Even if you'd come back to the present to find that Paris Hilton was now President?
Sadly, that might be an improvement.
Angel: Lorne, you're— Lorne: Reliable as a cheap fortune cookie? Angel: I was gonna say a guy with good contacts…
'Shells'
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."
Fred Pete - Feb 22, 2006 10:32:29 am PST #9955 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
billytea - Feb 22, 2006 10:50:10 am PST #9956 of 10002
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
It hit me similarly. I had no idea I even cared until, all the sudden, I was a freakin' mess. It was very impressive, because I knew Ishiguro was heading towards a conclusion like that, but when it arrived, it just devastated me.
Ishiguro does that brilliantly. Remains of the Day hit me like that. For some reason, I wasn't as affected by Never Let Me Go, but I'm not sure why.
Hayden - Feb 22, 2006 11:07:55 am PST #9957 of 10002
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I've heard that from a few other people, but Never Let Me Go is the first Ishiguro novel I've read.
billytea - Feb 22, 2006 12:29:26 pm PST #9958 of 10002
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
I've heard that from a few other people, but Never Let Me Go is the first Ishiguro novel I've read.
I've just read the two, but I have When We Were Orphans sitting on my pile of the Unread at home. I like his style a great deal. Someone who can produce such an emotional broadside without you ever seeing it coming is a remarkable talent.
Hayden - Feb 22, 2006 1:26:42 pm PST #9959 of 10002
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Seriously! I compared him to a magician on my blog. Marilynne Robinson has a somewhat similar masterful approach to subtle realism and emotional misdirection.
DebetEsse - Feb 22, 2006 7:08:25 pm PST #9960 of 10002
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Jilli, I liked Son of a Witch. I may still be living in the land of believing that there will be a part 2.
Aimee,apart from the lack of ending, what bothered you?
Aims - Feb 22, 2006 7:29:21 pm PST #9961 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
The plot points that were mentioned and never followed through.
DebetEsse - Feb 23, 2006 3:13:09 am PST #9962 of 10002
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Come join me in the land of anticipating a trilogy. We've got the minions building some pyramids. They're quite fetching.
Calli - Feb 23, 2006 5:32:23 am PST #9963 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Say, noir fans, it looks like there's an imprint specifically for Spillane-esque novels: [link]
erikaj - Feb 23, 2006 5:35:56 am PST #9964 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Cool. More crack. Debet, talking about pyramids? Makes your tag really fitting