The first time I ran into an author falling in love with her character was Katherine Kurtz and King Kelson. The Deryni books hadn't been bad up unil the Kelson three, but even as an adolescent I recognized there was an unhealthy relationship there. At times it felt like the author was saying "If I can't have him, no one can!"
See, Vera? Dress yourself up; you get taken out somewhere fun.
Jayne ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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."
Volans - Mar 26, 2006 6:49:01 pm PST #274 of 28061
move out and draw fire
Connie Neil - Mar 26, 2006 7:35:48 pm PST #275 of 28061
brillig
At times it felt like the author was saying "If I can't have him, no one can!"
She did eventually marry him off to a nice girl who loves him. And who lives to the end of the book.
Calli - Mar 27, 2006 5:49:11 am PST #276 of 28061
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
The first time I ran into an author falling in love with her character was Katherine Kurtz and King Kelson.
The first time I remember running into this was with Dorothy Sayers and Lord Peter. When we meet Harriet Vane, the Oxford educated, brunette, alto, mystery writer who got him? Possibly not that dissimilar to the Oxford educated, brunette, alto, mystery writer who invented him. Not that I begrudge her the fictional happy ending. I'm just sayin'.
Hayden - Mar 27, 2006 7:46:25 am PST #277 of 28061
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Acting as the angel of death for this thread, I just heard that Stanislaw Lem passed away.
Betsy HP - Mar 27, 2006 8:07:53 am PST #278 of 28061
If I only had a brain...
If you're the angel of death, did you kill him? And if so, can I interest you in some other promising candidates?
erikaj - Mar 27, 2006 8:37:42 am PST #279 of 28061
I'm a fucking amazing catch!--Fiona Gallagher, Shameless(US)
One two three...white cocksuckahs. We don't have pigs, so must muddle through as far as...uh, disposal, but...
Hayden - Mar 27, 2006 8:44:54 am PST #280 of 28061
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
If you're the angel of death, did you kill him? And if so, can I interest you in some other promising candidates?
More to the point is whether there's a planet out there that will unexpectedly bring him back.
Consuela - Mar 27, 2006 10:01:10 am PST #281 of 28061
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Oh, that's sad.
Connie Neil - Mar 27, 2006 3:45:04 pm PST #282 of 28061
brillig
I got so tired of Harriet Vane feeling so guilty for being innocent. Margery Allingham's characters hold up over time a whole lot better.
Emily - Mar 28, 2006 1:09:11 am PST #283 of 28061
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Tanith Lee has amazing prose style, and I will hear no (okay, I'll hear it, but crankily) criticism of her best work.
I have no idea if I've read her best work. I just know that in everything of hers that I've read (and enjoyed, don't get me wrong), there's a sudden surprising twist! or three within the last ten pages.