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The Great Ordeal / [TGO SPOILERS] The Parts Appalling
« on: July 23, 2016, 11:06:51 pm »It certainly wasn't the most graphic scene, but the image of Nin'ciljiras ladling oil over his head really stuck with me. Otherwise, Kellhus' calm return to his Dunyain self after encountering the golden coffer at Dagliash was pretty chilling.
The writing that glowers upon it... What does it say?
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That not everyone can be saved.
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What do you say?
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His Saviour turned to him, smiled what might have counted as an apology had they played number-sticks.
That this is a good thing.
Yeah, that was a great and chilling scene. But a great one, IMO.
But on topic, my most disturbing ones:
- the rape of Proyas. It was written so ambiguously - like Bakker was trying to trick us - that I wasn't even sure it physically happened until he told Saubon. And the fact that Kellhus did it not out of a sexual need but as a way to challenge Saubon - not Proyas - makes it even more twisted somehow.
- the Emwanna at the Nonman mansion, so disturbingly described. Horror-esque, but also recalling H.g.wells "the time machine" in how the are a combination of the worst aspects of the Eloi *and* Morlock.
- the whale mothers. 'Nuff said.
- the Monemn chapters. More for a meta reason, as they are by far the most of a chore to read through. Can't they all just die already. :-D