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(Quote) I feel that the Guardians are basically the police arm of The Fulcrum, and in this capacity an extension of the Fulcrum leadership structure. So it certainly fits that some or all Guardians would know things that other Orogenes do not. (Quo…
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(Quote) Hmm - great stuff. I'm starting to appreciate the merits of the book more.
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How are children raised in The Culture?
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OK, here's the article: https://tolkienaboutscifi.wordpress.com/2017/09/20/layered-themes-in-the-broken-earth/ It does warn about 'spoilers if you haven't read the books' plural, so be warned it might spoil some things in the later books, too. Mayb…
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(Quote) Now this is worth considering. Apart from withholding certain facts until dramatically opportune to reveal them, has the narrator been unreliable? I don't know the answer but will watch for other signs of this in the future. I do think it's …
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I don't have much to contribute ATM, but loving the discussion, thanks. I find I really like the intersection of philosophy and fiction.
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Maybe he took the train?
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(Quote) You laugh, but this sounds quite plausible in the context of this novel.
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Getting in early today to remind club members that the Mitchester Arms is open tonight at 9PM GMT or today at 4pm EST (depending where you live). I hope to see some of you there.
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I've created a discussion category for this book: https://www.ttrpbc.com/categories/88-%28april-may-2020%29-always-coming-home-by-ursula-k-leguin My copy didn't arrive yesterday - instead I got an e-mail saying it's 'delayed' with no further inform…
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I think it’s Tuppy Glossop, actually.
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I think I remember seeing plumbogummites in a Fry and Laurie Jeeves and Wooster episode.
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(Quote) On the matter of chapter 2 - there was a hint in the first interlude of book 1 that the Moon was important to the story ("What is conspicuous by its absence?"). This was followed by a big reveal at the end of the book that the moon…
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@clash_bowley I think you'll like it and read all of it - but if not, I'll make it up to you by covering your book club maintenance contribution for this year. :)
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So, the only kindle version on Amazon.com that I can see is the longer one. But it lists this as the table of contents: * Always Coming Home * Pandora Revisits the Kesh and Comes Back with New Texts (Le Guin’s Expanded Material, 2017) Dangerous P…
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I’m supposed to get mine tomorrow, and will probably start reading toward the end of the weekend. I think everyone else has one or will get a kindle version. I think it’s cool to have a few discussions if the book lends itself to that - maybe As …
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In fact I recently came across a photo I took many years ago. The walls of the Roman fortlet can be seen at the crest of the foreground hill. (Image)
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Whoa - that's a serious link. Thanks @clash_bowley !
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Sure, but what are the rules?
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If accessing by phone and you're getting the 'mobile view' then try scrolling to the bottom and switching to 'full view' - this opens up new options. Otherwise, I think I can easily do it for you. Did you want to change the date from April to April-…
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(Quote) I've often wondered this myself.
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Ok, I ordered mine from Indigo - supposedly will come by Mid April.
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Grant is more someone that things happen to, rather than who makes things happen, don’t you think? He’s guided by Nightingale (or his teachings) through the whole book. So I would agree in one sense he’s not strong. But he does have a strongly affab…
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This is not the kind of setting I've ever wanted to game, so I have to admit I've never really thought about it before. I'd tighten the focus - police and spell-casting would be more than enough. Police and ghosts is enough. Maybe I'd do spell-casti…
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Yes, I like the narration and the writing. I even chuckled at the Doctor Who references, some of which I got before he said 'that was a doctor who reference'. So yes, that worked for me. I found it much easier to relate to Grant than, say, to Essun …
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I liked the idea in concept. I would have been more convinced had they been ancient beings - maybe more along the line of the deities we saw in American Gods, which would certainly have been a home, here. I think it would have been very cool to see …
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I don't think I could tell a bad police procedural from a good one. Everything I know about how the police work comes from TV, and for all I know that's a consistently terrible representation. This felt adequately like TV, so I found it convincing. …
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True - but are "maverick loners" a feature of the British cop story? I suppose Cracker was - but isn't that kind of rare? I did quite like the police aspects and characters. I think that if the author had lighted up on the D&D monster…
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Somehow, Wodehouse could write a short novel that had as many plots as this, and we'd call it intricate. But here, yes, maybe too many. Plus I found the main plot about the murders to be quite convoluted - in fact I lost track of exactly who was who…
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The London setting definitely worked for me - very strong sense of place - London is very nearly a character in the book. I didn't get all the references - there were some turns of phrase I didn't recognize - but less than 5, probably. I've been to …