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DWetz, can you also clarify whether "comic book/cartoon" would include newspaper/magazine comic strips? you probably wouldn't even classify that as literary, but I just want to make sure

clarification: comic strips/cartoons not relevant to the character, regardless of where they might have appeared

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06-10-2016 , 02:13 PM

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interestinger and interestinger

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06-10-2016 , 02:14 PM

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we probably don't need to ask the "four or more works" question, because i have to believe the answer to that is yes if she's the major character "in most works by the main author in which she appears," unless DWetz is being super-nitty and she's only in three works by that author but was the main character in two of them

it might still be good to know whether she's been in six works or, say, thirty-six works, but i feel like there are more fruitful questions aorn

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06-10-2016 , 02:20 PM

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the fact that another author later used the character definitely points to either children's literature or science fiction imo

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06-10-2016 , 02:23 PM

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oh, could be South African

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06-10-2016 , 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Gadarene

the fact that another author later used the character definitely points to either children's literature or science fiction imo

or maybe detective novels/mysteries

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06-10-2016 , 02:36 PM

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i want to either ask if the author was born in Australia/New Zealand or ask if the works in which the character appears are primarily intended for adult readers

thoughts?

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06-10-2016 , 02:40 PM

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Second idea > first imo

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06-10-2016 , 02:54 PM

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Q: Are the works in which the character appears primarily intended for adult readers?

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06-10-2016 , 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by DWetzel

0. Fictional character
1-3 . Created 1930-1957
4. Human
5. Female
6. Not best known from movies/TV
7. Not a comic book/cartoon character
8. Literary character
9. Creator not born in North America
10. Creator is male
11. Character first appeared in a work first published in the English language
12. Recurring character
13. Author never won a Pulitzer
14. The character's earliest (known-to-me) appearance in the author's published works is as an adult, and she is generally portrayed as an adult throughout the author's works
15. Creator not born in the UK as variously defined; however the character secondarily appeared in work by another author who was born in the UK, so I probably ought to mention that
16. Character is the major character in most works by the main author in which she appears

17. Works in which the character appears are primarily intended for an adult audience

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06-10-2016 , 04:21 PM

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interesting

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06-10-2016 , 05:45 PM

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Note that's not to say that children of a certain level of development couldn't consume the works and enjoy them; they're just not written with children in mind

If that makes sense.

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06-10-2016 , 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by DWetzel

Note that's not to say that children of a certain level of development couldn't consume the works and enjoy them; they're just not written with children in mind

If that makes sense.

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06-11-2016 , 07:53 AM

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Should we ask if characters name appears in book title?

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06-11-2016 , 08:00 AM

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Yeah, that makes sense as a question I think.

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06-11-2016 , 04:55 PM

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Bumpity bump

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06-11-2016 , 04:57 PM

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Does the character's name appear in any book title?

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06-11-2016 , 05:00 PM

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18. Not in a book title

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06-11-2016 , 05:04 PM

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The date created is really interesting because there weren't really that many science fiction novels around that time (though there were detective novels), and certainly fewer in non-North America/UK counties.

Detective novels make a lot of sense; it would be good to know if it was ANZAC or somewhere else probably

This is a really interesting one

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06-11-2016 , 10:42 PM

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Susan Calvin is a pretty good fit, I think.

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06-11-2016 , 10:46 PM

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Today I learned Isaac Asimov was born in Russia

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06-12-2016 , 04:01 AM

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D1iab does it again I think

How about a clarifying question and then go for her if it still fits and go back to the drawing board if it doesn't

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06-12-2016 , 04:05 AM

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Author primarily wrote Science Fiction?

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06-12-2016 , 08:48 AM

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19. Author best known for science fiction

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06-12-2016 , 08:58 AM

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Is it Susan Calvin?

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