Question for people who've read Gaiman's Stardust: I'm thinking about buying the new illustrated edition as a present for someone. There aren't any Amazon reviews of that edition yet, but several of the reviews for the original edition mention a sex scene. How explicit is it, and if anyone has the illustrated edition, do the pictures get at all graphic? (The person I'm buying it for is rather prudish. Even something like bare breasts in an illustration would make me think twice about this. I glanced through it when I saw it in a bookstore, but just saw a few pictures and thought, "Oooh, pretty," without looking too closely.)
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Hil R. - Jun 15, 2007 5:54:30 pm PDT #2870 of 28176
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Atropa - Jun 15, 2007 7:37:39 pm PDT #2871 of 28176
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> How explicit is it,
Not at all, in my opinion. Far less explicit that most romance novels, probably.
and if anyone has the illustrated edition, do the pictures get at all graphic?
There's a picture of the two of them kissing, and then there is a picture (at a distance) of them in the woods at night. She's sitting on top of him, but all you see is his face, and her naked back legs.
I wouldn't think it would cause even a prudish person to raise their eyebrows and/or blush.
DavidS - Jun 15, 2007 8:44:46 pm PDT #2872 of 28176
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Weird coincidence -- one of the original Nancy Drew movies from it looks like the '40s is just starting on TCM.
No coincidence - TCM always does that with new movies coming out. I'm sure they knew a new Nancy Drew had opened.
Emily - Jun 15, 2007 11:19:39 pm PDT #2873 of 28176
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
I think she was pointing out that it coincided with our talking about Nancy Drew books, not with the movie coming out. Unless you're claiming TCM is planning all our conversations... are they listening right now?
sumi - Jun 16, 2007 4:03:09 am PDT #2874 of 28176
Art Crawl!!!
Oh, so we could think of an old movie we'd like to see again and start discussing the book it was from here and then it would pop up on TCM. We would be doing their scheduling.
Amy - Jun 16, 2007 4:23:29 am PDT #2875 of 28176
Because books.
I think she was pointing out that it coincided with our talking about Nancy Drew books, not with the movie coming out.
Yes, this.
Although sumi's suggestion is awesome.
Hil R. - Jun 16, 2007 4:47:59 am PDT #2876 of 28176
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Thanks, Jilli.
Laga - Jun 16, 2007 8:40:23 am PDT #2877 of 28176
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Just don't start talking about that one with the giant ants ::shudder::
§ ita § - Jun 16, 2007 3:13:09 pm PDT #2878 of 28176
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 17, 2007 7:19:02 am PDT #2879 of 28176
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Points upthread and to cable drama.