tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7784099681407679393.post1802280148619639435..comments2024-03-27T02:02:59.126-07:00Comments on Mortal Engines: Books & Movie: How does Mortal Engines end? Who dies?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7784099681407679393.post-44177507927821390622017-06-11T14:30:58.626-07:002017-06-11T14:30:58.626-07:00A fair point!A fair point!Making Mortal Engineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09511773246146990115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7784099681407679393.post-79660868023710355282017-05-29T07:56:18.299-07:002017-05-29T07:56:18.299-07:00Yes and no, James! It's not just a Shakespeare...Yes and no, James! It's not just a Shakespearean pile of corpses! (What strikes me about the ending (and all of Reeve's work that I've read) is how humanly transient all the characters' emotions and motivations are. Hester's enmity evaporates in the face of Valentine's heartbreak, as does Valentine's swagger. Even Chrome loses his lust for power and control as impending disaster comes crashing down. Everyone just becomes human. Yep, they mostly end up dead, but it's the humanity of it all that I remember.) And Tom and Hester - for them love does indeed conquer all!benetedmundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04094656822540373109noreply@blogger.com