Post by bulldust on May 17, 2023 18:27:42 GMT
Moo, bitches!
Bulldude here, dealing with a rowdy flock and a drooly canine, all who think they are the ones in charge and turning the house into a combat zone of flapping, divebombing and chewing.
But the Bulldog knows the truth. The Bull pays the bills, cleans the house, makes sure the flock and pack are all cared for.
They are in charge.
But back to the subject at hand. The cap, White Feather, is a tale of a conscientious objector in wartime England. This does not bode well for him, for a number of reasons, one of which is that he is of Jewish/German heritage.
After Thomas attends a tribunal to determine his fate and place in the war, he is essentially still drafted, just not trained as a combatant. Instead, he is assigned the duty of stretcher-bearer and is responsible for pulling injured combatants from the battlefield.
The Bull on the wall on this. While on one hand this is a well-written "war is hell" cap, it didn't really evoke the emotional response Bulldog would expect from a war cap. Maybe it's just Bulldust being too picky, but the feeling seems to be missing. It reads more like a rote listing of events, and less of a human story of the horrors of war, even though it's describing the horrors of war.
But there are moments which stand out, like Thomas asking an injured soldier not to scream as he pulled him from the field. And yes, while this particular bit was an integral part of the structure of the cap, more of that interpersonal interaction could have gone a long way.
Being torn, the Bull will vote a tentative yes. The Fishy one will decide if it ascends to the Monkey or a tiebreaker is needed.
Bulldude here, dealing with a rowdy flock and a drooly canine, all who think they are the ones in charge and turning the house into a combat zone of flapping, divebombing and chewing.
But the Bulldog knows the truth. The Bull pays the bills, cleans the house, makes sure the flock and pack are all cared for.
They are in charge.
But back to the subject at hand. The cap, White Feather, is a tale of a conscientious objector in wartime England. This does not bode well for him, for a number of reasons, one of which is that he is of Jewish/German heritage.
After Thomas attends a tribunal to determine his fate and place in the war, he is essentially still drafted, just not trained as a combatant. Instead, he is assigned the duty of stretcher-bearer and is responsible for pulling injured combatants from the battlefield.
The Bull on the wall on this. While on one hand this is a well-written "war is hell" cap, it didn't really evoke the emotional response Bulldog would expect from a war cap. Maybe it's just Bulldust being too picky, but the feeling seems to be missing. It reads more like a rote listing of events, and less of a human story of the horrors of war, even though it's describing the horrors of war.
But there are moments which stand out, like Thomas asking an injured soldier not to scream as he pulled him from the field. And yes, while this particular bit was an integral part of the structure of the cap, more of that interpersonal interaction could have gone a long way.
Being torn, the Bull will vote a tentative yes. The Fishy one will decide if it ascends to the Monkey or a tiebreaker is needed.
