tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209757345530770778.post3404911078307617027..comments2024-03-27T06:11:09.636+11:00Comments on Reading For Australia: On Killing your Characters by Anthony EatonReading For Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11466154076967874427noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209757345530770778.post-50975156492472643362013-05-30T16:34:39.583+10:002013-05-30T16:34:39.583+10:00I'm reading Obernewtyn by Isobelle Carmody, an...I'm reading Obernewtyn by Isobelle Carmody, and there's a really awesome cat in it called Maruman, but I promised myself, I can't get attached to animal characters, after what happened to Machee. Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04271779005537409232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209757345530770778.post-31194857819071842372013-05-30T10:34:23.792+10:002013-05-30T10:34:23.792+10:00Great article Anthony! I'm a dog lover and whe...Great article Anthony! I'm a dog lover and whenever I read a book in which a dog dies (usually one I've become quite fond of) I stop reading it for a day or two - almost like a protest against killing the dog. It's a bit ridiculous, but it demonstrates your point about how killing a dog really gets people engaged with the story. I also spend the rest of the book hoping that the dog will miraculously return...poor Manchee!! Rachelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209757345530770778.post-40450539615477637092013-05-28T11:17:44.130+10:002013-05-28T11:17:44.130+10:00I agree, Spot. I've always had a soft spot for...I agree, Spot. I've always had a soft spot for "against the odds" suvival stories - especially animals.<br /><br />I was really hoping that Manchee would somehow survive and there would be a happy reunion with Todd and the (new) world would be a better place for that hope. <br /><br />But perhaps that is Tony's point - and Patrick Ness'- there's nothing like the death of an innocent dog to add drama to the story and make the (fictional) world a sadder, less hopeful place.<br /><br />Thanks for your comment.<br /><br />PS is your mother's name "Sally"?Reading For Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11466154076967874427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209757345530770778.post-28762006696516261892013-05-28T11:02:20.352+10:002013-05-28T11:02:20.352+10:00I see your point, but I like it best when you thin...I see your point, but I like it best when you think the dog is dead, then it turns out the dog is NOT dead.Spotnoreply@blogger.com