That makes the sense that's not. But I have seen movies that made me feel like that, truly.
Mal: Yeah, well, just be careful. We cheated Badger out of good money to buy that frippery, and you're supposed to make me look respectable. Kaylee: Yes, sir, Captain Tightpants.
'Shindig'
We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good
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."
erikaj - Jan 29, 2004 8:49:30 am PST #657 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Katerina Bee - Jan 29, 2004 8:51:51 am PST #658 of 10002
Herding cats for fun
Yeesh. Now I'm sorry I mentioned Tepper and revealed my poor taste. I am so much more comfortable when I don't post.
erikaj - Jan 29, 2004 8:56:43 am PST #659 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Nope, not your fault KB Sounds like a new hidden camera special "When Good Writers Go Insane" Patricia Cornwell, babe, you're on for next week.
deborah grabien - Jan 29, 2004 8:57:36 am PST #660 of 10002
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Katerina, why on earth? It isn't poor taste - I'm not sure there's any such thing as poor taste.
I love Charlotte McLeod, light foofy mysteries with cute characters and preposterous plots. She has about as much nutrition as a popcorn container. I adore her and pimp her to people. Poor taste? Who cares?
You started a discussion about what people like and don't like about a particular author. This is a good thing, not a bad one.
amyparker - Jan 29, 2004 8:58:30 am PST #661 of 10002
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
Even though I don't buy the premise, the book was explicitly about male-female relationships, so I thought her biases worked fine in it artistically.
See, I took from it that men and women were not capable of relating as peers. I found the idea actively offensive. And while for the Council's purposes homosexuality might have been an aberration in need of correction, the idea didn't help matters along.
Betsy HP - Jan 29, 2004 8:59:10 am PST #662 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
Katerina, I hate it when people I love hate the books I love. Things are supposed to be transitive.
I'm mad at Tepper because I loved her early stuff so much. The Marianne books, for instance, are deep and magical.
Ginger - Jan 29, 2004 9:00:59 am PST #663 of 10002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
It's certainly not poor taste, Katerina. I was a Tepper fan until she hit the "when good writers go insane" line. Even then, I think if you only read one of the later books, the fact that she's started seeing the world through a crack that's about half an inch wide wouldn't be as obvious.
Katerina Bee - Jan 29, 2004 9:02:21 am PST #664 of 10002
Herding cats for fun
Thanks gang. I'm just having a low self esteem day, and reacted with inappropriate guilt. Must apply power of the mind to counteract its ill effects. Carry on.
erikaj - Jan 29, 2004 9:03:00 am PST #665 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
That happens to me all the time. Or this: "That was the nastiest thing I've read in my life. So I thought of you. D' you want it?"
Katerina Bee - Jan 29, 2004 9:04:19 am PST #666 of 10002
Herding cats for fun
Erika! You got the SLUUUUT!