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Post by PaulR5 on Jun 3, 2015 23:14:18 GMT -5
Could what Robin tells Devyn be a result of the "gift" that Charlie had Alec pass along to him during his brief otherworldly journey? I was wondering the same thing. Perhaps Charlie's "gift" helped Robin think things through in a more dispassionate way.
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Post by Dabeagle on Jun 4, 2015 10:44:14 GMT -5
One of the things I enjoy most about readers comments and speculation is the making of connections that we, as the writer, may not have meant or maybe didn't contemplate but came out - or could have some out - on the page.
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Post by jamessavik on Jun 5, 2015 13:43:08 GMT -5
Could what Robin tells Devyn be a result of the "gift" that Charlie had Alec pass along to him during his brief otherworldly journey? I was wondering the same thing. Perhaps Charlie's "gift" helped Robin think things through in a more dispassionate way. Then again- Robin may be looking back at the his relationship with Charlie through the lens of the trauma of his abrupt and brutal loss. There was no chance to say goodbye. Many strands were simply cut and much left unsaid- unless someone shows up that may explain things left hanging. I liked Charlie a lot because, we were very much alike. In fact, if my teachers in jr high had paid attention and done what they were supposed to have done when kids show up black & blue, my history might have been exactly like Charlie's. When I look at the title art from the Preacher's Kid, I get really choked up.
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Post by PaulR5 on Jul 23, 2015 1:27:05 GMT -5
James, I think you have hit more than one proverbial nail on the proverbial head.
Sometimes the cut strands never seem to get answered to our satisfaction.
What Dave said right before applies, as well. Paraphrasing, sometimes readers see connections among characters that the authors might not have seen on a conscious level ─ or at all.
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