Hello, I'm a Newb

Josh Caswell · 01 Jul 2010, 18:27 · from 2010-July.txt.gz

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From: jandcaswell at gmail.com (Josh Caswell)
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 14:27:25 -0400
Subject: (urth) Hello, I'm a Newb
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I'll grant you that much of it, but I was trying to give a feel for the
nuances and fell into a downward spiral of complexities.

On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 2:11 PM, Dan'l Danehy-Oakes <danldo at gmail.com> wrote:

> Good heavens, explaining the plot isn't _that_ difficult.
>
> "A young man is exiled from the Torturer's Guild for the crime of
> mercy. He meets many interesting people, has a variety of adventures,
> and ultimately becomes the ruler of his nation." The rest is details.
>
> On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Josh Caswell <jandcaswell at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> James Wynn
> >>
> >> 3.) Has anyone else had difficulty explaining the plot to his aged
> >> grandmother and consciously skipped over the Dorcas character?
> >
> > You were able to explained the plot to someone?
> >
> >
> > Hahaha,  my feelings exactly.  I recently tried to explain the plot to
> one
> > of my best friends and success was marginal at best.  Before that I
> > attempted an explanation to my father......  ...... ..... .... (can't put
> > enough dots here).  I eventually conceded defeat and settled for "it's
> just
> > an interesting book."
> >
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