Interesting article by Lev Grossman (the novelist) in Time magazine about fanfiction, HP in particular
Interesting mostly in that he's clearly a fan and knows the territory. So a rare non-condescending mainstream look at fanfic.
Willow: Yes. Hi. You must be Angel's handsome, yet androgynous, son. Connor: It's Connor. Willow: And the sneer's genetic. Who knew?
'A Hole in the World'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
DavidS - Jul 16, 2011 6:23:02 am PDT #16897 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
megan walker - Jul 16, 2011 6:30:18 am PDT #16898 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Interesting mostly in that he's clearly a fan and knows the territory.
Well, he did borrow extensively from Narnia and references HP for The Magicians.
Amy - Jul 16, 2011 6:32:47 am PDT #16899 of 30001
Because books.
That was linked in the Fanfic thread last week.
le nubian - Jul 16, 2011 6:36:24 am PDT #16900 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I didn't much care for The Magicians, but I recognize that Grossman has talent as a writer. I'm wondering if maybe he should have conceived of that book as 2-3 books. He doesn't manage tone shifts particularly well.
Steph L. - Jul 16, 2011 6:42:32 am PDT #16901 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I didn't much care for The Magicians, but I recognize that Grossman has talent as a writer. I'm wondering if maybe he should have conceived of that book as 2-3 books. He doesn't manage tone shifts particularly well.
When I read it, I felt like he put too much in it for just one book. It needed either very ruthless editing or to be spread out into at least 2 books.
I'm iffy on the book in general. At times I was so painfully aware of how derivative it was that it took me out of the story. But some parts were really engrossing. It was just very uneven.
megan walker - Jul 16, 2011 6:43:32 am PDT #16902 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I didn't much care for The Magicians, but I recognize that Grossman has talent as a writer. I'm wondering if maybe he should have conceived of that book as 2-3 books. He doesn't manage tone shifts particularly well.
For me, it was one of those classic "hmmm, I'm really liking this...yeah, this is good... huh, that's an odd choice... oops, it just went completely off the rails..." books.
I believe there's a sequel out. I may read it eventually, but I'm not in any rush.
Steph L. - Jul 16, 2011 6:47:14 am PDT #16903 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I believe there's a sequel out.
????? Really.
Damn him, I know I'll read it. I'm an easy mark. (Well, like I said, the parts that were engrossing were quite good, but the Narnia stuff just made me roll my eyes.)
Steph L. - Jul 16, 2011 6:48:29 am PDT #16904 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Oh, dear. It's Narnia-tastic: [link]
Burrell - Jul 16, 2011 6:50:05 am PDT #16905 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Oooo! Calling Plei and Cass! I just was directed to the Zoya site and saw the new Smoke and Mirrors collections. Holy cannoli, are they pretty. Any thoughts on either set?
I kinda want them all, but rationally know I wouldn't wear all of them. But Petra, Codie, Marina, Tao, and Yana are particularly yummy to me.
megan walker - Jul 16, 2011 6:58:43 am PDT #16906 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Steph, are you on Goodreads? If so, you (or anyone else) can find me here: [link]
Also, if anyone knows a Goodreads equivalent for movies (that's not Flixster or I Check Movies), I'd love to know about it.