[WA, QLD, TAS] In Conversation with Margaret Atwood - All Remaining Tickets $59 (Were up to $151.95) @ Lasttix

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His_Holiness on 20/02/2020 - 11:46 lasttix.com.au (133 clicks)
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The publication of The Handmaid’s Tale in 1985 and the current Emmy Award-winning television series have created a sweeping global cultural phenomenon, as ‘handmaids’ have become a symbol of women’s rights and standing against misogyny and oppression.

In Conversation with Margaret Atwood is a premier Australian literary event spanning the breadth of Atwood’s remarkable career, her diverse range of works and why, in Booker Prize-winning The Testaments, she has returned to her seminal story, 34 years later.

Don't miss an evening of conversation, discussion and Q&A with one of the most vital authors of her generation, as Margaret Atwood shares her signature insight, humour and intellect.

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  0jay on 20/02/2020 - 12:06

  +1

  Sixty bucks for an author appearance? That’s just stupid.

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    onlinepred on 20/02/2020 - 15:08

    +2

    People pay for VIP packs all the time to just have a photo and a quick "Hi" "Bye" with people all the time. Not sure why so many negs on this.

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      0jay on 20/02/2020 - 15:13

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      I guess in part it’s context.

      At risk of misinterpreting your v general category, Atwood is not a VIP. Nor is she particularly known for her incisive cultural analysis. Somebody who is however, William Gibson and Atwood’s contemporary, recently completed a tour having charged nothing more than purchase of his latest book for the privilege to attend.

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        onlinepred on 20/02/2020 - 15:29

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        That's great if you are a fan of William Gibson. For the fan's of Atwood then they have a choice of not attending this event, or paying $59 and attending it. An example, a fan of Atwood attends Gibson event and hears nothing about Atwood novels = fan not happy.

        This isn't a reading btw.

        OMG: http://www.harvard.com/event/william_gibson/

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          0jay on 20/02/2020 - 19:11

          @onlinepred: They can, yes. Doesn’t alter the price or value proposition.

          A neg is an opinion, mine differs from yours.

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            onlinepred on 20/02/2020 - 21:27

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            @0jay: Seems most think your neg is invalid. Unable to provide a better deal or show when this was last done for a better price. Like most people here think apple is a ripoff, yet there you are. No need to neg every apple deal, only if it isn't actually a deal.

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              0jay on 20/02/2020 - 21:54

              @onlinepred: I’ve amply elaborated on my reasons. I’m indifferent to your view about the opinion of most people.

              This deal is in no way comparable to an Apple product. I have negged 2, maybe 3 deals in my time on this site. This happens to be one of them, though characterising it as frivolous is just asshatted stupidity.

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  JRozells on 20/02/2020 - 12:14

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  I wonder if anyone actually bought a ticket at $150

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    0jay on 20/02/2020 - 12:37

    -1

    They’ve critically misread the market. It’s managerial incompetence.

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  elitistphoenix on 20/02/2020 - 12:41

  -2

  Paying for marketing. This is new.

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  Morven on 20/02/2020 - 14:37

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  Margaret Atwood is hugely popular because so is The Handmaid's Tale. Her new book The Testaments is a recent global bestseller, and she was the subject of a recent documentary aired on SBS. Tickets to recent equivalent events in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra were sold out at full price. This is therefore a very good deal. Being unaware of that or having some kind of political grudge is not a reason to vote down this deal.

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    0jay on 20/02/2020 - 14:46

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    Political grudge? I’m sorry but how would you qualify a statement like that?

    Whatever an author’s celebrity, $60 (or indeed $150) is a gouge. I wouldn’t pay that to see Hemingway if he were still alive (though for sure I’d pony up double that for Mary Shelley).

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      onlinepred on 20/02/2020 - 15:11

      +3

      Ugh.

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        0jay on 20/02/2020 - 15:14

        Well said, great argument.

        V thought provoking thanks for your contribution.

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          onlinepred on 20/02/2020 - 15:25

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          @0jay: Pretty much the same as "I don't value this, therefore no one does".

          Please show me where I can see this event for free, or don't neg.

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            0jay on 20/02/2020 - 19:06

            @onlinepred: I don’t value this at this price which furthermore I regard to be exorbitantly overvalued.

            I also happen to regard literary prizes as overvalued.

            I rarely neg deals, in this case it’s richly deserved.

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      Morven on 20/02/2020 - 16:21

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      Qualify the statement? Apart from being last year's Booker Prize winner (which I forgot to mention), Atwood is a feminist author who speaks out against Trump. The Handmaid's Tale and its sequel portray a "what if" dystopian future where ultra-conservative religious, racist (in the book, not the show) zealots come to control the USA. This is an internet full of culture warriors who would love to downvote anything about someone like that.

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        0jay on 20/02/2020 - 19:08

        I’m well acquainted with Atwood and her work.

        The qualification’s needed for the dubious assertion that anyone would neg this deal out of a ‘political grudge’.

        Quite the imagination there, cowbye.