Man, I have totally missed writing in this style. Rock on, internet! Rock on.

[idan_cohen]

Since Rusty has gone before, blazing the path in the high grass by the sheer mass of his incessant druge use, I am powerless to do all but follow.

BOOK REVIEW

(about books)*

The Jannissary Tree, by Jason Goodwin

Comments

[loweko]

THe blurb actually sounds great fun.

Also, as I was saying when you abruptly quit IRC, I can answer that eunuch question if you really want to know.

[idan_cohen]

I actually do want to know!

[mahmoth]

"The hero is a eunuch, right? But he has sex with someone. What is up with that? How does that even work?"

Possibilities:

A) Lolbuttsexlol
B) Ottoman strap-ons
C) Spontaneous penis/vagina
D) SCIENCE
E) Forgetfulness
F) A Cunning Ruse/Disguise to make it look like he was a Eunuch
G) Balls removed, not penis.

All this off the top of my head, after midnight.

Also, I shall hunt down Light and rip out its delicious Sci-Finess and devour it enjoyingly.

*bows, exits*

[adidi]

you should read:

...oh my god i have read nothing recommendable lately. possibly because i just came back from the library with the fifth season of sex and the city, the biography of ariel sharon, and 2 books about danny pearl. do you think posthumous movies about tragedies are somewhat pornographic? i do.

[eisenhart]

WHY WOULD I NOT LIKE IT?

Inquiring Minds Want to Know!

Me also.

[idan_cohen]

It is too goddamn smart for you.

[eisenhart]

Explain this insult, jester.

[idan_cohen]

I subtly made the innuendo that you are not very smart.

[aoanla]

Contrary to popular belief, being castrated does not totally remove sexual desire and the capacity to perform sexually. The later you're castrated, IIRC, the more capacity you retain - and there are a few recorded instances of eunuchs being involved with women or men. What castration does do is significantly reduce your sexual desire, and also make you tend to be huge.

Remember also that 'eunuch', depending on the culture, may also have been general enough a term to include male homosexuals (who, fairly obviously, aren't "capable" of having sex with a woman, but are still sexually capable).

Also, on the topic of Light: it actually took me until the end of the book to actually decide if I liked it or not. While the writing was always excellent, I thought it was actually verging on the metaphysically unpleasant until the ending clarified matters for me (indeed, it is, in fact , all about how we manage to find ways of avoiding living

[idan_cohen]

I will certainly buy Nova Swing when/if it appears on bookshelves in this misbegotten country. My amazon.com wishlist is already at over five hundred dollars, so I'll shamefully not add it there.