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Post by Hermes on Apr 12, 2021 9:06:37 GMT -5
I think it's because in ATWQ the characters and the plot are so mysterious, while in ASOUE, they are clear cut, with the hidden story being a B plot. The side elements which made ASOUE so amazing don't work as a basis to the story. That's really interesting. I know some people preferred ATWQ because its central mystery was definitely solved, though much else remained mysterious - and we know that a lot of people did not like ASOUE because 'none of the mysteries are solved'. But you're right that in ASOUE the mystery is actually a subplot; it's perfectly possible to read it as a simple narrative of misfortune, with occasional glimpses of hope, in which some unfortunate orphans seek to evade a villain - and ATWQ has no simple narrative of that kind.
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eescorpius
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Post by eescorpius on Apr 30, 2021 1:53:06 GMT -5
It's been a long time since I have read both series. ASOUE started out as a simple story with some mysteries. You don't exactly know that there's a bigger, grander plot at first. It was simple yet intriguing. You don't exactly get introduced to a lot of characters all at once. You get to know them gradually. For ATWQ I feel like there's a lot of information in every single book. If you are not used to the Lemony Snicket style of story telling, you might get confused. I love both series but I can understand why people who prefer ASOUE might not like ATWQ, because while it's still in the same fictional world and the style of writing is the same, it's still very different. And people who didn't read ASOUE before ATWQ might get very confused by the writing.
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Venusian
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Post by Venusian on Dec 30, 2021 1:18:31 GMT -5
ATWQ feels very Twin Peaks inspired, which is pretty different from the more gothic ASOUE. I'm a fan of both, but I'm not sure how much overlap there is in the fanbases.
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