You can get any of his books you wish used, which avoids him getting any of your money. Or, if ownership of books is not important to it, you can get it in your local library, being careful not to put wear and tear on it, and being careful to return it on time so you are not encouraging them to buy more. Possibly in the library case, your best bet is to read it in the library so you do not add to the list of the number of people checking it out.
Mal: He calls back, you keep them occupied. Wash: What do I do, shadow puppets?
'The Message'
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Typo Boy - Jul 09, 2013 9:58:30 am PDT #24870 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
§ ita § - Jul 09, 2013 10:08:32 am PDT #24871 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
You can get any of his books you wish used, which avoids him getting any of your money
Unless you affect the supply and demand enough to make someone else buy new who would have bought your copy instead.
Clearly piracy is both insupportable and the only answer that doesn't smell.
But that could be LA libraries.
§ ita § - Jul 09, 2013 2:58:04 pm PDT #24872 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I will actually be able to stop and think and gain pleasant feelings knowing I did not, have not, and will not (pay to: I may pirate for the looksee) see Ender's Game. I'm a generally smug bitch, but this guy is working my last self-righteous nerve: [link]
Juliebird - Jul 09, 2013 3:13:12 pm PDT #24873 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
::pukes::
It is the permanent or semipermanent bond between a man and a woman, establishing responsibilities between the couple and any children that ensue.
The laws concerning marriage did not create marriage, they merely attempted to solve problems in such areas as inheritance, property, paternity, divorce, adoption and so on.
Um, yeah, you say that like gay people don't want those same things. Gay marriage is solving problems like inheritance, property, paternity, divorce, adoption, and so on.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 09, 2013 4:34:10 pm PDT #24874 of 30000
"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
Card needs to die in a fire, preferably one fueled by piles of his his later sorry-ass novels.
Jessica - Jul 10, 2013 4:18:33 am PDT #24875 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
DH and I saw Pacific Rim last night, and it was HUUUUUUUUGE.
There is more or less no plot. It's 2.5 straight hours of giant robots punching giant monsters in the face. And it was AWESOME.
Highly recommend seeing in IMAX 3D because, as I mentioned, there is basically no plot. I couldn't even tell you one of the characters' names. (There's Bland Ryan Gosling, Australian Bland Ryan Gosling, Australian Bland Ryan Gosling's Dad, Japanese Girl, Science Nerd Guy, British Science Nerd Guy, That Guy From That Other Movie, Ron Perlman, and Idris Elba.)
But Guillermo del Toro should be allowed to get his Michael Bay on more often, because he is REALLY good at it. My arms are sore from all the fist pumping I was doing when the giant robot punched the giant monster really hard.
Sue - Jul 10, 2013 4:36:18 am PDT #24876 of 30000
hip deep in pie
Your review actually makes me want to see it, and I had no desire to before.
-t - Jul 10, 2013 4:39:02 am PDT #24877 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Exactly what I was thinking.
Amy - Jul 10, 2013 4:45:57 am PDT #24878 of 30000
Because books.
Do you mean Charlie Hunnam is Bland Ryan Gosling (or Bland Australian Ryan Gosling)? He's too pretty to be bland! At least on Sons of Anarchy.
Jessica - Jul 10, 2013 4:53:39 am PDT #24879 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Do you mean Charlie Hunnam is Bland Ryan Gosling
If he's the lead, he's Bland Ryan Gosling. (Even though he's apparently really Australian, he doesn't play one in this movie.)