st. antony the supercilious

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Tuesday, 3/12

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@ghostofalexbrew That’s exactly what I’m gettin at

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@ShaneYo13446329 Thanks dood!

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@ghostofalexbrew The thought of Yorgos adapting a Grimm fairy tale is sooo compelling. In our discussion of modern fairy tales the other day in class I kept think of “The Lobster.” Thoughts?

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@JeremyW94094678 It is difficult to see them as equals when the power dynamics are clearly in Ella’s favor. If we are to believe that Alice did not understand the need for their nomadic lifestyle, it would seem to her that they were picking up and leaving every 3-6 months on a lark.

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...the deliberately-crafted world The Spinner, who has packed in all manner of exciting locales and climates into a seemingly small realm. I can only imagine the sequel will take a hint of the Elder Scrolls series and give us more fantastical areas to explore. #PaigeaDay (10)

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I’ll conclude Twit-lit, which has been reserved this unit as a platform for airing my grievances against The Hazel Wood, with some positive things to say about the book: #PaigeADay (10)

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Normally I would find something other than a video game to relate the world to, but many characteristics of it felt inspired by gaming. The instance-based interactions like the woman under the tree, or the tavern;....#PaigeADay (10 con’t)

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She boldly proclaims that she did not plan the book in any way beyond knowing that eventually the characters would end up at the Hazel Wood...unfortunately this lack of planning is painfully obvious in the tortuous beginning and ending of the book. #PaigeAday (09 2/2)

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Melissa Albert’s interview was illuminating in that many of her admissions about her process/inspirations make a lot of sense. In fact, her honesty in admitting such flaws is the only positive product of the interviewer so shamelessly flattering her #PaigeADay (09 1/2)

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@itsevaneggers The book could absolutely benefit from another pass through the editor’s hands. The ending also nonsensically drags far longer than it should.

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Adapting a fairy tale into a modern setting poses a unique set of challenges...the ambiguity of the characters/their motivations however can become a rich canvas for interpretation. The players are often defined more by their role in the plot than their psychology #PaigeADay (08)

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@itsevaneggers I was thinking about this yesterday during our discussion, and think there is a very strong argument to be made for comic books as modern fairy tales.

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In turning over the question of whether fairy tales can be invented today, the first factor to consider is whether that which qualifies a story as fairy tale can change to reflect cultural values, or remains the same. #paigeaday (07)

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@ghostofalexbrew We also see it develop as a storytelling technique, and the switching back/forth as a sort of foreshadowing to our later revelations regarding Ella/Alice’s relationship

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@yidong_s This was well-said! Our detest of her as a character is a testament to her relatability; we often criticize others most for the flaws we see equally in ourselves.

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Finally we see Albert put in the legwork to establish an intriguing fictional set of rules governing the universe of the hazel wood. But then she utterly abandons them in the end to lend the protagonist a sense of importance that is simply incongruent with the rules. #PaigeAday

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The Hazel Wood has an effective ending that certainly leaves the story open for sequels. I’m sure Finch will return as the interdimensional time-lord the story makes reference to so frequently. #PaigeADay (06)

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Therefore there is no feasible reason for Alice’s escape from her story to disrupt the structure of the Hinterland as Janet details in the end. This is the sort of sloppy, lazy writing that makes the Hazel Wood so frustrating. #PaigeADay (06 con’t)