{"id":5996,"date":"2017-06-26T17:15:36","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T23:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.delirium.org\/?p=5996"},"modified":"2020-08-31T22:14:49","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T04:14:49","slug":"deadhouse-gates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/delirium.org\/?p=5996","title":{"rendered":"Deadhouse Gates"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"It has been a stupidly long time since I finished listening to Gardens of the Moon<\/a>. Literally over a year! Like, how is that even possible? (Answer: obviously, I don\u2019t spend enough time listening. Particularly, what should be an obvious commute activity is mostly taken up by a radio show that I continue to enjoy greatly.) But: I did finally finish my reread (relisten? both are technically incorrect) of Deadhouse Gates<\/a>. I definitely reacted differently from last time, and I\u2019m not sure why. I mean, I have guesses, but there are a lot of variables, so.<\/p>\n

The primary thing is, the Chain of Dogs. I have always remembered that tale, and I know it made a huge impression on me even then, due to documentary proof<\/a>. This time, it took pretty much last place. I was most interested in Fiddler and Kalam\u2019s quest to have an, um, discussion with Surly. As for Felisin\u2019s path\u2026 I would be better able to discuss my new reactions if I remembered what my old ones were, but I definitely found her sympathetic despite her best efforts. But yeah, Duiker and the refugees: either knowing the outcome in advance deflated the tension entirely, or else something about the performance undercut it. I\u2019d bank on the first one, though.<\/p>\n

As usual, most or all of the secondary and incidental characters were fully realized (as honestly is the world, despite my sometime inability to fully understand what I\u2019m seeing). Including one Iskaral Pust, upon who I partially based my most recent RPG character. I very much look forward to continuing, and I suppose I can, now that I\u2019m not behind on reviews again. Maybe I\u2019ll do a better job on the speed, this time?<\/p>\n

I\u2019m pretty sure my friend Kenn had read at least a handful of these prior to his consecutive reading of the full series, and I\u2019d be interested in whether his thoughts parallel any of mine, here, assuming he remembered the individual volume well enough. Alas, he has no way of knowing that this review exists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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