Roo...

Ray, I'd like to ask you what your intention was with Roo Avery. I
mean, was he to be a likeable character, an un-likeable character, a
main or minor character, a stand-in perhaps? In other words, was the
reader supposed to like him,love him, hate him, not care about him,
what?

Thanks,
Tal

In article <1116723141.851590.284270 RemoveThis @g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, Tal
<laughterinhiseyes RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote:

> Ray, I'd like to ask you what your intention was with Roo Avery. I
> mean, was he to be a likeable character, an un-likeable character, a
> main or minor character, a stand-in perhaps? In other words, was the
> reader supposed to like him,love him, hate him, not care about him,
> what?
>
> Thanks,
> Tal
>

You were supposed to get from the experience whatever you got. Writers
and readers have a dialogue, but what's odd about it is that the
reader's the only one who hears both sides.

Roo was supposed to be an interesting character; you're ability to find
him likeable or not is a function of your tollerance for certain
character flaws, I suspect.

Best, R.E.F.