Any suggestions for other Baba Yaga books? Movies?
I.B. Singer has a great, creepy short story about Baba Yaga.
You're right. He's evil. But you should see him naked. I mean really!
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DavidS - Jun 24, 2015 7:10:36 am PDT #23415 of 28333
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Polter-Cow - Jun 24, 2015 8:37:45 am PDT #23416 of 28333
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
So, what are some good books about Baba Yaga?
The novelization of John Wick.
hippocampus - Jun 25, 2015 2:20:23 pm PDT #23417 of 28333
not your mom's socks.
REALLY Neal Stephenson, you aren't actually suggesting these things in the second half of your new book to do with genetic inheritance and brain chemistry leading to the destabilization of future cultures, are you? SURELY NOT. I am putting the book down.
Gently.
I am not throwing it against the wall.
Anymore.
Gris - Jun 25, 2015 2:47:22 pm PDT #23418 of 28333
Hey. New board.
I didn't find anything in the second half offensive but it is certainly eye rolly on many levels. He could have done some interesting things with the time jump but...
Point being if you stop now you aren't missing anything amazing. The first half is worth the price of admission (and reminded me of this xkcd [link] which I know means I should read The Martian) but the second half... well I doubt I will read that part again.
It is like the entire Enders Game series in one book. Starts out awesome ends up ridiculous space fantasy that has pretensions of plausibility.
hippocampus - Jun 25, 2015 2:54:05 pm PDT #23419 of 28333
not your mom's socks.
The first half is worth the price of admission
Totally agree. It's a great 500 pages of fabulous disaster after fabulous disaster and people juryrigging survival.
Though I like the gliders (naturally) and the ring / eye is really cool
But
to have the cannibal berserker talk about bipolar/manic depression during the genetic selection debate and then to have the 5k year jump and suddenly there's a quarter of the ring genetically descended from that character marked red and gone politically feral? I am giving this the sideeye more than I've ever given any Stephenson the sideeye. I feel like we know where he stands at least in this book on nature vs. nurture.
also
is the Agent *never* explained?
wow I haven't ranted in so long.
hippocampus - Jun 25, 2015 3:33:51 pm PDT #23420 of 28333
not your mom's socks.
Also...
I thought one char. blew herself up at the end of the council of Eves, but her descendants are on the chart. So confused.
Ack.
Bought Sunil's story and a bunch of others as penance for my sins.
Katerina Bee - Jun 26, 2015 4:32:06 pm PDT #23421 of 28333
Herding cats for fun
Any suggestions for other Baba Yaga books?
"Enchantment" by Orson Scott Card. A Sleeping Beauty tale retold in Russian style. Baba Yaga gets a star turn as a witch so evil that even the twentieth century is scared of her. Really a good book.
dcp - Jun 26, 2015 4:51:32 pm PDT #23422 of 28333
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
hippocampus - Jun 26, 2015 5:09:30 pm PDT #23423 of 28333
not your mom's socks.
Any suggestions for other Baba Yaga books?
Deathless, by Catherynne M. Valente
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 27, 2015 8:24:54 am PDT #23424 of 28333
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
"Enchantment" by Orson Scott Card. A Sleeping Beauty tale retold in Russian style. Baba Yaga gets a star turn as a witch so evil that even the twentieth century is scared of her. Really a good book.
I'm afraid even Shakespeare-worthy writing would be beyond my ability to enjoy coming from a staunch advocate of criminalizing gay relationships who once stated that he regarded any government that would attempt to recognize same-sex marriage as a "mortal enemy" that he would act to destroy. The only contact I intend to have with Card ever again will be dancing on his grave while waving a rainbow flag.