I tend to notice that unless it's a procedural, we never learn about the punishment in most detective stories. Or in hardboiled, people die instead of going to jail.
Take jobs as they come -- and we'll never be under the heel of nobody ever again. No matter how long the arm of the Alliance might get, we'll just get ourselves a little further.
Mal ,'Out Of Gas'
The Buffista Book Club: the Harry Potter iteration
This thread is a focused discussion group. Please see the first post below for the current topic and upcoming book discussions. While natter will inevitably happen, we encourage you to treat this like a virtual book club and try to keep your posts in that spirit.
By consensus, this thread is reopened specifically to discuss Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It will be closed again once that discussion has run its course.
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erikaj - Sep 20, 2005 4:53:51 am PDT #1324 of 3301
Always Anti-fascist!
Connie Neil - Sep 20, 2005 5:08:19 am PDT #1325 of 3301
brillig
Or in hardboiled, people die instead of going to jail.
I've always thought that was because the case itself was so shaky legally that the perp had a decent chance of getting off, which would negate the come-uppance element of the tale.
erikaj - Sep 20, 2005 5:09:38 am PDT #1326 of 3301
Always Anti-fascist!
That could be, a lot of times.
sumi - Sep 20, 2005 5:14:27 am PDT #1327 of 3301
Art Crawl!!!
I think in mysteries the point is often that justice is served, even if the law isn't.
Cashmere - Oct 06, 2005 7:36:39 pm PDT #1328 of 3301
Now tagless for your comfort.
Not really subscribed but I saw this and wanted to bring it to everyone's attention. It's very funny.
Amy - Oct 07, 2005 3:37:10 am PDT #1329 of 3301
Because books.
Bwah! I want that shirt now.
Connie Neil - Oct 07, 2005 4:37:13 am PDT #1330 of 3301
brillig
There's a whole comic strip associated with that shirt. It's called "Unshelved", and it's set in a public library. The young adult librarian, who is a guy, starts the book club. The creators of the strip are also big fans of all things Whedon, and the current week's strips are about how the YA librarian's girlfriend is annoyed with him for having already seen Serenity eleven times when they were supposed to go see it together.
Wolfram - Oct 07, 2005 5:35:23 am PDT #1331 of 3301
Visilurking
I love that comic. Also finished the selection, but then work and interviews and holidays yada yada yada. Happy to discuss...Ginger?
Volans - Oct 07, 2005 5:45:09 am PDT #1332 of 3301
move out and draw fire
and, in 14 cases, Holmes freed the guilty person.
On purpose?
Connie Neil - Oct 07, 2005 6:55:37 am PDT #1333 of 3301
brillig
On purpose?
Generally so, because he figured there were enough extenuating circumstances involved, ie, someone dealing with an abusive situation.