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by dreamrock » Mon Jan 25, 2010 9:02 pm
I interpreted the twabble as the husband borrowing the wife's body. On one hand, it's really creepy. On the other hand, I'm not sure if we're supposed to interpret the story as "omg he's creepy and he's going to find out that it's harder than it looks," or "omg he's creepy ... creepy creepface."
I loved the drabble when it came up in the forum, and I really loved it in audio form.
Not a big fan of the main story. Mur and A. Hilton (sorry, I'd rather initial than completely butcher your first name, alhilton), and Norm did a phenomenal job with the audio, but the story itself did nothing for me. It's not Tim's fault. I loved his Bone Sigh. I just really can't get into greco-roman mythology. Give me the Aesir and Vanir any day of the week. Ditto for Egyptian, Summerian, Mezoamerican, and Hindi mythology.
That said, the story did have one feature that I really loved: Cassandra learns that while no one believes her, that doesn't mean that she has no ability to change the future. In context, it's feminist (which I appreciate). Out of context, it's individualistic (which I also appreciate).
alhilton: I've read Watership dozens of times and didn't realize that. Of course, I don't follow that particular mythos. But it's definitely an interesting revelation.