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... that Olivia Atwater's debut novel Half a Soul, which follows a girl who is unable to feel and express her emotions after a
faerie stole half of her soul, is set in the
Regency era? Source:
[1]
ALT1: ... that the main character from Olivia Atwater's debut novel Half a Soul is unable to feel and express her emotions and that her condition was interpreted as a metaphor for
neurodivergence? Source:
[2]
I have an idea with ALT1. Is this interpretation thing within the book, or was it from a review? It's not very clear in ALT1, but if it's the latter, I think the hook could be rewritten to be able to meet the guideline.
Narutolovehinata5 (
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14:17, 20 March 2023 (UTC)reply
Just passing by here – I'm not comfortable with the phrase "unable to feel and express her emotions". In the first place, it's self-contradictory; if this character doesn't feel emotion, then it makes little sense to say she also can't express the emotions that she doesn't have. And secondly, my impression from reading the Tor source is that the character does in fact feel emotion, and expresses it, but expresses it in a way that is not easily comprehensible to those around her. If, as I gather from the source's cagey wording, the character is meant to be autistic, then it's important to get the hook right so as not to perpetuate misconceptions about the condition on the main page.
Sojourner in the earth (
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07:05, 15 April 2023 (UTC)reply
New enough, long enough. Every paragraph that needs a citation has one. No neutrality problems found, no copyright problems found, no maintenance templates found. QPQs unnecessary. I won't approve a hook with the phrase "feel and express her emotions", per
Sojourner in the earth - what else have you got?--Launchballer08:43, 1 May 2023 (UTC)reply
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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as
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... that Olivia Atwater's debut novel Half a Soul, which follows a girl who is unable to feel and express her emotions after a
faerie stole half of her soul, is set in the
Regency era? Source:
[1]
ALT1: ... that the main character from Olivia Atwater's debut novel Half a Soul is unable to feel and express her emotions and that her condition was interpreted as a metaphor for
neurodivergence? Source:
[2]
I have an idea with ALT1. Is this interpretation thing within the book, or was it from a review? It's not very clear in ALT1, but if it's the latter, I think the hook could be rewritten to be able to meet the guideline.
Narutolovehinata5 (
talk ·
contributions)
14:17, 20 March 2023 (UTC)reply
Just passing by here – I'm not comfortable with the phrase "unable to feel and express her emotions". In the first place, it's self-contradictory; if this character doesn't feel emotion, then it makes little sense to say she also can't express the emotions that she doesn't have. And secondly, my impression from reading the Tor source is that the character does in fact feel emotion, and expresses it, but expresses it in a way that is not easily comprehensible to those around her. If, as I gather from the source's cagey wording, the character is meant to be autistic, then it's important to get the hook right so as not to perpetuate misconceptions about the condition on the main page.
Sojourner in the earth (
talk)
07:05, 15 April 2023 (UTC)reply
New enough, long enough. Every paragraph that needs a citation has one. No neutrality problems found, no copyright problems found, no maintenance templates found. QPQs unnecessary. I won't approve a hook with the phrase "feel and express her emotions", per
Sojourner in the earth - what else have you got?--Launchballer08:43, 1 May 2023 (UTC)reply