You're not kidding. I'm a total pillow flipper. I love Abilene
Spike: Lots of fuss over one girl. Other things to do around here--important things. Angel: You know that whoosh thing you do when you're suddenly not there anymore? I love that.
'Unleashed'
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."
Daisy Jane - Jan 24, 2005 12:26:53 pm PST #6915 of 10002
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
§ ita § - Jan 24, 2005 12:29:15 pm PST #6916 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I have Tempurpedic -- it makes the Abilene useless (of course it's still there), because they're not symmetrical.
However -- grimbister -- that passell of cars on the freeway all carefully matching the speed of the cop car within? Also vital.
Steph L. - Jan 24, 2005 1:14:19 pm PST #6917 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Speaking of D. Adams, I just started reading Hitchhiker -- for the first time -- last night. Am a little confused, but also amused.
Daisy Jane - Jan 24, 2005 1:15:31 pm PST #6918 of 10002
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Jealous of you Tep.
erikaj - Jan 24, 2005 1:24:55 pm PST #6919 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Glad to know I'm not the only one who has not read that here.
Polter-Cow - Jan 24, 2005 1:37:13 pm PST #6920 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Whoa, what is with you people?
Well, I didn't read it until senior year of high school. I'm not sure I'd even heard of it. But one of the faculty advisors for our lit mag thought "Polter-Cow" reminded him of it, so he thought I should read it before revising.
Hope you enjoy it, Teppy. Just remember that all the strange digressions aren't relevant...but some are.
erikaj - Jan 24, 2005 1:56:55 pm PST #6921 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
So many books, so little time?ETA: Or maybe I feared it wouldn't have sufficent body count for my taste.
Polter-Cow - Jan 24, 2005 2:00:04 pm PST #6922 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Heh. And there are five. And then two Dirk Gently books! Which are also fun. You might like those more, as they're ostensibly mysteries.
erikaj - Jan 24, 2005 2:08:27 pm PST #6923 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
One of these days...probably should finish the draft of what I'm writing first, as I'm quite the mimic and whimsy + noir=NSM Don't feel too bad though...I had to put aside "Tales of The City" too, for the same thing. Can't have my cops bouncing around like Michael Tolliver. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
§ ita § - Jan 24, 2005 3:05:53 pm PST #6924 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm rereading Hitchhiker's, and I'm kinda envious of you, Steph. I'm spending my reading going "So, wait, is that gonna happen now? His pocket? Right, of course..."
I don't remember it near verbatim like I used to, but I haven't forgotten it all either.
The key, I think, to enjoying it is breathing. There are no true surprises, in that he's put groundwork for most everything that happens later.
It's all got a strange sort of sense.