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swimsuit
Jan 22, 2009

yeah
i was simultaneously rereading some cormac mcarthy whilst rereading pon and tae and realised that tje is hugely inspired by blood meridian and that the tolkien influence is way more apparent in tae with cil-aujas and sarl becoming gollum whereas pon is straight dune

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swimsuit
Jan 22, 2009

yeah
It's implied he follows them for qirri

swimsuit
Jan 22, 2009

yeah
kellhus isnt a character

swimsuit
Jan 22, 2009

yeah
This book just makes so many of the plot threads seem extraneous. Even the ending makes the two final big twists feel extraneous. I dunno if it's simply a case of the time Bakker spent writing PON, or if he had a better editor.

swimsuit
Jan 22, 2009

yeah
pon is better when it stands alone

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