Yeah, but he's very easily able to shift his attention elsewhere.

Best,

Martin

I'm not sure I agree that Covenant is "at home in his evolved personality". He observes more than once that he's changing and isn't yet sure what he will become. That's his excuse for telling Linden not to touch him. He's not so happy about his leprosy and memory issues, that's true. But ...

The way I see it, we can't really judge Covenant's character based on prior books. He's been "living" per se for centuries, has seen untold amounts of events, and has mind fissure issues. That would be a text-immanent way of looking at it, and it works to an extent - but not without bothe...

I would suggest that the second channel is coming in much louder this time around. Or is it just that I'm becoming deaf in one ear? :) Okay, let's break it down a bit. Until this book, we might have believed that Joan's main reason for leaving Covenant was to protect her young son from his leprosy....

] An author describes a heroin flash vividly. Presumably, you have never experienced one yourself. Would you not like to know whether he is talking about the real thing from personal experience - or simply making it up? The question doesn't strike me as massively academic. Best, Martin Once again, ...

As far as I can see, the author can make an attempt to keep his personal life confidential (and more power to him if he succeeds). But the reader's curiosity is legitimate nevertheless. For instance, the question of whether an element in a work of fiction is totally invented, mostly copied or possi...

And then in that case, it's still not appropriate to drag his personal life in. Actually, wondering whether the author's personal life contains clues is a pretty standard approach. You can consider it mistaken - per se or on a case by case basis. But "not appropriate" sounds like an ethic...

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Thanks,

Martin