The Dark Artifices, part 2
Sunday, November 9th, 2014 07:37 amSent by brucewvayne :
thank you for the long answer that was extremely interesting! I don't agree with you 100%, but I see what you meant, and I'm glad you clarified your dislike of the quote like this (that's what I expected, and I'm glad we share feelings). Now I'd disagree with a few things, but globally I'm all in with you here. I think the problem is that she raises really good questions, but if you don't look for the right answer, you don't find it. --
Like for the Maia thing? She never really forgave Jordan and she wasn’t ready to go back in a relationship with him, for the Isabelle cooking things, you realize pretty fast in the novels that it doesn’t matter if she can cook or not, but I think it might be because I wish to understand that. But it’s pretty obvious that if you don’t, you find yourself reading Cassie’s endless tumblr explanations about what she meant by the things she wrote. —
— Which is good, because it gives you insight, but still, well, it’s not in the books. So yeah, thank you for the answer, and I’m really glad I didn’t read it and just went “uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugh” but more like “yup. yup yup”. Now it won’t stop me from reading TDA and all (I’ll keep you updated on the problematic storylines if you wish :p), but I see your point!!
Okay, first of all, I’m sorry for answering so late —I saw your messages on Saturday evening, read them, and didn’t really get a chance to sit down at the laptop until now :/
I agree that TMI (which i’m focusing on since I haven’t read the rest of the series yet) does raise some interesting and important points. Unfortunately, they’re not followed through.
Maia never forgave Jordan or her brother, that’s true, but her own thoughts state that she should. She basically feels guilty for not feeling sad about her brother’s death, and no one —not herself, not ther friends, not the book- ever says it’s okay for her not to be sad. And the absence of that statement makes the story sound like she’s right to feel guilty for not mourning her brother, or for not forgiving Jordan.
It probably wasn’t C. Clare’s intent, but it’s still what it sounds like.