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Verily, in article <108vuuj$2t86k$1@dont-email.me>, did
peter@pmoylan.org deliver unto us this message:

Mixed feelings. On the one hand, it did satisfactorily tie everything
up. On the other, it relies on implausible coincidences.

I'm glad you liked it enough for mixed feelings. :)

Do I need rot13 for spoilers this old? I'll play it safe, since you
avoided spoilers.

Gur urebrf ghearq vagb gur ivyynvaf, VZB. Gurl unir ab ernfba gb oryvrir Pbaenq zrnaf gurz nal unez, naq gur fvghngvba vf fhpu gung gur gevb bs
gur fznyy fuvc vf zhpu zber qrfcrengr guna gur perj bs gurve bja ynetre
fuvc (juvpu vf n yvgreny pbybal fuvc naq unf nyy gur fhccyvrf).

Gurl whfg hc naq *qrpvqr*, jvgu ab onfvf bgure guna gurve bja
vzntvangvbaf, gung ur'f cebonoyl tbvat gb orgenl uvz... naq guvf
whfgvsvrf orgenlvat uvz svefg. Gur cebgntbavfg gbcf guvf bss ol
cergraqvat gb srry fbeel sbe gur zna ur orgenlrq, fzhtyl guvaxvat gung
abobql pnerf jung gung thl jnagf.

IMO, it was a flabbergastingly horrible ending to a book which had been readable up until that point. Did you have any thoughts on that aspect?

I've set followups to rec.arts.books, a group I'd like to revive, but
please feel free to change them back if you don't read that.
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From Newsgroup: rec.arts.books

On 31/08/25 22:51, The True Melissa wrote:

Verily, in article <108vuuj$2t86k$1@dont-email.me>, did
peter@pmoylan.org deliver unto us this message:

Mixed feelings. On the one hand, it did satisfactorily tie
everything up. On the other, it relies on implausible
coincidences.

I'm glad you liked it enough for mixed feelings. :)

Do I need rot13 for spoilers this old? I'll play it safe, since you
avoided spoilers.

Gur urebrf ghearq vagb gur ivyynvaf, VZB. Gurl unir ab ernfba gb
oryvrir Pbaenq zrnaf gurz nal unez, naq gur fvghngvba vf fhpu gung
gur gevb bs gur fznyy fuvc vf zhpu zber qrfcrengr guna gur perj bs
gurve bja ynetre fuvc (juvpu vf n yvgreny pbybal fuvc naq unf nyy gur fhccyvrf).

Gurl whfg hc naq *qrpvqr*, jvgu ab onfvf bgure guna gurve bja
vzntvangvbaf, gung ur'f cebonoyl tbvat gb orgenl uvz... naq guvf
whfgvsvrf orgenlvat uvz svefg. Gur cebgntbavfg gbcf guvf bss ol
cergraqvat gb srry fbeel sbe gur zna ur orgenlrq, fzhtyl guvaxvat
gung abobql pnerf jung gung thl jnagf.

IMO, it was a flabbergastingly horrible ending to a book which had
been readable up until that point. Did you have any thoughts on that
aspect?

That didn't particularly bother me. Caution about the newcomers was
justified, given Conrad's past record. And, as I recall it, it was
Smithers who fired the first shot. I was more bothered by the fact that
the final direction of the book was based on highly improbable
happenings. And, as I've mentioned before, getting special relativity wrong.

I've set followups to rec.arts.books, a group I'd like to revive,
but please feel free to change them back if you don't read that.

I've added alt.usage.english back, because it's the only newsgroup I
read these days.
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Peter Moylan peter@pmoylan.org http://www.pmoylan.org
Newcastle, NSW
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From Newsgroup: rec.arts.books

Verily, in article <1092is7$3gphv$1@dont-email.me>, did
peter@pmoylan.org deliver unto us this message:

I was more bothered by the fact that
the final direction of the book was based on highly improbable
happenings.

I guess we were supposed to bear the title in mind the whole time.
--
Doctor Who: The Claws of Axos (Third Doctor)
Watch party on Saturday, 1:00 PST https://discord.gg/GPf2xRyq?event=1411689588782796830
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