Here's what gets me: "Merry wasn’t traumatized by that long ago Alastair, or if she was she wanted to reclaim the name in a positive way." Not because either isn't a possibility, but because as the author, she should know. Make the decision. Which one is it? It isn't a recon if it doesn't negate an earlier canonized fact (as far as I understand reconning).
That's completely aside from the fact that she is the creator and if she wants to change the name, she should be able to find something else that "feels right." Or her incorrect usage of commas with book titles (there is a way to do it right--she does not do it). Or the fact that after she had a few books published (or after she noticed she favors particular names--which I don't find fault with, there are names I love and would like to reuse, but I make a point not to), she never created at least a character list of who's who, sorted alphabetically, and perhaps noting what book they appear in, if not a sentence or two about who their character is.
Lastly, I would actually be kind of interested in seeing the kids all grown up, and I can imagine her doing that in order to skip over the icky rearing years; but I can also see how she wouldn't want to do it if it meant less attention paid to Merry and her men.
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Date: 2014-07-13 06:41 pm (UTC)That's completely aside from the fact that she is the creator and if she wants to change the name, she should be able to find something else that "feels right." Or her incorrect usage of commas with book titles (there is a way to do it right--she does not do it). Or the fact that after she had a few books published (or after she noticed she favors particular names--which I don't find fault with, there are names I love and would like to reuse, but I make a point not to), she never created at least a character list of who's who, sorted alphabetically, and perhaps noting what book they appear in, if not a sentence or two about who their character is.
Lastly, I would actually be kind of interested in seeing the kids all grown up, and I can imagine her doing that in order to skip over the icky rearing years; but I can also see how she wouldn't want to do it if it meant less attention paid to Merry and her men.