Anyone feel like making fun of LKH?
Oh, what's Anita Blake done now? And I mean that in more than one way.
Tell me more good stuff about me.
Kaylee ,'The Message'
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."
Matt the Bruins fan - May 04, 2005 6:07:33 am PDT #7601 of 10002
"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
Snacky - May 04, 2005 6:10:55 am PDT #7602 of 10002
Like I need a hole in my head
...And LKH takes her seat next Anne Rice, and the two of them console each other with "OMG THOSE BEEYATCH READERS WOULDNT NO GUDE RITING IF THEY HAD INCREDIBBLY BORRING GRAPHIC SEX WITH IT!"
erikaj - May 04, 2005 6:11:19 am PDT #7603 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
I'd be worried if you didn't.
Nutty - May 04, 2005 6:23:45 am PDT #7604 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
You know, I long thought fanfic and novels were not alike. It is comforting to discover how alike fanfic writers and novelists are.
Also, guess what? Editors catch things like 6th grade spelling mistakes.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 04, 2005 6:45:52 am PDT #7605 of 10002
"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
To be fair, some typos do sneak in no matter how thoroughly text is proofread. I catch some at the page proof stage, and some slip by me as well.
But I half expect LKH to start transposing "our" and "are" based on her letter to the meanie 1% of fans (that have apparently taken over her life and now drive her writing).
So it is MY FAULT that she's writing worse and worse and worse.
Perhaps dissatisfied fans should change tactics to exploit her darned contrary nature, and start complaining about the well-thought-out plots and believable characterizations that they hope she'll drop.
Nutty - May 04, 2005 7:17:34 am PDT #7606 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
At least this person consistently can't spell 'privilege.'
Anybody here ever read any Colm Toibin? I just started The Master, which is about Henry James, and am trying to get a sense of the author's underlying notions.
Steph L. - May 04, 2005 2:23:41 pm PDT #7607 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Heh. This is my favorite comment from the LKH wank:
When I see a professional author spell like that, it makes me think that I might have a chance at getting published.
But, when I see a professional author wank like that, I realize I've got such a long way to go.
Jim - May 04, 2005 9:51:52 pm PDT #7608 of 10002
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
Anybody here ever read any Colm Toibin?
I've read (and loved) The Blackwater Lightship. But I don't understand the question about underlying notions.
Nutty - May 05, 2005 4:27:08 am PDT #7609 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I'm just curious about what Toibin's shtick is. I'm almost halfway through the novel now, and I don't have any idea where he's headed.
Well, I mean, Henry James is not going to whip out a maxim gun and mow down English society, but, I got the book as a gift and don't have any context for the author. Which is disconcerting.
Jim - May 05, 2005 9:51:18 am PDT #7610 of 10002
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
Well, blackwater Lightship is a beautifully written and observed study of the dynamics and emotions of an Irish family over a particularly stressful week. not muc happens, but his dissection of character is incredible. Toibin is one of Ireland's top literary writers, I think; he's got a few Booker noms, and many people think the master was robbed this year.