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  • The ouroborous-ness of the ending seemed particularly implausible.

    Gimme That Ol' Time SF Karen Burnham 2009

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  • looked at from a symbolic perspective (of a jungian sort) the ouroborous, the image of a snake eating its own tail, is a symbol of psychic wholeness that incorporates both the conscious and unconscious aspects of personhood.

    June 9, 2009