paying off?
I love the point you make about the narrative/storytelling theme in the books. I hadn't thought of that, and I'll definitely look out for it in future reads! Though I'm waiting for the trade paper backs, so I'll be waiting a while for my next installment.
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Yeah, that's the one thing I don't like about it; that keeps bugging me too. There is one scene where Landfallian soldiers talk about babies resulting from Wreathean (?) soldiers raping Landfallians, and they say the babies die. But there's a pretty high level of unreliable narrator there, as they're clearly parroting Landfallian propaganda.
I love the dynamics you're pointing out, though lately my favorite character is Marko's mother (is it Klara? I'm forgetting now.). I went straight into denial mode when it looked like The Will was going to die. I refused to accept it and moved on with the story. That seems to be paying off?
I love the point you make about the narrative/storytelling theme in the books. I hadn't thought of that, and I'll definitely look out for it in future reads! Though I'm waiting for the trade paper backs, so I'll be waiting a while for my next installment.