Question about that review: she uses the word "totes" instead of "totally." Has that really entered the normal popular vernacular? Because I associate it, exclusively, with a small segment of the teen-to-twenties musical theater community that regularly watches/reads Andrew Keenan-Bolger's Blog. This is the first time I've ever seen/read/heard it outside of that context, and I need other data-points.
ETA:
Well, apparently Urban Dictionary has an entry for it from way back in 2003. So I guess it's been around. Weird.
In unrelated but more on-topic news: I've discovered that I can re-read one of Piers Anthony's Xanth novels in a day flat. I've made it through the first 9 in the last week and a half. And it's AWESOME. He comes across as a bit of a prick in the Author's Notes, though.
Question about that review: she uses the word "totes" instead of "totally." Has that really entered the normal popular vernacular?
I heard it for the first time a few years ago. From someone who is very gay but does not do musical theater.
I associate "totes" with...some kind of blog. One of the ones I read. Go Fug Yourself, perhaps? Not sure.
I can re-read one of Piers Anthony's Xanth novels in a day flat. I've made it through the first 9 in the last week and a half. And it's AWESOME. He comes across as a bit of a prick in the Author's Notes, though.
Heh. I loved those in middle school, but they're definitely NOT ones I'm re-reading, I know they'd come off worse than I remember...and I remember them being pretty dang misogynistic and annoying.
Did you ever read his ones about the ...shoot, what were they? Two worlds, one with magic and one without? Mostly I looooved the idea of the game they played on the one world, where each person narrowed down what htey were playing on a grid, and it could end up being anythign from ice skating to chess, so there was a whole strategy in the picking, as well as once you actually got to the playing.
Did you ever read his ones about the ...shoot, what were they? Two worlds, one with magic and one without?
Yep. The Adept something novels, I think. Got rid of those along with the Xanth novels.
I don't think they're misogynistic, exactly. He treats the male and female characters at an equally surface level. In fact, I'd say that his heroines are generally more interesting and capable than his heroes, though I'm admittedly biased towards female characters in all fiction.
That game sounds like fun!
The Author's Notes are funny, because he TRIES to play it like he's a "cool" guy but really all they are are him saying "Stop sending me pages and pages of puns! Stop sending me books to autograph! In fact, stop sending me letters at all! They annoy me, I like my solitude, leave me alone! Also, buy my books. Also, I rock."
And it's AWESOME.
No it's not. Take that back.
I have read a lot of Anthony. His short stories are a world of OH JOHN RINGO NO.
OMFG, appalling sexist crap!
adept series was really fun
what I remember from the Xanath series -- woman generally smarter than men, mostly because men could be distracted by thoughts of panties
