[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Fin5434p [quote]You're using real-world legal terms to describe the interpretation of a person that doesn't exist, as if the interpreter of said person, the author, has actually committed some sort of legitimate offense.[/quote]The word 'slander' is perfectly appropriate in context, and it does not require a legal use.[/quote]It implies a seriousness that simply isn't there, seeing as we're talking about fictional characters.[quote][quote]And I've suggested that you look up what the word "perspective" means. There is no single shared perspective in this book, as everyone has reached their conclusions for their own individual reasons, which I've explained, which you've ignored.[/quote]The problem is, as with many Karen Travis books, that they have all arrived at [i]the same[/i] conclusion. Namely hers, just dressed up a little differently each time. She did this in the SW books she wrote as well, and she does not often present an opposing viewpoint. That kind of thing is fine in fanfiction but not a published work.[/quote]And I think the shared conclusion makes sense, although I think you detractors aren't giving Mal's conclusion enough attention, so I don't think it's as unanimous as you're making it out to be. Given the perspective of each character, their conclusions make sense. [quote][quote]Why? Why was Ackerson worse than Halsey?[/quote]Disposable suicide children. That about covers it.[/quote]And I agree. The point I'm trying to make is that, while worse than Halsey's actions, they don't make hers any better. If you lay a skeleton next to a recently dead body and compare them, in the end, they're both still dead.