Mal: So we run. Nandi: I understand, Captain Reynolds. You have your people to think of, same as me. And this ain't your fight. Mal: Don't believe you do understand, Nandi. I said 'we run'. We.

'Heart Of Gold'


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."


Strega - Oct 21, 2008 10:09:12 pm PDT #7849 of 28414

My understanding is that he's explicitly stated that this is his intention

If you could find a link I'd certainly be interested. I don't know; again, all I can do is repeat my general sense that when something is designated unmentionable, Moore will want to mention it. I'm certainly not denying that the character is rooted in repellent ideas, but... there are a lot of repellent ideas presented in LoEG. And I don't think The Black Dossier is aimed at children, so I'm not sure what the specific concern is.

I suspect that Moore was very aware that it'd be uncomfortable for some readers, and that we'd rather not run into that kind of character, and that was at least part of why he included it. I mean... we saw rape presented as comedic in vol 1, and as (more or less) just punishment in vol 2.

To be clear: I don't think it's silly for readers to find it uncomfortable and I'm not dismissing your personal reaction. I just think part of what makes him tick is an interest in figuring out what makes people go "Oh dear, you can't DO that."


Kathy A - Oct 23, 2008 10:30:25 am PDT #7850 of 28414
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Salon has an excellent interview with Stephen King about the 30th anniversary of the release of The Stand and some details on his new collection of short stories.

I remember reading The Stand in 1979 when I was about 13 and really getting freaked out by it. I did a paper on King that year for 8th grade Language Arts that tied in The Stand, The Dead Zone, and Carrie.


Ginger - Oct 27, 2008 6:51:16 am PDT #7851 of 28414
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

Tony Hillerman died [link]

Sad now.

His autobiography, Seldom Disappointed, is fascinating. His mother drove by herself in the Oklahoma land rush.


Hayden - Oct 27, 2008 10:04:29 am PDT #7852 of 28414
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."

Reimagined book covers. I'm very fond of the two Cormac McCarthy covers.


Polter-Cow - Oct 27, 2008 10:17:35 am PDT #7853 of 28414
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

I like the Atwood covers. Heh.


Steph L. - Oct 27, 2008 11:09:05 am PDT #7854 of 28414
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

The Necronomicon made me laugh and laugh.

As did, of course, A Confederacy of Dunces.


dcp - Oct 27, 2008 2:47:03 pm PDT #7855 of 28414
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

Sad to hear about Tony Hillerman.


Kat - Oct 27, 2008 2:55:08 pm PDT #7856 of 28414
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Confederacy of Dunces got a huge snort out of me.


DavidS - Oct 30, 2008 10:01:07 am PDT #7857 of 28414
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Quick Poll:

What's your favorite Ray Bradbury for Halloween?


Atropa - Oct 30, 2008 10:02:47 am PDT #7858 of 28414
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

What's your favorite Ray Bradbury for Halloween?

His short story "Homecoming". And Something Wicked This Way Comes, and From Dust Returned.