Did certain parts of the book make you uncomfortable?

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The ice had coated her entire body like a coffin. There she lay, frozen in an instant of horror, screaming forever without sound. “Mom!” Will choked—
Pellucid, Dew. The Crystilleries of Echoland (p. 28). Nothing but the Story. Kindle Edition.

This was the first uncomfortable scene for me.

This painted the picture of the damage that those nasty fate sealers could do. Thankfully she came out unscathed!

Yes, it was a gruesome start to Will's journey, not knowing whether his parents would live or die. It was certainly uncomfortable.

Will knew they were ok before he left. Damien told will that his father was thawing by the fire and had will thaw his mom out with the hot water hose by the lake.

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The Game Keeper and Fate Sealers willingness to harm pets especially the drowning of puppies came off as overly uncomfortable for me.

That was the point though - to show the cruelty to mixed breeds in echoland. They were not treated like living beings. More like something unnatural to dispose of.

While it went a long way to further Echoland's world building, it also presented an uncomfortable part to the plot.

Oh for sure it was uncomfortable, but it wasn't meaningless and for no reason as some people seem to believe

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I also found quite uncomfortable once I learned just how bad Shadowpain was. It was unnecessary to drag an innocent child there.

I wonder what happened to her there

It was uncomfortable to think of two year-old Emmy in Shadowpain.

And to spend so much time there. I can't imagine what she endured and had to witness while their

[Kro92813]

Emmy being taken to Shadowpain was cruel and uncomfortable, especially considering her age at the time.

Exactly! She seemed to have come out ok considering she spent 5 yrs of her impressionable life there

I don't think she came out okay, it's just that her PoV was non-existent making it impossible to see the scars of Shadowpain.

This is true, but she came off as a normal character. She was crafty and helpful. Snarky at times. She didn't seem to be deeply wounded. Not that shewasn't, but it definitely was hidden,

[Kro92813]

The Game Keeper and Fate Sealers willingness to harm pets especially the drowning of puppies came off as overly uncomfortable for me.

That was the point though - to show the cruelty to mixed breeds in echoland. They were not treated like living beings. More like something unnatural to dispose of.

One of the most uncomfortable parts of the book was the treatment of harmonies in Echoland. Aurilius was treated like vermin by most people, and I think it symbolised the outcasts in society...those who don't fit the societal norms and mold.

And it was made plain that echoes and sounds were segregated in the orphanage (and I assume in echo land in general). So it's very much reminiscent of black and white history inAmerica. Aurelius was in hiding because he would have been killed otherwise

[Kro92813]

The ice had coated her entire body like a coffin. There she lay, frozen in an instant of horror, screaming forever without sound. “Mom!” Will choked—
Pellucid, Dew. The Crystilleries of Echoland (p. 28). Nothing but the Story. Kindle Edition.

This was the first uncomfortable scene for me.

This painted the picture of the damage that those nasty fate sealers could do. Thankfully she came out unscathed!

It was uncomfortable for me to see Will's mother tormented by the loss of Emmy, constantly trying to find her...to be attacked when she is helpless. It was an uncomfortable way to be introduced to one of antagonists in the book.

Indeed. as any mother would be tormented by losing a child and not knowing what happened. I just felt bad for will.

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Emmy being taken to Shadowpain was cruel and uncomfortable, especially considering her age at the time.

Exactly! She seemed to have come out ok considering she spent 5 yrs of her impressionable life there

I don't know if she came out okay, but it was definitely uncomfortable to think how the fate sealers might have tortured a two year old in Shadowpain.

Very sad indeed. Since echoes become fate dealers. I doubt she was tortured in quite the same manner, but I can't imagine them showing any kindness towards the infant

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I live dogs to death. Also any other animal in the dog family. So you can be certain that the drowning of puppies would get my mind up any day, any time.

The Game Keeper and Fate Sealers willingness to harm pets especially the drowning of puppies came off as overly uncomfortable for me.

Imagine what it feels like for me then, coming from a culture where people actually relish eating dog meat. Sometimes I think I was born in the wrong part of the world

Oh boy! Wild dogs I hope! But some countries view horse meat as a delicacy and here they are pets...to each his own I guess?

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I live dogs to death. Also any other animal in the dog family. So you can be certain that the drowning of puppies would get my mind up any day, any time.

The Game Keeper and Fate Sealers willingness to harm pets especially the drowning of puppies came off as overly uncomfortable for me.

Imagine what it feels like for me then, coming from a culture where people actually relish eating dog meat. Sometimes I think I was born in the wrong part of the world

Atleast they don't eat the dead wolf pops in the book...as far as we know...

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I live dogs to death. Also any other animal in the dog family. So you can be certain that the drowning of puppies would get my mind up any day, any time.

It was sad, but brief. And it drove the point home in how mongrels were treated in echoland. They were supposed to be killed. So it wasnt necessarily the fact that they were pups but that they were mixed breeds. It definitly did its job to get everyone's attention!

It definitely got my attention as well — just not in the way I would have wanted...but I get your point and I agree.

What do you mean by not in the way you would have wanted?

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The Game Keeper and Fate Sealers willingness to harm pets especially the drowning of puppies came off as overly uncomfortable for me.

That was the point though - to show the cruelty to mixed breeds in echoland. They were not treated like living beings. More like something unnatural to dispose of.

So I'm trying to draw a correlation between the time the story was set in and today's world with animal rights and everything — I'm drawing a blank so far and rightly so.

I think in the story that the drowning of the pups wasn't about the animals or animal rights at all. It symbolized the treatment of the HUMAN mixed breeds in echo land (the half echo half sounds).

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Child deaths and kidnapping are always uncomfortable subjects. I also agree with those who said the drowning of the puppies was disturbing.

And to think the gravestone book is filled with thousands of other stories, like will andemmy's, of children kidnapped by fate dealers and they are never seen again...

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Child deaths and kidnapping are always uncomfortable subjects. I also agree with those who said the drowning of the puppies was disturbing.

The drowning of puppies was extremely uncomfortable, it felt like clubbing baby seals.

Oh jeez! Although a sad part of the book, I thought it was brief and drove the point home

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It was sad, but brief. And it drove the point home in how mongrels were treated in echoland. They were supposed to be killed. So it wasnt necessarily the fact that they were pups but that they were mixed breeds. It definitly did its job to get everyone's attention!

It definitely got my attention as well — just not in the way I would have wanted...but I get your point and I agree.

The way mixed breed people were treated in Echoland was uncomfortable. They were branded mongrels, and hunted down to be slaughtered.

Just like the animals. And better the gamekeeper made an example with a wolf pup than an actual baby. That would have been an even worse example

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It definitely got my attention as well — just not in the way I would have wanted...but I get your point and I agree.

The way mixed breed people were treated in Echoland was uncomfortable. They were branded mongrels, and hunted down to be slaughtered.

Just like the animals. And better the gamekeeper made an example with a wolf pup than an actual baby. That would have been an even worse example

But you know they would do the same to a human child if they came across one which is even more demented