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ot: bundle of box sets
Humble Bundle has a whole bundle of box sets, in all kinds of genres, here:
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/bundle-bundles-open-road-media-books
The charity is Doctors Without Borders. Share the love!
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/bundle-bundles-open-road-media-books
The charity is Doctors Without Borders. Share the love!
- drollittle posted to sounis
Great booksigning in Seattle!
I got to listen to Megan Whalen Turner at the University bookstore on Friday, and it was fantastic! She talked about being expected to write long thank you letters for gifts when she was a kid, which seems like a lost art and a great tradition. She talked about how she chose the style for the Mede poetry, which is one of my favorite parts of her books and in my opinion is more unique and accessible than iambic hexameter! She Didn’t Tell us anything about the upcoming book, though she did mention that she might want to write a story about Ina and Eurydice someday, and that would be awesome blossom!
My seven-year-old, Charles, came with me mostly because he wanted some mom time away from his little siblings, but as we drove into downtown I summarized the story of The Thief for him and I couldn’t take a breath without him urging me to “keep telling it, keep telling it!” He liked listening to Megan’s presentation, and asked her a somewhat nonsensical question about if she had been an artist as a kid. I’m not sure if he meant to say author instead of artist, or if he asked about art because he himself likes to draw, but she gave a great answer! I’m going to remind him in the future that a real author once told him that we become good at whatever we put time into practicing! She chose writing; he can choose art or whatever becomes his interest as life goes on, but great talent doesn’t just come to us automatically.
He drew her a picture of Hephestia holding Hamiathes’ Gift, which she posted on tumblr. What a memorable experience!
My seven-year-old, Charles, came with me mostly because he wanted some mom time away from his little siblings, but as we drove into downtown I summarized the story of The Thief for him and I couldn’t take a breath without him urging me to “keep telling it, keep telling it!” He liked listening to Megan’s presentation, and asked her a somewhat nonsensical question about if she had been an artist as a kid. I’m not sure if he meant to say author instead of artist, or if he asked about art because he himself likes to draw, but she gave a great answer! I’m going to remind him in the future that a real author once told him that we become good at whatever we put time into practicing! She chose writing; he can choose art or whatever becomes his interest as life goes on, but great talent doesn’t just come to us automatically.
He drew her a picture of Hephestia holding Hamiathes’ Gift, which she posted on tumblr. What a memorable experience!
- checkers65477 posted to sounis
How much fan service is a bad thing?
Although not a huge fan of the show, I've watched all the episodes of Downton Abbey over the years. I read a few reviews of the recent movie and many of them sing a common song--that it includes too much "fan service." I assume they mean the Wikipedia definition, "material in a work of fiction or in a fictional series which is intentionally added to please the audience." (Manga and anime fan service usually has a slightly different meaning, to include racy content meant to please fans.) The reviewers say the movie includes too many story arcs--a plot for every character--so no one is disappointed that their fave character isn't featured enough. A couple of reviews have also said that because no one dies or ends up unhappy (of course poor Edith can't be totally happy) the movie is fan service.
Well, I'm not sure how I feel about that and, of course, I started thinking about it in terms of the last QT book. The books have all had bad things happen to the characters but the endings have always been...hopeful, though not completely "happily ever after." Does a book have to have beloved characters die in order to be taken seriously? I feel like the Harry Potter and Hunger Games series both threw in a bunch of painful character deaths at the end there to, what, satisfy critics and be seen as realistic?
I love the Masterpiece Mystery Endeavour series, which has often ended a season on a real downer note, with deaths or tragedy for the main characters. This most recent season was different, with a really kick-ass exciting happy ending. And, when it was over, I thought, "this was so unrealistic as to the show's past universe but BY GOD I LOVE THE HAPPY ENDING."
What do you all think about it? If an author gives readers a satisfying ending with a low body count, is that a bad thing? I guess what I'm getting at is...Gen doesn't have to die, does he?
Oh, and this is cute: Book Nerd Problems: Your Favorite Character Dies
Well, I'm not sure how I feel about that and, of course, I started thinking about it in terms of the last QT book. The books have all had bad things happen to the characters but the endings have always been...hopeful, though not completely "happily ever after." Does a book have to have beloved characters die in order to be taken seriously? I feel like the Harry Potter and Hunger Games series both threw in a bunch of painful character deaths at the end there to, what, satisfy critics and be seen as realistic?
I love the Masterpiece Mystery Endeavour series, which has often ended a season on a real downer note, with deaths or tragedy for the main characters. This most recent season was different, with a really kick-ass exciting happy ending. And, when it was over, I thought, "this was so unrealistic as to the show's past universe but BY GOD I LOVE THE HAPPY ENDING."
What do you all think about it? If an author gives readers a satisfying ending with a low body count, is that a bad thing? I guess what I'm getting at is...Gen doesn't have to die, does he?
Oh, and this is cute: Book Nerd Problems: Your Favorite Character Dies
