Talk:Interesting Times

Luck?
Due to a slight error in calculation by Hex caused by Luck's interference

Should "Luck" be changed to "the Lady"? Whilst they are the same, she is never referred to as Luck in the series. Adonai-aus- 01:12, 29 May 2007 (UTC)


 * I just finished the novel, I did not get the impression that the calculation error was caused by any diety... Lots42 (talk) 22:13, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Confusing syntax
In the first paragraph of Plot:
 * At the end, the Lady says "I never play to win but I do play not to lose", and shows the gods Rincewind confronted by Australian-aborigine-type warriors.

It took me several reads to figure this out. I think it means that the Lady shows the gods a view of Rincewind being confronted by the warriors. But at first glance it looks like a typo for "the god Rincewind" (which of course he is not). That reading would mean that --Thnidu (talk) 21:25, 20 February 2013 (UTC)
 * 1) there's a scene of Rincewind, as a god, being confronted by the warriors, and
 * 2) that either
 * 3) * the Lady is showing this scene to somebody unspecified, or
 * 4) * the book contains such a scene -- the syntax would be garbled for this, but no worse than the confusion that's already there.


 * I agree. This sentence (Sep 2012 addition by AnEyeSpy) is unclear, unnecessarily detailed for a summary and only adds to confusion.
 * The whole gods' game is a framework device. Admittedly, it sets events in motion and wraps them up, afterwards. But, considering the small space it takes up in the book and all the protagonists' ignorance of that game, I don't think it needs to be included in an encyclopedia summary. I think I'll erase the whole paragraph. 77.9.55.19 (talk) 20:23, 5 March 2013 (UTC)