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From: Martha Weston <martha>
Date: Wed, 07 May 2003 08:49:28 -0700
On 5/6/03 11:00 PM, "ccbc-net list" wrote:
It strikes me that the girl in this incident would have been ready to read
"Catalyst," since she enjoyed "Speak". But whether or not she would have, I found the above scene rather irritating and verging on irresponsible. The bookstore owner implied that in the book there is actually a scene where we see this horrible act of incest. In fact, there isn't such a scene. The child of the union is a character in the book from the beginning and the revelation of who his mother is is revealed near the end of the book. As it is a crucial revelation for understanding the character of the mother, the store owner not only misrepresented the book, but gave away an important plot point. Okay, my little rant in over!
Martha
www.marthaweston.com
Received on Wed 07 May 2003 10:49:28 AM CDT
Date: Wed, 07 May 2003 08:49:28 -0700
On 5/6/03 11:00 PM, "ccbc-net list" wrote:
It strikes me that the girl in this incident would have been ready to read
"Catalyst," since she enjoyed "Speak". But whether or not she would have, I found the above scene rather irritating and verging on irresponsible. The bookstore owner implied that in the book there is actually a scene where we see this horrible act of incest. In fact, there isn't such a scene. The child of the union is a character in the book from the beginning and the revelation of who his mother is is revealed near the end of the book. As it is a crucial revelation for understanding the character of the mother, the store owner not only misrepresented the book, but gave away an important plot point. Okay, my little rant in over!
Martha
www.marthaweston.com
Received on Wed 07 May 2003 10:49:28 AM CDT
