"iridescence" is nice also. "conscience" can be a bit bothersome. "tuppence" is for Jane.
Anybody read Lois Bujold? A friend insisted I read The Warrior's Apprentice and I have done. I enjoyed the writing and all, but it seemed a bit...Mary Sue?
I always thought the name Serenity had a vaguely funereal sound to it.
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Volans - Jan 13, 2004 3:12:51 pm PST #483 of 10002
move out and draw fire
Consuela - Jan 13, 2004 3:19:49 pm PST #484 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Mary Sue... maybe. In that Miles is a bit too good at things. On the other hand, he's also supremely fucked up. But some of that comes later.
I enjoy the stories so much I don't much care if Miles is a little idealized. And really, Cordelia's far more perfect than her son is.
I recommend finding a copy of Borders of Infinity and reading "In the Mountains of Mourning", though. That'll give you a better sense of Miles and his fucked-upedness. And what he has to deal with at home that makes him in part what he is.
deborah grabien - Jan 13, 2004 3:22:04 pm PST #485 of 10002
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
I like "concupiscience." Yes, there's an extra "i" in there. But pretty word.
Does everyone have a favourite word? I like "preternatural" and you never see it. Also? "Nacreous". Two favourite words.
(/linguistic, yet not really bookish, natter)
Steph L. - Jan 13, 2004 3:25:56 pm PST #486 of 10002
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
I like "concupiscience."
Which calls to mind the movie "Threesome"....
I have 2 words that I love for how they sound: cinnamon and equanimity.
Volans - Jan 13, 2004 3:26:56 pm PST #487 of 10002
move out and draw fire
I'll see if I can, Consuela. I've already discovered that every Miles book is out of print.
My favorite words are "intaglio" and "eidolon."
erikaj - Jan 13, 2004 3:27:59 pm PST #488 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
huh. maybe if I thought about it, but I think I like them as parts of a whole, primarily.
deborah grabien - Jan 13, 2004 3:29:32 pm PST #489 of 10002
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Words, and almost on topic: Tep's picking cinnamon reminded me of a character in my favourite Tanith Lee, "Kill the Dead". The woman was called Cinnabar.
Must replace my lost copy of that book, damnit. Been dying to reread it.
Consuela - Jan 13, 2004 3:29:47 pm PST #490 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
OOP? really? Oh, wait. They've been rereleasing them as combos, Raquel. Look for "Miles, Mystery, and Mayhem" and "Young Miles". I think I've seen them recently.
Also, library. It's harder to find them all in bookshops though because people tend NOT to sell their Bujolds. They're great comfort reading and people like me cling to them...
Volans - Jan 13, 2004 3:45:52 pm PST #491 of 10002
move out and draw fire
I'm definitely seeing the comfort reading aspect. I haven't enjoyed a good hedonistic jump into a book like that for a long time. I'm relieved that Miles' fucked-upedness gets explored more - WA seemed a bit like a cakewalk.
Consuela - Jan 13, 2004 4:18:09 pm PST #492 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
WA seemed a bit like a cakewalk.
Wait, doesn't WA end with the bleeding ulcer? Not entirely a cakewalk.
But yes. Things get much worse.