The use of the Crystilleries in the story

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I loved the idea. I have a dome shaped epoxy resin pendant with dried flowers.I pictured the crystilleries as something similar , only brighter and with floating gems inside.
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little_nell15 wrote: 15 Sep 2019, 05:16 I loved the idea. I have a dome shaped epoxy resin pendant with dried flowers.I pictured the crystilleries as something similar , only brighter and with floating gems inside.
That's neat! For some reason your description actually helped me visualize a chrystillery even more :D
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I think that the Crystillaries have a great contribution to the development of the story and to making it more interesting.
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I also liked that certain people could actually learn the art of reading a chrystillery (which I imagine would be like choosing what memory to see). I wish pellucid would have expanded on this a little more
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cvetelina_yovcheva87 wrote: 20 Sep 2019, 05:58 I think that the Crystillaries have a great contribution to the development of the story and to making it more interesting.
They were used from the beginning of the book and if the title was correc, they were a vital piece of the story of Echoland.
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Kro92813 wrote: 20 Sep 2019, 23:25 I also liked that certain people could actually learn the art of reading a chrystillery (which I imagine would be like choosing what memory to see). I wish pellucid would have expanded on this a little more
O you mean pellucid the author of the Librarian?
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Ferdinand_otieno wrote: 20 Sep 2019, 23:27
Kro92813 wrote: 20 Sep 2019, 23:25 I also liked that certain people could actually learn the art of reading a chrystillery (which I imagine would be like choosing what memory to see). I wish pellucid would have expanded on this a little more
O you mean pellucid the author of the Librarian?
They are both one and the same in my eyes, but for the sake of this discussion - the author. I think Frankenstein and pellucid (the head of the school) were the only two that could artfully read chrystilleries, but it was not really expanded on much.
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Kro92813 wrote: 20 Sep 2019, 23:48
Ferdinand_otieno wrote: 20 Sep 2019, 23:27
Kro92813 wrote: 20 Sep 2019, 23:25 I also liked that certain people could actually learn the art of reading a chrystillery (which I imagine would be like choosing what memory to see). I wish pellucid would have expanded on this a little more
O you mean pellucid the author of the Librarian?
They are both one and the same in my eyes, but for the sake of this discussion - the author. I think Frankenstein and pellucid (the head of the school) were the only two that could artfully read chrystilleries, but it was not really expanded on much.
I think she intentionally obscured the art hopefully for another book.
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Ferdinand_otieno wrote: 20 Sep 2019, 23:50
Kro92813 wrote: 20 Sep 2019, 23:48
Ferdinand_otieno wrote: 20 Sep 2019, 23:27
O you mean pellucid the author of the Librarian?
They are both one and the same in my eyes, but for the sake of this discussion - the author. I think Frankenstein and pellucid (the head of the school) were the only two that could artfully read chrystilleries, but it was not really expanded on much.
I think she intentionally obscured the art hopefully for another book.
Possibly! It would make for an I terestj g aspect of a future book
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Kro92813 wrote: 20 Sep 2019, 23:59
Ferdinand_otieno wrote: 20 Sep 2019, 23:50
Kro92813 wrote: 20 Sep 2019, 23:48

They are both one and the same in my eyes, but for the sake of this discussion - the author. I think Frankenstein and pellucid (the head of the school) were the only two that could artfully read chrystilleries, but it was not really expanded on much.
I think she intentionally obscured the art hopefully for another book.
Possibly! It would make for an I terestj g aspect of a future book
Yes it would. Explaining the discovery of crystilleries and how they can be used to destroy fate sealers.
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I thought the Crystilleries definitely added to the magic and wonder of the whole book. However, there's something about them that seems vaguely familiar. Like Pellucid took this from a movie or something.
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Kro92813 wrote: 03 Sep 2019, 04:39 The crystilleries were a little confusing to me at the beginning, but once I grasped the concept of what the author was trying to portray, they did drive the story forward. They were invented to hold happy memories, but then became illegal and were all collected and cast into the lake which caused a lot of deaths by people trying to find the treasure (the floating bodies under the lake).

Without the crystilleries Velerian would not have been able to manipulate Frankenstein, Will and Peter would not have figured out how to enter Pellucids restricted section in the library, they wouldnt have figured out how to enter Olam Shone without it, etc.
The restricted section in the library!? Geez, this book really feels a lot like HP. I mean, so far it seems in a good, non-cringy way but that's really obvious.
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Jsovermyer wrote: 02 Sep 2019, 19:56 The Crystilleries were a very unique device to move the story forward. The Crystilleries could show who had last touched an object. How were they used in the story? Do you think they were a good idea?
The Crystilleries were a good idea as they helped Will in his quest, though they caused some deaths. Well, good things could cause damages when they fall into wrong hands.
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Ferdinand_otieno wrote: 21 Sep 2019, 00:01
Kro92813 wrote: 20 Sep 2019, 23:59
Ferdinand_otieno wrote: 20 Sep 2019, 23:50

I think she intentionally obscured the art hopefully for another book.
Possibly! It would make for an I terestj g aspect of a future book
Yes it would. Explaining the discovery of crystilleries and how they can be used to destroy fate sealers.
Is that their intent? To destroy fate sealers? I wonder how? I thought they were originally invented to save happy memories!
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Dikay127 wrote: 21 Sep 2019, 04:08 I thought the Crystilleries definitely added to the magic and wonder of the whole book. However, there's something about them that seems vaguely familiar. Like Pellucid took this from a movie or something.
Someone had mentioned this in another thread, but they were reminiscent of Pensieves in Harry Potter!
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