I think you put this very well. He's a bit like Heinlein, who also had an ear for dialogue, but no idea what to do with plot, character, or for that matter women ($deity forbid one writes them as human beings).
In this case, I felt that Wanda was treated badly, both as a person and as a character -- one doesn't let characters who are important just sort of fall out of the plot like that.
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Date: 2008-08-20 11:23 pm (UTC)In this case, I felt that Wanda was treated badly, both as a person and as a character -- one doesn't let characters who are important just sort of fall out of the plot like that.