>> Diane Duane's Young Wizards series has explicitly nonhuman wizards - Deep Wizardry has whales, a dolphin, and a shark as major characters. <<
Yes, I love that series. The Book of Night with Moon is another favorite.
>> I imagine that most people would argue that healthy processing of emotions doesn't make as good drama as poor processing does - but it'd be nice if people didn't therefore think it was normal/okay. <<
Okaaayyy ... healthy processing is more work. This is true for the people doing it. I also think that, when handled properly, it generates more plot because the author cannot simply handwave away the problems when done tormenting the characters. Real problems actually have to be solved or at least worked upon; or in a tragedy, proven insurmountable.
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Yes, I love that series. The Book of Night with Moon is another favorite.
>> I imagine that most people would argue that healthy processing of emotions doesn't make as good drama as poor processing does - but it'd be nice if people didn't therefore think it was normal/okay. <<
Okaaayyy ... healthy processing is more work. This is true for the people doing it. I also think that, when handled properly, it generates more plot because the author cannot simply handwave away the problems when done tormenting the characters. Real problems actually have to be solved or at least worked upon; or in a tragedy, proven insurmountable.