Knut's book sounds really interesting, too!
I hate to break it to you, oh impotent one, but you're not the big bad anymore, you're not even the kind of naughty.
Xander ,'Showtime'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
meara - Oct 17, 2006 4:51:46 pm PDT #1339 of 28144
esse - Oct 19, 2006 3:34:33 am PDT #1340 of 28144
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
potentially very useful lj community, what's that book?: [link]
Connie Neil - Oct 20, 2006 9:21:59 am PDT #1341 of 28144
brillig
Question to the hive-mind:
I just finished re-reading one of my favorite 30's-era British mysteries. One of the women, a Russian former ballerina of, naturally, less-than-sterling virtue, is consistently referred to as "the Merkalova", Merkalova being her last name. There's an element of contempt in the useage, but it also has the feel of being a standard useage for a woman on the stage in some fashion.
I've seen the usage in books up to about the '50s, where a major female performer is referred to as La LastName or The LastName.
What is the source of this, does anyone know?
DavidS - Oct 20, 2006 10:12:44 am PDT #1342 of 28144
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
What is the source of this, does anyone know?
It was common in ballet, opera and, I think, theater to refer to divas and prima ballerinas and Great Lady Thespians like that.
Jessica - Oct 21, 2006 8:12:11 am PDT #1343 of 28144
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Just read this on Neil Gaiman's blog:
So the UK edition of Fragile Things doesn't contain the stories that were in the UK edition of Smoke and Mirrors.
The US edition contains the stories that weren't in the US edition of Smoke and Mirrors.
So if you have a UK edition of Smoke and Mirrors and a US edition of Fragile Things, then three of the stories will repeat.
(Contrariwise, if you have a US edition of Smoke and Mirrors and a UK edition of Fragile Things then there are three stories you won't have read.)
Guess which combination I have? Oy.
Dana - Oct 21, 2006 8:54:36 am PDT #1344 of 28144
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
if you have a US edition of Smoke and Mirrors and a UK edition of Fragile Things
Huh. I think that's me too.
Frankenbuddha - Oct 21, 2006 1:08:50 pm PDT #1345 of 28144
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
So does that mean if you have UK only or US only, you're solid?
Signed,
Haven't bought either yet, but probably will.
IAmNotReallyASpring - Oct 21, 2006 11:16:41 pm PDT #1346 of 28144
I think Freddy Quimby should walk out of here a free hotel
I just finished re-reading one of my favorite 30's-era British mysteries.
connie, may I ask what the book is?
Jessica - Oct 22, 2006 5:38:03 am PDT #1347 of 28144
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
So does that mean if you have UK only or US only, you're solid?
Yeah, if your editions match, you'll have the complete set of stories.
Connie Neil - Oct 22, 2006 9:19:06 am PDT #1348 of 28144
brillig
connie, may I ask what the book is?
"Hamlet, Revenge" by Michael Innes. I don't read it so much for the mystery but for the characters.