Timewaster's Guide Archive

I am reading Lethe by Tricia Sullivan, and am disappointed to learn she has only  another handful of books out there, because this one is really good.  (Didn't stop me from ordering two of the ones she does have off of half.com though!)

Somehow, after being inactive for a year and a half or more.... it says i'm level 57 and have no title.

I read your article and note no one has taken it upon themselves to discuss it with you. I am curious though if you have read any or all of her other books. The only one of hers I have not finished is the recent one "The Margarets" and I could not finish that one because I was *infuriated* that the synopsis on the dust jacket SPOILS THE ENTIRE STORY.

Note to publishers. Don't put spoilers on your freaking dust jackets.

Also Nessa, I'm ashamed to say I can't remember who you are in real life or if I've met you. *sigh*   I have really  enjoyed pondering some of her views on utopia as you say, especially as put forth in say, The Companions, where I'm all about a utopia that involves dogs.  The Companions also had some very good points to make on (in my interpretation) sex and chastity and marriage and negative views on porn, and how all these things affect humans.

Hurray for Dan! Will the British versions have better covers than the American?

Congratulations, Dan! I've come back from the land of the lurk just to congratulate you, really I swear.

Also, Of course the British covers will be better, it's almost impossible for it to work the other way.

Ok, the only thing that stands out to me that I didn't see mentioned is that I dislike "The Bear of Partinel", which I kept reading as "Bearer".  I think it's because my brain believes it should be a two syllable title. Also, I don't see bears as as savage as Theus is painted.   Lion of Partinel would sound better to me, but maybe you feel that's overdone.  Savage of Partinel.  Giant of Partinel.  Bears are fuzzy, and don't tend to kill so indiscrimiately.

Don't like him as a woman.  I like the harsh brutality of Theus juxtaposed with bubbly Yunmi, or whatever her name is. 

Do they keep a census?  Does Theus know how many people are in his city with the strict pop control? It would help me visualize the city better if I knew how many people were in it.  Is it over-crowded at 10,000 people or over-crowded at 50,000 people?

Course, this is probably because they intend to work me like a dog the rest of the time.

Tanstaafl, baby.

I'm happy because tomorrow I'm moving into our new apartment, and Monday I'm starting my new job.

I was too tickled by the fact that Nathan Fillion was married to a con-artist under a false name who then drugged him to escape... AGAIN... too care much about the rest of the episode.

I spent about $30 of the money I had saved up for OVFF on books at the book dealer in the vendor's room.  I just finished Mike Resnick's new collection of short stories "New Dreams for Old" and I also picked up the first book of Rachel Caine's new series, "Glass Houses".  Next on my list is "Grass" by Sheri S. Tepper, but only after I memorize all the bones in the skull, wrist and ankle.