Don't get me wrong - I like It a great deal. It's a fabulous ride. But am I alone in thinking the destination is a bit rubbish?
Come on, Uncle Steve!
A cosmic spider?
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Completely overlooked it again. Apologies. There's no edit option on old posts, or I'd do it, so can I ask a mod please to spoiler the offending bit.IT has many forms.
Are you familiar with how to use the spoiler tag, Neil?
[$poiler]Write the spoiler here[/$poiler] Use an s instead of the dollar sign.
Don't get me wrong - I like It a great deal. It's a fabulous ride. But am I alone in thinking the destination is a bit rubbish?Come on, Uncle Steve!A cosmic spider?
I still found it a bit lame. Loved getting to that point, though, and also what followed. Playing with spoilertags is fun, too...
Different strokes for different folks I guess. What, pray tell, would you have had It be in the final confrontation? Since you don't comment on the Deadlights or the Turtle, I take it you don't have a problem with the cosmic scale of things. It sounds like you just aren't scared of the final physical form the monster takes. Or is it the entire metaphysical aspect of the story that seems "lame" to you? I am not attacking you personally. Rather, I am seeking clarification. A critique should be specific and supported. There is a difference between a critique and a heckle. A critic states his/her opinion and supports it. A heckler just shouts insults from the cheap seats. Saying it is "lame" doesn't tell us anything other than you didn't like it. If you don't have anything to support why you don't like that ending, can you tell us why we should consider you important enough that your preference matters.
I missed this. "Important" is a difficult one to justify, and I had no idea I would ever be called to account as regards my importance. I suppose I'm not important at all, although my family, friends, work colleagues and various others might disagree to greater or lesser extents. How do you measure importance? If you measure it by what you leave behind, I will leave 2 kids who have grown up into fine adults, assorted fiction (none published), assorted plays (3 performed), assorted paintings and drawings (some of which hang on walls), assorted songs (some of which are tolerable demos). The paintings are amateurish, the writing and songs (though not my performance of the latter) are sometimes quite good. I've done a bit of charitable work here and there - both work-wise (audit/accounts for various local charities on a pro-bono basis) and on stage (fund raisers for local theatre, medical charity etc.) Oh - and, I hope, I will leave happy memories with those who know me.you tell us why we should consider you important enough that your preference matters?