Yow. Definite parallels:
And yes, SKU(/RGU) is definitely a bildungsroman, albeit strangely subverted by its ending...
I'm going to have to look for this book... Thanks!
-- Bob
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It's a "magical" land. I think "magical" is ancient Greek for "pain in the butt". -- Bun-Bun, Sluggy Freelance, 11/9/03
Quote:Boy, does that sound familiar...
Der Vogel kmpft sich aus dem Ei. Das Ei ist die Welt. Wer geboren werden will, muss eine Welt zerstren. Der Vogel fliegt zu Gott. Der Gott heisst Abraxas.
(The bird struggles out of the egg. The egg is the world. Whoever wants to be born, must first destroy a world. The bird flies to God. That God's name is Abraxas.)
And yes, SKU(/RGU) is definitely a bildungsroman, albeit strangely subverted by its ending...
I'm going to have to look for this book... Thanks!
-- Bob
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It's a "magical" land. I think "magical" is ancient Greek for "pain in the butt". -- Bun-Bun, Sluggy Freelance, 11/9/03