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[nonionay]

I just finished Carnival, by Elizabeth Bear. As I was reading it, I got the sneaking suspicion that [spoilery thing] was going to happen, because it always happens in books like this. This pisses me off. Anyway, [spoilery thing] didn't happen, and lo! angels sang. Then I went and looked at what she had to say about her book (because I always read reviews after I read a book), and all I can say is God bless you, Elizabeth Bear, I now have utter faith in you.

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[bolddeciever.livejournal.com]

An author has truly pulled it off when he or she can make you think that maye he or she is going to do the overly obvious, narratively false hack thing, and then does something else entirely.

[criada.livejournal.com]

Well, in this case, it's not so much a hack thing and a society-needs-to-get-over-itself thing. If she had done [spoilery thing] it would have worked with the story, and I wouldn't think less of her as a writer, it would just add to my general hatred of the world.