Talk:Riddley Walker

message: I think I rememeber reading somewhere, possibly in the foreword to one of the newer editions that Russell Hoban said his English or specifically his spelling suffered due to writing this book. If this could be confirmed, it should be added to the article IMHO Nil Einne 18:39, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, it's either in the foreword or in an interview and I think I can locate it. Thanks for the reminder. ←Hob 01:03, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Trivia 

message: One of the things that always struck me with this book was the timing. It all takes place (from memory) over a couple of days, with Riddley walking all over Kent in a matter of a few hours. Does that ring a bell with anyone else? --Mat Hardy (Affentitten) 05:48, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Timing 

message: Death in Norse paganism#Death and eroticism just got mentioned on the Main Page and the first thing that popped to mind was the various stories told in Riddley Walker regarding "doing it with Aunty." Anybody think this deserves mention in the article? __Just plain Bill (talk) 13:34, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Aunty 

message: Further to the connection between Eusa and the USA: The two are phonologically similar. However, the actual nation-state (here a gestalt together with the scientific establishment) seems to be actually represented by Mr. Clevver, who steals Eusa's (Oppenheim's) knowledge and puts it to use in bombs/'barms'. Riddley watches the two Showmen argue about Eusa's decision to blame himself for the deaths and Bad Times, and whether or not guilt is evidence of responsibility.  The trope of scientific progress is invoked: 'someone would've discovered it anyway'. 
Eusa could be considered the story of Oppenheim, anonymised and recast in a Promethean, mythic aspect.
--86.152.88.234 (talk) 15:11, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Eusa 

message: I only meant to change a few words, but I ended up taking huge redundant chunks from part of the article. I think i've managed to cut away quite a lot of chaff, sorry if I stepped on any toes! --90.206.122.212 (talk) 23:25, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: ^^^ This was me, by the way, if anyone wants to offer comment. --Simply swurls (talk) 16:41, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tidied up a bit 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: The core of this article is rather slight, with just over 100 words covering the plot and themes of the novel, and it has not been much worked on of late. Quite a bit of earlier material has been removed as unsourced and suspected WP:OR, but it should be possible to find equivalent sourced material.
At the very least the article could do with a better plot summary, and there really ought to be something about the language, which, after all, has been one of the main focuses of critical appreciation and something many visitors to this page will probably be coming here for. Perhaps some discussion of the main themes and characters, as in earlier versions, would not be out of place, too. 
The novel has been the subject of a great deal of critical writing and I have added a list of about 20 articles, which can be drawn on for expansion. Personally, I'd like to see the inline references replaced by shortened footnotes (which make multiple refs to a single source easier and produce a more coherent-looking bibliography), but we'll need to stick with the inline style unless there's a consensus for change (in line with WP:CITEVAR).--Pfold (talk) 22:41, 23 May 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Expanding the article 

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