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hamsterwoman

Reading roundup

Dec 14, 2007 21:48

And here I take my departure from prime number posting. Farewell, superlative geekery!

63. Jim Butcher, White Night -- *this* is why I like reading Butcher. ( MAJOR SPOILERS )

discworld, kushiel, gaiman, a: esther m. friesner, a: tamora pierce, a: neil gaiman, dresden files, link, taltos, short stories, tithe, a: jim butcher, reading, a: jacqueline carey, a: terry pratchett, a: holly black

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hamsterwoman December 16 2007, 00:15:42 UTC

Whoo! I'm back just in time for your post on more Sandman books!

Heh -- AWESOME timing! :DDD

It's not like I dislike Dream. He is interesting, and I definitely agree on the fact that it's good that he is flawed and petty and kind of an asshole to a lot of people, and condescending to pretty much everyone (except cats). I think my problem is probably that there aren't enough people around to tell him so. Death does, which is fun, and Desire does, though it is pretty ineffectual, and the occasional mortal/creature does -- like Unity, when she dies in Rose's place. But not enough of it, and I guess I just like to see the broody, self-involved characters taken down a peg, occasionally. I think that might be it. And I think I would've liked to see more of the other Endless, too.

"Men of Good Fortune" may well be my favorite as well. The other episode that I really was struck by was "24 Hours", with honorable mentions for the one with the dead schoolboys in Season of Mists and "The Sound of Her Wings". But all those other ones are just so dark that I would hesitate to call them a favorite. And, yes, Dream and Hob in period costume = awesome! (And, yes, I definitely noted the quote in your Marlowe icon showing up there, too! :)

Oh, and did you know that Fiddler's Green is based on G. K. Chesterton? :D So he's just innately awesome, I guess. And I love Cain and Abel. Hee.

Ooh! I did not know that, even though I thought he looked very familiar. That does explain some of the fundamental awesomeness!

I like Cain and Abel, too (I totally forgot to mention what a kick I got out of chibi!Morpheus and chibi!Death in the story Abel tells baby Daniel in "Parliament of Rooks") -- although Abel's stuttering is fairly annoying to read. But, after being slightly horrified by the casual, repeated fratricide, I've stated finding it really funny, in a bloody "Groundhog Day" sort of way.

I'm actually going back to the library just now for more Sandman just now -- finding myself rather addicted :)

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