Dudley ultimately does become less of a cartoon character saying Harry is his hero. Rowling had the good fortune of her very first series being a best seller and making her richer than the Queen of England. But that came with the minor misfortune of learning her trade in a book read by millions, rather than having a modest success with her first series and only becoming famous after her skills matured. Not even playing the world's tiniest violin. I'll bet given the choice she would not have undone hr success. But I suspect a lot of the flaws come from simple inexperience.
What? I'm not allowed to hit people? Wesley: Not people capable of genocide. Angel: Those are exactly the types of people I should be allowed to hit!
'Just Rewards (2)'
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."
Typo Boy - May 16, 2011 11:28:45 am PDT #14747 of 28293
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
erikaj - May 16, 2011 12:26:28 pm PDT #14748 of 28293
Always Anti-fascist!
Yeah, remind me to spend half a second tonight feeling sad over her lack of craft.
sj - May 16, 2011 6:41:06 pm PDT #14749 of 28293
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I just finished reading the most recent Mercy Thompson book by Patricia Briggs, River Marked. I loved it, of course! So, I checked her website to see when the next Mercy book would be out and it said, Spring of 2013! I may just have to re-read the entire series if I have to wait that long.
sumi - May 17, 2011 7:46:19 am PDT #14750 of 28293
Art Crawl!!!
Game of Thrones and Philosophy
Edited by Henry Jacoby
The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
Submission Guidelines:
1. Submission deadline for abstracts (100-500 words) and CV’s: July 6, 2011
2. Submission deadline for first drafts of accepted papers: August 22, 2011
Kindly submit abstract (with or without Word attachment) and CV by email to: Henry Jacoby (jacobyh@ecu.edu)
There is a list of possible topics at the link.
Toddson - May 17, 2011 11:57:27 am PDT #14751 of 28293
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
In regard to the Hunger Games - do they rig the lotteries to pick the contestants? so they can go for maximum anguish?
Polgara - May 17, 2011 12:00:46 pm PDT #14752 of 28293
Karma is a cat, sleeping in my lap cuz it loves me. ~TS
It's rigged against the poor and hungry. Does that count?
Polter-Cow - May 17, 2011 12:00:49 pm PDT #14753 of 28293
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
There is no indication of that, but I certainly suspected it at times.
Toddson - May 17, 2011 12:03:12 pm PDT #14754 of 28293
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Well, the entire system is rigged against the poor. I was thinking of more specific trickery, i.e., deliberately putting very young girls up against older, stronger people who've been training for the "game".
§ ita § - May 17, 2011 12:04:24 pm PDT #14755 of 28293
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
At least one of the lotteries was rigged, wasn't it?
le nubian - May 17, 2011 12:58:13 pm PDT #14756 of 28293
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I believe they rigged the lotteries. Maybe not in every district, and it was clear the poor could "buy" in so they were at greater risk.