Keeping track of the characters seems trivial* enough to me, but that may be due to a combination of background**, reading comprehension, memory, and that since Embers went to a once every three weeks schedule I've been rereading the thing in between updates sometimes, just to keep track of the foreshadowing. (Not mention, 'okay, that is probably important, let's go back and see what we can find to support it', especially when I can't remember the locations of the specific relevant bits.)
I usually am not surprised by the big stuff, but, for example, my rant at the last update involving the Gaang, IIRC, clearly predicted that the next time we saw them would be during the events of The Beach. However, we are now clearly covering material from The Avatar and the Fire Lord. Mention of The Beach is restricted to mention of reports about sightings of the Avatar's band. (Note that in canon, Combustion Man intercepted these reports.)
I'm looking forward to cognates for Day of Black Sun, Boiling Rock, and Sozin's Comet, even if I don't have any knowledge of specific foreshadowing for the last.
Probably the limiting factor for how many times I've reread Ember is the number of times I've read the latest chapter, which is currently only twice, from start to end. (I've had some big restrictions on my time.)
I'd note that the last episode I saw was The Puppetmaster, before a combination of time, access, and technical issues finally stopped me. (I missed some of the earlier episodes, due to distaste for some of the hijinks in addition to above factors.) So, I've been having to supplement my memory of the show with the Avatar wiki.
http://m.fanfiction.net/s/3505858/40/
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*I use the fanfic downloader/calibre combination to keep a RTF of Embers for easier access. If I get confused, or want to research something specific, checking all instances of a word is easy, and can be very helpful.
**I've studied some of the same subjects that Vathara has. I also have some knowledge of certain titles in Vathara's outside reading lists, and think I can estimate some of the rest from what I do know. I also know that she has read at least one book by a novelist I am very fond of, who is worse than Vathara about tightly written, well thought out stuff that assumes too much knowledge, especially specialized knowledge, for as many people to enjoy it as try to read it.
I usually am not surprised by the big stuff, but, for example, my rant at the last update involving the Gaang, IIRC, clearly predicted that the next time we saw them would be during the events of The Beach. However, we are now clearly covering material from The Avatar and the Fire Lord. Mention of The Beach is restricted to mention of reports about sightings of the Avatar's band. (Note that in canon, Combustion Man intercepted these reports.)
I'm looking forward to cognates for Day of Black Sun, Boiling Rock, and Sozin's Comet, even if I don't have any knowledge of specific foreshadowing for the last.
Probably the limiting factor for how many times I've reread Ember is the number of times I've read the latest chapter, which is currently only twice, from start to end. (I've had some big restrictions on my time.)
I'd note that the last episode I saw was The Puppetmaster, before a combination of time, access, and technical issues finally stopped me. (I missed some of the earlier episodes, due to distaste for some of the hijinks in addition to above factors.) So, I've been having to supplement my memory of the show with the Avatar wiki.
http://m.fanfiction.net/s/3505858/40/
Moczo, Uninvited Guests
*I use the fanfic downloader/calibre combination to keep a RTF of Embers for easier access. If I get confused, or want to research something specific, checking all instances of a word is easy, and can be very helpful.
**I've studied some of the same subjects that Vathara has. I also have some knowledge of certain titles in Vathara's outside reading lists, and think I can estimate some of the rest from what I do know. I also know that she has read at least one book by a novelist I am very fond of, who is worse than Vathara about tightly written, well thought out stuff that assumes too much knowledge, especially specialized knowledge, for as many people to enjoy it as try to read it.