Jamie is more an antique Roman than a Dane. He is straight and
slender, and more than common tall. He is ill at reckoning, but he
knows a hawk from a handsaw and is advised what he says, neither
disturbed with the effect of wine nor heady-rash, provoked with raging
ire. He is an unfee'd lawyer, but not covetous for gold. He is a foe
to tyrants. He is not gamesome, and does lack some part of that quick
spirit that is in Antony. He loves not wisely but too well. He is a
better scholar than he thought he was, so he'll call for pen and ink
and write his mind.
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2010-09-02 13:52 - Another Set of Choices -
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I actually like the fact that it's presented as a statement of action rather than intent, because it's not just about defining your character's orientation, it's about defining the entire way the world is set up. It's possible that your charact...
- 2010-09-01 11:35 - The Fictional Author - link Hi all, sorry for falling behind with this discussion. Ruderetum, thanks for explaining. I think I'm inclined to agree with Arthur that a lot of what you mention is information that has more to do with the historical period than with the author as a part...
- 2010-09-01 08:34 - Another Set of Choices - link Just finished Choice of romance (as far as it currently goes) and found it jolly enjoyable. I tried it before reading on to the substance of the review, so I was taken by surprise by the way the flexibility of gender and sexuality worked it...
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2010-08-28 18:11 - The Fictional Author -
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For example,reading the Decamerone as I'm now, I can enjoy the stories as they are and just wonder at times about the values dissonance in some of them. But does it not deepen my understanding of the stories to know that it was written my an It...
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2010-08-28 17:55 - Book Review: “Schroedinger's Ball” -
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The book opens with protagonist Johnny Felix Decaté blowing his own face off while attempting to clean out his aunt's gun. Only, he's in his aunt's basement with the door closed at the time, and nobody hears the gunshot. So the possibility...
- 2010-08-25 22:33 - The Fictional Author - link I second the particular liking of 'interpretive space'. I think it also helps me understand my very flinchy reaction to encountering authors' comments on their work. Basically as soon as I realize that's what I'm seeing or hearing I cover my ears, change...
- 2010-08-25 21:11 - Ferretbrain Goes To Edinburgh - Day 3 - link I'm really liking this 'dispatches from the front' vibe. Sorry to hear about the hot women / sexist geeks disparity. Barockestra's name makes me deeply suspicious. Doing two entirely independent puns within a single word should only be al...
- 2010-08-23 22:39 - Happy New Year! Now Give Me Your Soul - link I'm really digging that cover. Book sounds pretty good too.
- 2010-08-22 19:50 - 'The noble revolt' by John Adamson - link Oh, folks, I keep forgetting to say, my copy of this has come back from the last person I lent it to, so let me know if 1: you're in book-borrowing range of London and 2: you think you're someone I'd be happy to lend books to and...
- 2010-08-22 19:31 - Ferretbrain Goes To Edinburgh - Day 2 - link Yay, I am a citable authority for made-up words!
- 2010-08-21 20:49 - Man With Pickaxe: The Myth of Canon - link @ Mary J. & For_diddled: I think you're both right that the disagreement is largely about what we mean by 'canon': in fact that's necessarily so, because I think what you'd done there is not so much to identify a different disagr...
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2010-08-20 13:26 - Man With Pickaxe: The Myth of Canon -
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@ Gamer_2k4: You can call me 'Jamie' if you like - no need to be formal, and there aren't any other Jamies in this little town (or at least none who go by that name here) so no risk of confusion.
Let's put it this way. I don'...
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2010-08-18 23:34 - Man With Pickaxe: The Myth of Canon -
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From what I know, Wookies' vocal cords can't reproduce the sounds required to speak Basic. I don't remember specifically where I read that, but I believe it's pretty universally accepted.
Thanks, that gives me a better idea of... - 2010-08-17 12:41 - Tokens, Lampshades, and the Trouble With Deconstruction - link The casting issue, in Glee and more generally, on This ain't livin' from a few days ago.
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2010-08-17 12:19 - Man With Pickaxe: The Myth of Canon -
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However, if the reader's view of the character contradicts something clearly stated in the text, then the interpretation is very definitely wrong.
...If someone decided that Chewbacca could actually speak Basic and ...
- 2010-08-09 21:52 - Building a Dynasty - link I'm not quite as super-excited about this as I was for a while when I forgot who Ken Follett was and confused him with James Follett, but it does still sound pretty good. There's a trailer for anyone w...
