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[kitewithfish]

I've just finished reading Y: the Last Man. I had picked up all 60 issues a while back, but I had only gotten to 50 before I needed to go to Graz- it's not the kind of story that I can take a whole damned lot of at once.

But, I just finished it. And it was beautiful and sad and cracked. It was lovely writing. I don't really know what more I can say about that, but be happy that it exists. I'm going to read it more later, I think.... But for right now I'm just going to let it sort of settle.


Graz itself was wonderful and beautiful and I would highly recommend going there for a little bit at least.

I got back to discover my roomie's side of the room in shambles, because she'd made a mess while I was gone, and I'm not supposed to be mad about it, but I kind of am. I never have any idea what is going on with her, and I am honestly concerned that she's having some stupid personal problems that I, as poor stupid stranger, am going to get caught up in.

Why do Austrians not know about the Dr. Seuss? Cat and the Hat, man!

Comments

[hwango.livejournal.com]

Regarding Y - what did you think of the last issue in particular? I was a little disappointed by some of the things they left unexplained, but overall I was quite happy with the series.

[beanie-platypus.livejournal.com]

Truth to tell, I don't mind the stuff that they left unexplained. I would have liked to see a bit more about the Culper Ring, more about 355's family and her real name, etc... but, those are details. The story seems to be complete in and of itself. Hell, issue #60 seems to be complete in and of itself in a lot of ways.

There's more you'd like to know, but there's nothing more you need to know to make the story work. (Am I making any sense here...?) It's a story, to an extent, about things you don't get to have: a world full of men, the love of your life, a happy childhood. But things go on, you survive, and though the future is not the same that you thought it would be does not preclude it from being a good future and a good life. That the ending leaves me satisfied, a little wistful, and vaguely desirous of more makes me think they did their job right.

[hwango.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I wasn't surprised we never learned more about 355, but I was okay with that. I don't think any name they could have picked for her would have seemed quite right, and this way she'll always be 355.

There were a few things in the last issue that just felt a little off to me, or seemed odd for no particular reason. Things like why it's now the "Culper Sphere." Why change the name? If there was a good reason, it would be worth telling us why, and if there wasn't a good reason, then why do it? Little things like that.

However, I think the thing I was waiting for them to explain that really felt like it was missing when the series ended is where the rats came from. They made a point of saying that certain animals were extinct, and then all of a sudden there are rats again. It seemed like they were setting up for something with that, but that something never came.

I am glad that they ended the series, even though I would have enjoyed reading more. A story will a planned beginning, middle, and end is much preferable to one that they keep beating stories out of until the quality fades and people abandon it.