or so we're told (not shown)
But does Izzy ever actually act oafish in the snippets, or are we just supposed to take the author's word for it? Does he behave contrary to the author's description?
And now my boy's in love. All hearts and flowers. But, doesn't it freak you out that she used to change your diapers? I mean, when you think about it, the first woman you boned is the closest thing you've ever had to a mother. Doing your mom and trying to kill your dad. Hm. There should be a play.
Angelus ,'Damage'
The Great Write Way, Chapter Two: Twice upon a time...
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Polter-Cow - Feb 20, 2005 8:22:55 am PST #130 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
deborah grabien - Feb 20, 2005 8:27:17 am PST #131 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Does he behave contrary to the author's description?
He doesn't behave in any way at all. Everything is through the author.
It's so very bad.
edit: and in researching this, it turns out the perpetrator is a he, the translator (from Catalan) is a he, and the bio on the author reads as follows:
Day by day he fritters away his vital juices as a government bureaucrat, which brings little light to his life. For a Spaniard raised on the Mediterranean, lack of light is slow death. The author escapes this dire reality by writing fiction.
Ugh. Maybe it was better in Catalan? If so, the translator should be flogged. If not, the writer should be flogged.
Beverly - Feb 20, 2005 8:42:10 am PST #132 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Arrrrggh, Deb. I'm so sorry. Burn it, dance around its funeral pyre with a warding spell so that no other such doorstops come your way.
Oh. email. Never mind. You'd have to print it out, and that would be a waste of dead trees. Wouldn't want you to burn your computer.
Still. Some sort of burial-and-no-ressurection ceremony seems in order.
deborah grabien - Feb 20, 2005 8:43:41 am PST #133 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
I suspect the translator is the writer's Very Best Buddy, or something.
Yuck.
erikaj - Feb 20, 2005 8:44:01 am PST #134 of 10001
I'm a fucking amazing catch!--Fiona Gallagher, Shameless(US)
Tabula rasa.(But you might forget your own stuff, too, that way.)
deborah grabien - Feb 20, 2005 8:45:02 am PST #135 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Omigawd, from the "official" synopsis:
The conflict comes to the boil when he discovers that her family has pledged Amina in marriage against her wishes to an aged desert sheik already four times married. Izzy vows not to allow this to happen and willfully sets about forcing circumstances his way. The rest of the novel charts the hilarious and yet deeply committed actions of the hero as he fights to free his love from her hide-bound family. By forcing the issue, Izzy inevitably leads his love to a tragic end.
An aged desert sheik with four other wives!
Beverly - Feb 20, 2005 8:47:27 am PST #136 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Okay, this is sounding more and more like a screenplay for a farce.
erikaj - Feb 20, 2005 8:47:37 am PST #137 of 10001
I'm a fucking amazing catch!--Fiona Gallagher, Shameless(US)
Of course she is. And he will sneak in as a groom or something, right?ETA: "Springtime for Osama."
deborah grabien - Feb 20, 2005 8:48:21 am PST #138 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Hilarious, yet deeply committed. And tragic, too!
I wonder if they fight crime?
Polter-Cow - Feb 20, 2005 8:49:32 am PST #139 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Izzy vows not to allow this to happen and willfully sets about forcing circumstances his way.
Good! I hate when characters try to force things their way without any will at all.