[Dragaera] Orwell, John M. Ford quotes, Morrolan

[Alipaz, Julie]

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Julie Alipaz Ph.D.
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-----Original Message-----
From: dragaera-bounces at lists.dragaera.info
[mailto:dragaera-bounces at lists.dragaera.info] On Behalf Of Scott Schultz
Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 2:04 PM
To: dragaera at dragaera.info
Subject: Re: [Dragaera] Orwell, John M. Ford quotes, Morrolan

While I'm not precisely sure what point Phil was driving at, the quote
about 
torture and power kind of codifies for me what I disliked about
_Jhegalla_. 
The torture was unneccesary all around. Vlad had done nothing to warrant
it. 
The various factions in Burz all had other avenues available to them, 
mystical and mundane. Like the Inquisition, they had their minds made up

beforehand and the torture was nothing more than a sadistic exercise in 
forcing Vlad to confirm their preconceptions. It was a kind of 
transformation, I suppose, and maybe the lack of neccesity was the whole

point from a philosophical standpoint.

I just don't see myself rereading _Jhegalla_ much, which is all the more

disappointing given that I was really set to enjoy a trip Back East.

Vlad's reminding me less of Sam Spade and more of Jack Bauer these days.
How 
many times can you break him before he stays broke?



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