Entries Tagged as ‘The Rule’

July 14, 2007

The Onion Girl by Charles de Lint

Charles de Lint is an author, performance (musical) artist, and a Canadian. So far as I can make out, he is best known for his Newford novels (so named because they are set primarilyin the fictional Americo-Canadian [that isn't a word, yes] city Newford, and follow the stories of people based in that city). And [...]

May 5, 2007

Bechdel’s Rule

(While there are no explicit plot spoilers here, I will be referring, however briefly, to the way in which some characters are handled. I will mention if certain acts occur within certain novels. I won’t give details away, but there you go, you won’t be shocked when you come across them.)
I am a semi-regular reader [...]