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Local Authors => Brandon Sanderson => Topic started by: EUOL on December 01, 2005, 05:20:22 PM
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Got this bit of mail through the brandonsanderson.com site:
I have just completed Elantris, and I enjoyed it thoroughly. One of the reasons I liked it so much is because I am currently undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer and feel like an Elantrian in every way. My hair all fell out and my skin is blotchy and dry and wrinkled. I am 38 and I feel like Im 70. I wish I could convey to you how much your book meant to me. It was very uplifting and I feel like I will "complete my tranformation" after chemo is finished in January. I can't wait to share it with some of my breast cancer friends. Thank you for a truly enjoyable read during possibly the worst time of my life.
All I can say is wow.
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Yeah, no kidding, "Wow." What a great email. Isn't it nice to know how much your writing can touch people?
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You're that much closer to being on Opera.
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Elantris the Opera--that could be interesting. ;D
Good thing I've learned Spriggan Speak and can translate that as "Oprah." ;)
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Yeah. It's a real shame I can't sing....
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Nice, that's a really awesome email.
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That's got to be a great feeling, knowing you've touched someone in a deep way, beyond just enjoying your book. That's what I love about stories, actually--that when you find one that you really resonate with, there are multiple layers of enjoyment.
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Yeah, that is totally cool. It reminded me of when my dad went through chemo when he got stomach cancer.
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How cool, indeed! You know, I'd never thought about the Shaod like that before. It made me think of leprosy a lot and how it would've been to live with that horrible disease. It's so awesome how Elantris has all these various depths to it that one might not immediately discover.
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Cool.
(The email. Not horrible diseases with horrible treatments.)
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Freaky cool. THat's exactly what I want to do with my literature. I hide behind a veil of literary snobbery as well as fantasy snobbery, but I really just want to touch people. And you've done it. YOu've officially filled all the goals I had for myself, EUOL. Now I have to kill you and steal your identity.
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Pssst, e, I know a guy who knows a guy who can help with all your identity cloning needs...
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Couldn't resist this movie reference:
Jack Black in School of Rock as Dewey Finn: Your kids have all really touched me, and I'm pretty sure that I've touched them.
But seriously, it's a cool email. Warm fuzzies all over.
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Wow. So are you writing back?
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Good question. (I hope he did!) Though that would be hard to write a thank you to, um, do justice to that thank you. Huh, that sounds kind of weird. *shrug* Still, I wondered that, too.