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So we now definitively know that these stories are [[Thread:215070|valid]]. However, the designation [[Dr. Twelfth (novel)]] really seems wrong. The definitions from [[T:DAB TERM]] are as follows: | So we now definitively know that these stories are [[Thread:215070|valid]]. However, the designation [[Dr. Twelfth (novel)]] really seems wrong. The definitions from [[T:DAB TERM]] are as follows: | ||
* novel: "out-of-universe discussion about a DWU novel"; | * novel: "out-of-universe discussion about a DWU novel"; | ||
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But [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/novel here] is the standard meaning of the word "novel" from M-W: "an invented prose narrative that is '''usually long''' and '''complex''' and deals especially with human experience through a usually connected sequence of events" (boldface: Amorkuz). | But [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/novel here] is the standard meaning of the word "novel" from M-W: "an invented prose narrative that is '''usually long''' and '''complex''' and deals especially with human experience through a usually connected sequence of events" (boldface: Amorkuz). | ||
To me the Mr Men stories are very clearly "short stories". They are nowhere near the length of a novel, the narrative complexity of a novel, or the minimal age for being able to comprehend of a novel. | To me the Mr Men stories are very clearly "short stories". They are nowhere near the length of a novel, the narrative complexity of a novel, or the minimal age for being able to comprehend of a novel. | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:34, 27 April 2023
So we now definitively know that these stories are valid. However, the designation Dr. Twelfth (novel) really seems wrong. The definitions from T:DAB TERM are as follows:
- novel: "out-of-universe discussion about a DWU novel";
- short story: "out-of-universe articles about DWU short stories".
In other words, not helpful in this case.
But here is the standard meaning of the word "novel" from M-W: "an invented prose narrative that is usually long and complex and deals especially with human experience through a usually connected sequence of events" (boldface: Amorkuz).
To me the Mr Men stories are very clearly "short stories". They are nowhere near the length of a novel, the narrative complexity of a novel, or the minimal age for being able to comprehend of a novel.
