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Post by Dante on Jun 14, 2012 10:14:56 GMT -5
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Post by Christmas Chief on Jun 14, 2012 10:19:41 GMT -5
Hm, if this was an e-mail, I haven't received it.
Well, this is interesting: if it's an excerpt from the novel, does this mean the entire book won't be told in first person?
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Antenora
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Post by Antenora on Jun 14, 2012 10:20:06 GMT -5
Oddly enough, I haven't received this one-- but I've had a few others appear late before.
The illustration looks like a sketch that was cropped and edited to fit on the cover. As for the caption-- without the context of the first couple chapters, we'd think "a lighthouse with no ocean nearby" was just a colorful simile, but we know better. I wonder who "she" is, though? Theodora? Ellington? Beatrice? And as Sherry Ann notes, does this imply that we'll see viewpoints other than Snicket's?
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Post by Dante on Jun 14, 2012 10:25:23 GMT -5
I think that "are" must be a typo for "were" here, because otherwise there's clear tense confusion, in addition to it not being in the customary past tense. As to the viewpoint, this could be something that the female character told Snicket at some point and which he is describing in retrospect. The image is clearly another draft chapter image, too. I don't have this one on my home e-mail address; it seems like they're becoming less reliable? Maybe we should reregister some of our addresses on LSATWQ.
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Post by C. on Jun 14, 2012 10:29:40 GMT -5
I got this one on my address that I posted way back, so I'm still getting them regularly. Everytime I get these pictures, I wish more and more that Helquist was illustrating for Snicket, though I like Seth's illustrations.
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Post by B. on Jun 14, 2012 11:56:51 GMT -5
With the two new chapters, I had almost forgot these promotions were still coming.
The reference to the lighthouse clearly refers to Stain'd by the Sea, a lighthouse without a sea. I wonder who "she" refers to. Perhaps the "I was hired to investigate the theft and I thought the girl had nothing to do with it" girl.
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Post by soufflé on Jun 14, 2012 12:10:27 GMT -5
The reference to the lighthouse clearly refers to Stain'd by the Sea, a lighthouse without a sea. I wonder who "she" refers to. Perhaps the "I was hired to investigate the theft and I thought the girl had nothing to do with it" girl. Yeah, that makes the most sense. Or Ellington Feint (if she's not the same girl).
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Post by Dante on Jun 14, 2012 12:11:27 GMT -5
The last few Snicketmails have been coming at intervals of roughly a fortnight (aside from one that was nearer three weeks). It's easy to lose track with all of the other revelations going on.
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Post by Christmas Chief on Jun 14, 2012 13:21:27 GMT -5
I have the e-mail now. It arrived about ten minutes after this was posted, so the discrepancy isn't too great. On the typo: I wonder if they'll have that fixed by October? Well, it's not so big an error, anyway - I know I automatically read it as "were."
I think we can probably rule out Theadora as "she," as I don't think she would describe herself as flashy or useless. Chapter Two implies she thinks highly of herself.
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Post by Dante on Jun 14, 2012 14:34:38 GMT -5
I have the e-mail now. It arrived about ten minutes after this was posted, so the discrepancy isn't too great. On the typo: I wonder if they'll have that fixed by October? Well, it's not so big an error, anyway - I know I automatically read it as "were." I think the typo is probably exclusive to the e-mail; it seems more like an error you'd make in transcription from one medium to another than one you'd make in actual original writing, especially if you're fully settled into your past-tense style.
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Post by Poe's Coats Host Toast on Jun 14, 2012 20:18:39 GMT -5
Even though the lighthouse part is meant literally, I think this little piece of text is exceptionally beautiful. I can't wait for the book.
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Post by Kensicle on Jun 15, 2012 3:44:54 GMT -5
"Stormy weather" sounds like a prelude to the sea returning to its original place, and possibly flooding the town, which was speculated somewhere in another thread.
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