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Comment on Bechdel’s Rule by The Onion Girl by Charles de Lint « The Pearls Are Cooling

The Onion Girl by Charles de Lint « The Pearls Are Cooling — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:44:18 +0000

[...] novel fulfills Bechdel’s Rule, by the way. This is not very hard, since more than half the characters with dialogue are women, [...]

Comment on Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner by Roh

Roh — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:14:04 +0000

I think putting our lending and borrowing practices on such a commercial foundation might have consequences, unintended and evil, upon our relationship.

I’ll bring it along the next time we meet.

Comment on Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner by shalini

shalini — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:46:47 +0000

for some reason wordpress left out the first part of my comment which was this:

i cheer for the abandoning of unnecessary quotation marks.

i still do. really.

Comment on Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner by shalini

shalini — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:45:06 +0000

also, i want to borrow this. i’m willing to (temporarily) barter the children’s book for it.

there is, apparently, a diana wynne jones book based on thomas too, which i’ve been looking for for years.

Comment on Destiny’s Children by Stephen Baxter by rebekahmac

rebekahmac — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:38:44 +0000

The covers are freaky. I think they would put me off.

Comment on Something Wicked This Way Comes; The Illustrated Man – by Ray Bradbury by rebekahmac

rebekahmac — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:32:39 +0000

OK. Will do. Next year.

Comment on I, Claudius by Robert Graves by rebekahmac

rebekahmac — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:32:15 +0000

I feel totally justified in making fun of the Romans. I am currently reading “The Aeneid” and Romans are silly people, fact.

Comment on I, Claudius by Robert Graves by Roh

Roh — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:30:57 +0000

Don’t poke fun at the poor Romans, it is not their fault they did not know what U’s were!

Comment on Something Wicked This Way Comes; The Illustrated Man – by Ray Bradbury by Roh

Roh — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:29:45 +0000

Well, you should, absolutely should and must, read The Martian Chronicles.

I am not sure whether or not you should read Fahrenheit 451 or not. I loved it. Read it, but not any author interviews?

Comment on I, Claudius by Robert Graves by rebekahmac

rebekahmac — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:26:54 +0000

I’ve been meaning to read this for a very long time. Maybe next year.

My family calls it “I, Clavdivs” because that’s how my Dad read the admittedly-confusing title.

Or should that be confvsing?