Jayne: 'Cause I don't know these folks. Don't much care to. Mal: They're whores. Jayne: I'm in.

'Heart Of Gold'


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."


DXMachina - Aug 17, 2005 2:42:42 am PDT #8955 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

I've read all the Honorverse books. As noted, they are based on the Napoleonic Wars with Honor Harrington standing in for Horatio Hornblower. There isn't a lot of characterization, and most of the interesting characters tend to be on the opposing side. Of the more recent books, the better ones are those where Harrington is offstage. They have the same problem Star Trek had. Captains are more interesting than admirals. Weber seems to be acknowledging this by writing books set in the verse that aren't about Harrington.

Also, it's not a real cat. It's a sapient alien that looks vaguely like a cat, except for the six limbs and opposable thumbs.


Fay - Aug 17, 2005 3:16:24 am PDT #8956 of 10002
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.

Opposable thumbs? A cat that can open its own tins of catfood?

...but I bet it doesn't, even so, right? 'Cause it likes having minions to do it. Yeah.


Anne W. - Aug 17, 2005 3:22:37 am PDT #8957 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.

A cat with opposable thumbs? Are you sure it's not a horror novel?


Fred Pete - Aug 17, 2005 3:29:23 am PDT #8958 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.

'Cause it likes having minions to do it. Yeah.

And jumping on the counter to supervise. Or is that just Max?


Volans - Aug 17, 2005 8:57:41 am PDT #8959 of 10002
move out and draw fire

Also, it's not a real cat. It's a sapient alien that looks vaguely like a cat, except for the six limbs and opposable thumbs.

And this somehow makes it better?


DavidS - Aug 17, 2005 8:58:41 am PDT #8960 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

And this somehow makes it better?

Opposable thumbs make everything better. Consider for example...the banana tree. Even better with opposable thumbs.


erikaj - Aug 17, 2005 9:06:47 am PDT #8961 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!

Hec, the implications of that are strange and off putting from here.


DavidS - Aug 17, 2005 9:09:14 am PDT #8962 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Hec, the implications of that are strange and off putting from here.

It's all the Freudian imagery. Angster, heal thyself.


Frankenbuddha - Aug 17, 2005 9:09:17 am PDT #8963 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Opposable thumbs make everything better. Consider for example...the banana tree. Even better with opposable thumbs.

Hec, the implications of that are strange and off putting from here.

I'm with Erika here. Substitute the word "boobies" or "testicles" for "the banana tree" and you get into a whole weird area.


§ ita § - Aug 17, 2005 9:09:46 am PDT #8964 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Substitute anything for the banana tree THAT ACTUALLY EXISTS.