I am continuing on my annotations of the spoiler-free Three Broomsticks Predictions Podcasts, time-stamping sections and commenting on them in light of the 11-chapter preview. I invite you to listen and read along, if you have read the preview or if you don't mind spoilers, which, as always, are written in BLUE.
When I recorded the Three Broomsticks Podcast's Prediction Episode for The Running Grave, I was asked not to say anything about the 53-page preview that had, by then, been released. I had to bite my tongue a few times. naturally. As I was listening to the podcast today, I kept coming up with bits and pieces of the now 11-chapter preview; and things I would have loved to say. So, I decided to go through and put together some time-stamped notes where I could add to or re-think predictions and other story elements in light of what we know now, from the preview. So, without further ado, SPOILERS in BLUE. Just be forewarned: Irvin predicts more deaths than Sybil Trelawney when off her anti-depressants.
The following is my take on one of the cult psychology texts mentioned in The Running Grave, and what we see echoed in the depiction of the UHC in the first 11 chapters. Spoilers to follow, and are written in BLUE.
Disclaimer: I have a doctorate in psychology and taught it at the university level for 23 years. I am also a licensed behavior analyst, and thus have an academic background in the science of behavior change. I am not, however, certified in either clinical or counseling psychology.
Spoilers ahead.
We are back with what I can only assume is the final preview of The Running Grave before its September 26th publication date. Spoilers in BLUE.
Wooo-hoo! More preview today! I'll cover chapters 7 and 8. As before: Spoilers in BLUE.
As before, this is an analysis of the now-withdrawn Preview of The Running Grave, Spoilers are in BLUE TEXT.
As before, there will be spoilers for the 53-page release (now withdrawn) from August 9th. Spoilers in BLUE.
Hello, I'm back! I apologize for the lengthy absence and the delays in the Strike Read-A-Long posts. I am fine, but I have been dealing with health, family and employment issues since my return from India on August 2. I very much appreciate all who expressed their concern. In a short time, I feel like we have already created a community here, and I hope that will only grow with the release of The Running Grave.
My hope is to get some catch-up posts on the Troubled Blood read-along up this week and be ready to start The Ink Black Heart on August 28th, as planned. But, for me, a higher priority is going through the 53-page preview that became available on August 9th, and then mysteriously vanished a day or two later. I am fortunate enough to have it saved in a PDF. I realize not everyone got hold of it during the brief interval it was available. so I will be careful to label any spoilers. For the months of August, September and October, any posts that reference events in The Running Grave will be typed in BLUE TEXT
Onward, and beware, spoilers below.
