tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154965116248175030.post684542775466576697..comments2023-10-15T10:59:08.411+02:00Comments on Rea's Reading and Reviews: The Wysard by Deborah J. LightfootReahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10522508029694843469noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154965116248175030.post-22355982281638448472012-06-10T19:12:50.736+02:002012-06-10T19:12:50.736+02:00Thanks, Rea, for the review. I’m glad you’re enjoy...Thanks, Rea, for the review. I’m glad you’re enjoying the story.<br /><br />Regarding Carin’s age: I feel I should point out that her age is never definitely determined. Early in Book 1, Myra guesses that Carin “can’t have seen sixteen winters yet.” But it’s only a guess, and Carin can neither deny nor confirm it, since she does not remember her early childhood. You’ll recall that she’s very thin when Myra first sees her -- nearly starved, in fact -- and so she might appear to be younger than she actually is.<br /><br />Then in Book 2, a definite element of time distortion accompanies Carin’s journeys. (This is one of those science-fictional elements that I deliberately included.) Remember that from Myra’s point of view, Carin has been away for a year and a half. And when Carin finds Verek, she tells him: <br /><br />“I’ve traveled the void, and out there everything’s different. Time is meaningless. In some ways it passes quickly, and in other ways it doesn’t pass at all … I’ve been away from you for a time that I don’t know how to measure.”<br /><br />Taken together, these elements suggest that, for Carin, time has passed. She’s had time to mature.<br /><br />Part of my underlying purpose throughout the trilogy is to address certain ageist attitudes that I believe permeate Western culture. I do not accept that people are defined by their ages. Verek is not defined by his, nor Carin by hers. <br /><br />That’s my take on their relationship, anyhow. Thank you for the opportunity to share some of my thinking. I’ve been hoping to engage with readers on the “age” question. I’m glad you brought it up. :-)Deborah J. Lightfoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225758496902303796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154965116248175030.post-5639716845939026232012-06-10T16:43:01.805+02:002012-06-10T16:43:01.805+02:00Thanks for the great review. I'll keep the ser...Thanks for the great review. I'll keep the series in mind when shopping for my next read. :-)emaginettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324981140248692448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2154965116248175030.post-22021378787642583712012-06-10T10:23:47.544+02:002012-06-10T10:23:47.544+02:00It sounds interesting, I didn't know this one....It sounds interesting, I didn't know this one. It's always great to have a story that begins just we it was left. I can understand the problem of the age, I don"t have often it, but I think you're right 15 is a little too young.Mellianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16406103812986322082noreply@blogger.com