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100 years from now, Bujold scholars and fans will be talking about the famous unsuitable Ivan-scenes... (if we're lucky.)
When I was in college, a professor had an cut chapter from Joseph Heller’s Catch-22, in manuscript form (heavily modified typed pages). I have to say the book was better without it, as it did not move the plot or aid in characterization, nor did it address the theme.
I suppose a novelist doesn't have the sort of 'blooper' scenes that often appear on Youtube, in which actors misspeak, burst out laughing, or fall over things. In theory, there may be examples of readers of early drafts (including the author) finding mistakes in the story; but most of them are unlikely to be amusing, and they're surely not recorded on video.
What a treat to get to read something new from the Vorkosiverse, even just few pages! <3
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100 years from now, Bujold scholars and fans will be talking about the famous unsuitable Ivan-scenes... (if we're lucky.)
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When I was in college, a professor had an cut chapter from Joseph Heller’s Catch-22, in manuscript form (heavily modified typed pages). I have to say the book was better without it, as it did not move the plot or aid in characterization, nor did it address the theme.
I suppose a novelist doesn't have the sort of 'blooper' scenes that often appear on Youtube, in which actors misspeak, burst out laughing, or fall over things. In theory, there may be examples of readers of early drafts (including the author) finding mistakes in the story; but most of them are unlikely to be amusing, and they're surely not recorded on video.
What a treat to get to read something new from the Vorkosiverse, even just few pages! <3
