The KOTLC Club

[Ookla the Black Sock]

1 hour ago, Edema Rue said:

Honestly, I think 8.5 saved it, but 9 hurt it a little bit. Hopefully 10 is better.

9 I think was a large step in the darker area that I want. The flashbacks were nice.

[Ookla the Believer]

16 minutes ago, Thaidakar the Ghostblood said:

9 I think was a large step in the darker area that I want. The flashbacks were nice.

True, true.

[Ookla the Magician]

I am the only one who thought that (book  9 spoilers)

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Keefe's running away and then coming back only a few weeks later was kind of underwhelming?

I totally expected him to run into Amy and for them to have some misadventures going on in the background. 

Sophie just finding him at a random hotel, and then bullying him back home in one night felt disappointing.

 

 

Edited September 22 by Justice_Magician

[Ookla the Believer]

7 minutes ago, Justice_Magician said:

I am the only one who thought that (book  9 spoilers)

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Keefe's running away and then coming back only a few weeks later was kind of underwhelming?

I totally expected him to run into Amy and for them to have some misadventures going on in the background. 

Sophie just finding him at a random hotel, and then bulling him back home in one night felt disappointing.

 

 

YES LITERALLY YES

That’s a lot of why I didn’t like book 9 and did like 8.5, because the end of 8.5 gave me hope and 9 just went and crushed it.

[Ookla the Immortal]

55 minutes ago, Justice_Magician said:

I am the only one who thought that (book  9 spoilers)

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Keefe's running away and then coming back only a few weeks later was kind of underwhelming?

I totally expected him to run into Amy and for them to have some misadventures going on in the background. 

Sophie just finding him at a random hotel, and then bulling him back home in one night felt disappointing.

 

 

yeah, i felt serious Star Wars sequels vibes from that. The whole actions don't actually have consequences now theme.

[Ookla the Magician]

54 minutes ago, Edema Rue said:

YES LITERALLY YES

That’s a lot of why I didn’t like book 9 and did like 8.5, because the end of 8.5 gave me hope and 9 just went and crushed it.

 

6 minutes ago, Being of Cacophony said:

yeah, i felt serious Star Wars sequels vibes from that. The whole actions don't actually have consequences now theme.

Exactly. I also felt that it was meant to sort of mirror when he ran away and "joined" the neverseen. Running away the first time was a terrible decision, and it showed keefes relative immaturity. So having him run away the second time would be a great way to show how his character has developed, because this time he's running away because of his maturity. But then it just completely canceled out by him coming home immediately, and whatever thematic point was supposed to be there is completely lost.

hehe I really do enjoy KOTLC but so many parts of it just passionately annoy me 

[Ookla thePresentParticiple]

2 hours ago, Justice_Magician said:

 

Exactly. I also felt that it was meant to sort of mirror when he ran away and "joined" the neverseen. Running away the first time was a terrible decision, and it showed keefes relative immaturity. So having him run away the second time would be a great way to show how his character has developed, because this time he's running away because of his maturity. But then it just completely canceled out by him coming home immediately, and whatever thematic point was supposed to be there is completely lost.

hehe I really do enjoy KOTLC but so many parts of it just passionately annoy me 

I agree with this. I feel that the only purpose Keefe leaving really had was to provide a cliffhanger in between 8.5 and 9.

[Ookla the Magician]

1 minute ago, Ravenclawjedi42 said:

I agree with this. I feel that the only purpose Keefe leaving really had was to provide a cliffhanger in between 8.5 and 9.

Yeah, it was there for drama points (and perhaps to get Sophie to realize she likes him), and nothing else.

[Ookla the Witless]

5 hours ago, Justice_Magician said:

I am the only one who thought that (book  9 spoilers)

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Keefe's running away and then coming back only a few weeks later was kind of underwhelming?

I totally expected him to run into Amy and for them to have some misadventures going on in the background. 

Sophie just finding him at a random hotel, and then bullying him back home in one night felt disappointing.

 

 

I was really annoyed by that. It would have been a really interesting thing to have be a central plot thread, but of course it had to be shortened.

Edited September 22 by Wittles of Shinovar

[Ookla the Cat]

On 9/22/2023 at 1:01 PM, Justice_Magician said:

I am the only one who thought that (book  9 spoilers)

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Keefe's running away and then coming back only a few weeks later was kind of underwhelming?

I totally expected him to run into Amy and for them to have some misadventures going on in the background. 

Sophie just finding him at a random hotel, and then bullying him back home in one night felt disappointing.

 

 

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