@screamsbeneath@bookwyrm.social One of the few things I wish the book had expanded on is the difference between Letty and Professor Craft. Letty is presented as an understandable villain, in ways that Lovell and Playfair [appropriately] aren't, but I was left wondering if Craft had been like Letty once. Was there a different place Letty might have got to given more time? I'm not sure which is more believable, and I'd love to know which Kuang had in mind.

@eldang@outside.ofa.dog My impression was that Craft had seen the horror first hand of her silver working, and then repressed it until the revolt, which led to it surfacing in a way that made it impossible to ignore. That combined with being in the middle management churn gave her enough of a window to see how bad Playfair and Lovell’s machinations actually were. Now if that is enough to be willing to die over, I’m not sure, and that’s where more explanation would have been a great addition.

Letty was still a student and firmly had her head in the sand. I felt like she was a little too rigid at the end, but within timing of the novel it makes sense to me for her to overcorrect in such an extreme way.

@eldang@outside.ofa.dog My impression was that Craft had seen the horror first hand of her silver working, and then repressed it until the revolt, which led to it surfacing in a way that made it impossible to ignore. That combined with being in the middle management churn gave her enough of a window to see how bad Playfair and Lovell’s machinations actually were. Now if that is enough to be willing to die over, I’m not sure, and that’s where more explanation would have been a great addition.

Letty was still a student and firmly had her head in the sand. I felt like she was a little too rigid at the end, but within timing of the novel it makes sense to me for her to overcorrect in such an extreme way.