Did they fix the part where the chapter undercuts the established metaphysics of the rest of the series for the sake of a racist joke? I always saw that chapter as a black mark on the serial.
(What I mean about the metaphysics is that it's plot critical that you need a soul to use the Names of God, and I'm pretty sure people would have noticed if the entire continent of Africa was unable to use Names.)
If by the keystone pun you mean the knock knock joke, though, the loss of that is definitely a tragedy.
I vaguely recall a keystone pun from reading Unsong when it was first released, but I just read the rewritten chapter 34 from the physical release, and then re-read the original version, and although they're certainly different, the keystone pun isn't in either version. Perhaps it's actually in a later chapter?
Did they fix the part where the chapter undercuts the established metaphysics of the rest of the series for the sake of a racist joke? I always saw that chapter as a black mark on the serial.
(What I mean about the metaphysics is that it's plot critical that you need a soul to use the Names of God, and I'm pretty sure people would have noticed if the entire continent of Africa was unable to use Names.)
If by the keystone pun you mean the knock knock joke, though, the loss of that is definitely a tragedy.
Yes, that's no longer there.
Iirc it was a region of Africa (northeast?), but damn yeah that's a pretty big plot hole
I vaguely recall a keystone pun from reading Unsong when it was first released, but I just read the rewritten chapter 34 from the physical release, and then re-read the original version, and although they're certainly different, the keystone pun isn't in either version. Perhaps it's actually in a later chapter?
it's right there!