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aroaceleovaldez · 2 months ago

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Hi i've read some posts of you about Tsats and it seems like you didn't like the book.

Honestly i'm with you in this 'cause i find it problematic on so many levels (characterizations, inconsistencies, ableism) but apparently there's gonna be a sequel???? What do you think about it?

i think i can pretty concisely summarize my thoughts about the sequel with:

Longer version: It just feels wholly unnecessary. There's no continuation to use for a sequel, really. The first TSATS was unnecessary to begin with but it was so focused on leaving no stone unturned that it functionally left no loose ends to tie up. There's just nowhere to go with it unless they do even MORE retconning and warping characters OOC to string some kind of plot out of, but even that wouldn't reasonably give them enough to make a full novel's worth of plot out of anyways, which means if this sequel is novel-length like the last then it will drag on SO. MUCH. TSATS1 already had horrible pacing problems. There's no way this won't be worse.

#braghis #ask #tsats crit #like ive said before: an anthology of individual short stories focusing on nico and will throughout their relationship or adventures #would have been leagues better. its clearly what they wanted to do in the first place since half the pacing problems in TSATS are just #shoehorning in awkward flashbacks every chapter for the first two thirds of the book because they needed an excuse to put all that in #i have no problem with framed narratives but GOD we really did not need to go in-depth about absolutely EVERYTHING #you're SUPPOSED to leave details untouched. if its not narratively important dont sidetrack everything to explain every detail #and especially dont create an entire side thing to excuse interrupting the story every chapter to go on a flashback tangent about nothing #and drag both each individual flashback AND the interrupting sidequest on SO GODDAMN LONG #the format itself is not the problem it's the fact that they did a shit job at it

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