There's a part of my brain that's just too literal. Unless you do a good job of making it a Robin Hood situation, I'm like, "But why am I supposed to root for these people? What's heroic about crime?"
Mighty fine shindig.
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Susan W. - Mar 03, 2005 3:34:25 pm PST #7108 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
DavidS - Mar 03, 2005 3:40:15 pm PST #7109 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
"What's heroic about crime?"
Heh. Psst, Susan works for The Man!
Susan W. - Mar 03, 2005 3:43:41 pm PST #7110 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Just call me White She-Devil.
erikaj - Mar 03, 2005 3:52:47 pm PST #7111 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Don't know...how much do you like mayo, Susan? Aw, Hec, that's well, not sweet, exactly. It kind of makes me want to break your heart or something. I am so Elmore Leonard's devoted bitch.
§ ita § - Mar 03, 2005 3:56:28 pm PST #7112 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
"But why am I supposed to root for these people? What's heroic about crime?"
I don't need heroes to root for. I need interesting people, and they aren't always wearing the whitest of hats. It's all about, I suppose, how many flaws you're willing to accept. I don't enjoy books about unflawed people.
DavidS - Mar 03, 2005 3:59:28 pm PST #7113 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
It kind of makes me want to break your heart or something.
Truth be told, I already got to play out that scenario, so I'm good.
I am so Elmore Leonard's devoted bitch.
You'd be proud of JZ - she just read Killshot the other day. Her first Elmore Leonard. She kept saying "I really like this couple."
You know that scene in The Godfather at the wedding where people come in and ask for his help, and he says, "Some day I'll ask you for a favor..."
I just did that to you in your LJ. Except you're the one indebted.
Susan W. - Mar 03, 2005 4:09:33 pm PST #7114 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
I don't need heroes to root for. I need interesting people, and they aren't always wearing the whitest of hats. It's all about, I suppose, how many flaws you're willing to accept. I don't enjoy books about unflawed people.
Just because I'm not all "Yay, petty theft" or "Woohoo, piracy" you assume I want to read books about unflawed people?
DavidS - Mar 03, 2005 4:10:23 pm PST #7115 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
you assume I want to read books about unflawed people?
Anybody who isn't "Yay Piracy!" is pretty suspect.
Jesse - Mar 03, 2005 4:13:06 pm PST #7116 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
For the record, I have never rooted for petty theft. Well, except yesterday when I was re-reading Strong Poison and Miss Climpson's woman was sneaking around.
§ ita § - Mar 03, 2005 4:13:56 pm PST #7117 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Just because I'm not all "Yay, petty theft" or "Woohoo, piracy" you assume I want to read books about unflawed people?
Susan, check back -- I didn't say anything about you refusing flaws. You're not in the sentence about unflawed people at all. Just me. You're in the sentence about "how many flaws you're willing to accept," which was in no way meant to say "if you accept flaws or not."
It's not a binary scenario, and I didn't posit it as such.