Evecharacter has its role to play but some, likeemmy's, just wasnt explores enough in my opinion ,Mr Benji wrote: ↑30 Sep 2019, 07:21I feel that each character has their role to play.cristinaro wrote: ↑01 Sep 2019, 01:50 Although I enjoyed reading the novel, I couldn't help noticing the female characters were given only marginal roles. Will's sister, Emily, and Valerie, Victor Valerian's niece, are the only girls in the story. They save the day more than once, yet I don't think they are given enough attention, especially Emily. Would you like them to acquire a central position in the future novels in the series?
Every author choses the character to portray a particular theme as seem fit.
I think charcters Emily could have had such central role but hers is as significant as Will.
Thank you for the question.
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Think the author wanted to view the wonder of Echoland with a lense of terror, determination, and wonder. Will provided this along with being the central figure in the plot. I think She would explore Emmy in any planned sequel because they both now have some experience of Echoland.Kro92813 wrote: ↑30 Sep 2019, 07:25Evecharacter has its role to play but some, likeemmy's, just wasnt explores enough in my opinion ,Mr Benji wrote: ↑30 Sep 2019, 07:21I feel that each character has their role to play.cristinaro wrote: ↑01 Sep 2019, 01:50 Although I enjoyed reading the novel, I couldn't help noticing the female characters were given only marginal roles. Will's sister, Emily, and Valerie, Victor Valerian's niece, are the only girls in the story. They save the day more than once, yet I don't think they are given enough attention, especially Emily. Would you like them to acquire a central position in the future novels in the series?
Every author choses the character to portray a particular theme as seem fit.
I think charcters Emily could have had such central role but hers is as significant as Will.
Thank you for the question.
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And they are actually able to be seen together in the next bookFerdinand_otieno wrote: ↑30 Sep 2019, 07:29Think the author wanted to view the wonder of Echoland with a lense of terror, determination, and wonder. Will provided this along with being the central figure in the plot. I think She would explore Emmy in any planned sequel because they both now have some experience of Echoland.
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These are all good questions I would like to know the answers to as well. And have created quite the debate on this forumMellaBella wrote: ↑30 Sep 2019, 13:47 I think the next book should be told from the girls' side. How it was for Emmy in the shadow realm, or how it was for Valerie. Why wasn't her mother saved? She was just verbally killed. Nothing really in that back story. I want to know how the Fate Sealers knew everything, who's eyes were actually watching and who worked with them! I also wanted more back story on Tear too. I'm so curious of their experiences. It would make the 1st book look even better.
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So it seems like the girls are given important roles in one sense, in that they are saving the day and performing vital tasks, yet it feels like they are marginalized in other ways. Is it because not a lot of time is spent on them? Or because their characters are not well developed?Leah39 wrote: ↑01 Sep 2019, 07:56 YES! I'm so glad I'm not the only one who noticed this.
The story couldn't have happened without the women and girls, but they were all working behind the scenes.
Emmy and Valerie often ran interference and placed their own safety on the line for the boys, but were given background roles.
Cully Flower was an amazing help to the boys in their efforts to translate the book, but again, she just seemed like an afterthought.
This book reminded me in some ways of the {i}Harry Potter[/i] series minus Hermione, which just wouldn't have worked. I think that there should have been a more central role for at least one female character. Hopefully future books will have Emmy or another female character more involved in the main plot, rather than as a player on the sidelines.
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