Dauma's and Adam relationship
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Dauma's and Adam relationship
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I completely agree. I believe that it would have been much better if we had not been left to “read between the lines.” I desired more character development throughout the entirety of the story.leximutia wrote: ↑06 Apr 2020, 17:12 As opposed to displaying a slow transition from cautious acquaintance to eventual friendship, the book simply tells us that Dauma and Adam have grown close. Among other things in the book (the growth of friendships, relationships, and biokenretic skills), I felt that the transition was awkward and a bit unnatural.
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You both summarize my feelings on the relationship between Adam and Dauma pretty well. At first Dauma (justifiably) dislikes or at least is wary of Adam, but then they seem, from the readers point of view, to magically grow incredibly close. Another thing that I think contributed a bit to the awkwardness of this is that it was never really utilized in the plot. Sure, Adam seemed to be able to read Dauma a bit better and the tension was gone between them, but you wouldn't have known they were close if the author hadn't directly told you.eliviac35 wrote: ↑18 Apr 2020, 21:49I completely agree. I believe that it would have been much better if we had not been left to “read between the lines.” I desired more character development throughout the entirety of the story.leximutia wrote: ↑06 Apr 2020, 17:12 As opposed to displaying a slow transition from cautious acquaintance to eventual friendship, the book simply tells us that Dauma and Adam have grown close. Among other things in the book (the growth of friendships, relationships, and biokenretic skills), I felt that the transition was awkward and a bit unnatural.
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Yes, that is something that I felt as well - but I couldn't put my finger on it until I saw your comment. Showing is better than telling. I think that the author does show that they have grown close, but it would have been more effective if he didn't first tell the reader that they had grown close.leximutia wrote: ↑06 Apr 2020, 17:12 As opposed to displaying a slow transition from cautious acquaintance to eventual friendship, the book simply tells us that Dauma and Adam have grown close. Among other things in the book (the growth of friendships, relationships, and biokenretic skills), I felt that the transition was awkward and a bit unnatural.
I do think that the development of this relationship is crucial to Adam's development though. I still don't trust him until after he gains a relationship with Dauma. I trust Dauma, and so I begin to feel that I can emotionally invest in Adam after I see that he has developed a relationship with her - and extends that to improving his other relationships.
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Definitely. One good thing is that Dauma expected Adam to be respectful and he quickly was. Even so, that change was also pretty instant. I can only hope that with her immense power, she could see that Adam was a good guy at heart and that's why she was comfortable with him around her daughter.eliviac35 wrote: ↑18 Apr 2020, 21:49I completely agree. I believe that it would have been much better if we had not been left to “read between the lines.” I desired more character development throughout the entirety of the story.leximutia wrote: ↑06 Apr 2020, 17:12 As opposed to displaying a slow transition from cautious acquaintance to eventual friendship, the book simply tells us that Dauma and Adam have grown close. Among other things in the book (the growth of friendships, relationships, and biokenretic skills), I felt that the transition was awkward and a bit unnatural.