tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481691725314537521.post208665947077245525..comments2023-09-20T14:34:21.102+02:00Comments on Postcards from the Gods: The Nether – by Jennifer Haley [text review]Andrew Haydonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05568061302451610140noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481691725314537521.post-12208795614256611212014-07-27T22:15:05.092+02:002014-07-27T22:15:05.092+02:00That last scene was very problematic for me. Sims...That last scene was very problematic for me. Sims is describing how this world keeps him from performing these acts in the real world, but we've already heard he's got this stringent screening process and rules of behaviour. So presumably, paedophiles uninterested in Victorian Americana and detailed descriptions of how records are made are populating a seedier part of The Nether or the real world? <br /><br />I sort of got the feeling that Sims/Papa would be much more interesting if he were not a paedophile himself, but came at things purely from a business sense, like how drug dealers are rarely also drug users. Focussing on his own predilections and morality just seemed to muddy the issues for me, stopped any real conversation about freedoms getting too deep. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com