Sweetjunkiegirl
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Emilie Autumn:
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(view spoiler)[The end of Emil-y's story strikes me as tremendously optimistic and life-affirming, yet I can see how others (like Emil-ie!) may react sadly to it and view it as tragic. Is this ambiguity intentional, or do you have a preferred interpretation? (hide spoiler)]
Emilie Autumn
Hello again!
You're good at this;)!!
The ambiguity is absolutely intentional—a good book will always say more about the person reading it than about the writer. In the Asylum, the choice is yours. Do they live? Do they die? Is she crazy? Is she not? Did any of this happen? Did everything happen? Or was she dead all along?
The answer will be what you need it to be, and, for me, that changes all the time, still. The ending is ambiguous for you because it is ambiguous for me. I don't know what happens. But I have a very good idea;)...and it's wonderful. And yes, I think it is very, very positive AND life-affirming, just as you say.
All my love,
~ EA
You're good at this;)!!
The ambiguity is absolutely intentional—a good book will always say more about the person reading it than about the writer. In the Asylum, the choice is yours. Do they live? Do they die? Is she crazy? Is she not? Did any of this happen? Did everything happen? Or was she dead all along?
The answer will be what you need it to be, and, for me, that changes all the time, still. The ending is ambiguous for you because it is ambiguous for me. I don't know what happens. But I have a very good idea;)...and it's wonderful. And yes, I think it is very, very positive AND life-affirming, just as you say.
All my love,
~ EA
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Manuel Florence
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Emilie Autumn:
Hi Emilie, I'm enjoying the Audiobook along with the eBook! I read the hardcover copy years ago, but now everything is clearer and I am literally crying and laughing with you. We met twice in Italy and 'spiritual' is a word that can describe those experiences. Now, what I want to ask is: will you be releasing other songs from the musical and/or from other projects? Your music and stories are LIFE! I Love You <3 G-PR
Victorian
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Emilie Autumn:
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Is there more on the fact that Madame Mournington's daughter Violet and Violet the patient from the hospital share the name? Obviously there is paralelism between the hospital and the Asylum, but I wonder if it's just a random fact or there's a reason behind it. Lots of love and tea <3
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