I liked the Callahan stories when they were just independent stories, When he started turning them into more novel like things, he lost me. I really dug Night of Power.
I know I read Stardance, but I don't remember much about it.
I walk. I talk. I shop, I sneeze. I'm gonna be a fireman when the floods roll back. There's trees in the desert since you moved out. And I don't sleep on a bed of bones.
Buffy ,'Chosen'
The Minearverse 3: The Network Is a Harsh Mistress
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
-t - Jun 29, 2004 12:47:58 pm PDT #958 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
arby - Jun 29, 2004 12:59:07 pm PDT #959 of 10001
Guy #1: Man, there are so many hipsters around. I hate hipsters! Guy #2: You're at the wrong place. That's like going to Vegas only to say "I hate titties!" --The Warsaw, Williamsburg (OINY)
Brokedown, Issola, Paarfi, the rest of the Vladiad EXCEPT Teckla, Agyar, Sun Moon & Stars (which I remember liking a lot when I read it at 13, but I think I read a special "Children's" version with just the fairy tale), Gypsy, To Reign in Hell, Freedom & Necessity, [big gap], Cowboy Feng, Teckla. I kind of hate Teckla. It's just so depressing.
Brust himself says about Cowboy Feng:
Not one of my better efforts, I think, but there are bits of it I like. It started out to be funny, developed a serious side, and I was never able to get the elements to blend the way I wanted them to. Grumble grumble. It's always pleasant to run into someone who liked this book; it means that I can still do all right when I'm not on my game.
Gus - Jun 29, 2004 1:03:12 pm PDT #960 of 10001
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.
Stardance should be taught in high school. KristenT, are you listening? How about you, kat?
While you are at it, show American History X, Apt Pupil, and Swing Kids.
Make them understand the dynamic at work in these films.
I really dug Night of Power...
Oh, no. Just, uh-uh.
-t, perhaps you should hook up with ita. We are not compatible, except for the Brust thing.
-t - Jun 29, 2004 1:11:26 pm PDT #961 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
On further reflection, i really dug parts of Night of Power. The idea of being "spotless", which was totally abandoned, is what stuck with me. That and the drinking of whiskey with an eye on the clock to calibrate the drunkenness. That seemed like wisdom when I was in college...
t /poorly concealed heartbreak
Gus - Jun 29, 2004 1:29:19 pm PDT #962 of 10001
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.
Hold in abeyance all judgments. -t has plucked out the soul of Night of Power, choosing the best bits for display.
-t, if I say "God is an Iron", what Spider Robinson book do you reply?
Daisy Jane - Jun 29, 2004 1:34:53 pm PDT #963 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Oh that's a name I know, Spider Robinson. He's the one with the puns right? FE loves him and keeps trying to get me to read one. I roll my eyes forever and say "sure."
I despise puns.
-t - Jun 29, 2004 1:38:57 pm PDT #964 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Mindkiller
eta: puns are the lowest form of humor, the base on which all else stands
dcp - Jun 29, 2004 2:10:37 pm PDT #965 of 10001
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
One of Spider Robinson's puns that stayed with me was "They also surf who only sand and wade." I used that as a tag line for a little while.
I think the last book of his I liked was Lady Slings the Booze, but it has been a while, I guess I should go check out what he has done lately.
DXMachina - Jun 29, 2004 3:13:09 pm PDT #966 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I despise puns.
So, you consider them punishment?
SailAweigh - Jun 29, 2004 3:17:20 pm PDT #967 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Huh. I may have to check out the Spider Robinson. He was one of my brother's favorite authors. But he stayed into hard SF when I was branching off into SF/fantasy and pure fantasy. I'm finding myself intrigued with some of the classic authors I either grew disenamoured off or just never got the love of back then.