From:	Helge Diernaes <ecocide@***.CBS.DK>
Subject:	Re: Smith's Novels
Date:	Mon, 18 Sep 1995 18:17:49 +0200

On Sat, 16 Sep 1995, Gurth wrote:
> Changeling was good, and Streets of Blood left me thinking about how I
> didn't like the ending because it wasn't a happy end... But at the same
> time, I am the kind of guy who wants movies and books to _not_ have happy
> endings simply because 99% of them already have one :)

I very much agree to your feelings about that. When I tries to recall
those films and books I've read which were worth the trouble, some good
character(s) always died or worse.
It seems funny, but if a hardwon victory have not any real costs of blood
and anguish, I feel cheated. Everything has a price, and one just do not
battle hardcore bad guys without loosing at least some good (wo)men.

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Silhouette
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