Just read Donna Jo Napoli's Beast a retelling of Beaty and the beast. Really well done, and told more of the story before Belle. It was all from the Beast's perspective. Plus she is the head of the linguistics department at swathmore. Her last couple of pages on the language she used ( farsi ) and why she chose certain spellings was a lot of fun to read.
I'm a single undead gal trying to make it in the big city. I have to start somewhere and they're evil here. They don't judge. They've got necro-tempered glass. No burning up. A great medical plan, and who needs dental more than us?
Harmony ,'Conviction (1)'
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."
beth b - Feb 15, 2004 6:28:41 am PST #794 of 10002
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Typo Boy - Feb 15, 2004 6:45:40 am PST #795 of 10002
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Beth, as the Typomeister supreme, may I say that I think Beatty and the Beast would make very interesting twisted RPF slash....
§ ita § - Feb 15, 2004 7:01:10 am PST #796 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Ned or Warren?
Typo Boy - Feb 15, 2004 7:07:54 am PST #797 of 10002
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
I was thinking Warren for pure snark value...
deborah grabien - Feb 15, 2004 7:10:17 am PST #798 of 10002
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
ita, either would work. They'd have to play it with no makeup, if they ever filmed it....
beth b - Feb 15, 2004 7:34:39 am PST #799 of 10002
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
see, never correct typos -- they lead to fun
erikaj - Feb 15, 2004 9:32:06 am PST #800 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Stayed up too late last night reading "Atonement". Very excellent thriller, so far although I think if I told IM that, he'd think I said he drank toilet water.(And why did I think he wrote "Trainspotting?" Nuh uh.)
deborah grabien - Feb 16, 2004 7:48:41 am PST #801 of 10002
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Hmmmm.
Not sure if this is the right place for this, but I want to share this article about Amazon reviews.
If it takes you to the sign-in page, you can use "salon" and "tabletalk", respectively, to read.
JohnSweden - Feb 16, 2004 8:07:13 am PST #802 of 10002
I can't even.
The literary world is always much smaller and creepier than we think, even when we think it is quite small and creepy.
deborah grabien - Feb 16, 2004 8:15:47 am PST #803 of 10002
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
John, you said a mouthful. And how sad is it that I find everyone connected with this - from the NYTBR to Amazon to the ULA - creepy and off-putting?