Comments | soupytwist: ... in which we could be heroes, just for one day

soupytwist

... in which we could be heroes, just for one day

Dec 07, 2004 21:22

Last night I went to have a nap, forgot to set my alarm clock, and woke up 14 hours later. Um. o_O I do feel much better for it now, though, and after rushing a bit to do stuff, decided that I was going to treat myself to reading The Kryptonite Kid by Joseph Torchia over dinner. And, well, I'm damn glad I did.

( Here's some thoughts, including OMG YOU NEED TO READ THIS RIGHT NOW and also a few questions for people who've read it before or otherwise know more than I do. )

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therealjae December 7 2004, 20:06:17 UTC

Oh, wow, that book sounds amazing! Must read.

-J

soupytwist December 7 2004, 20:11:43 UTC

Oh, dude, I think you'd really enjoy it. I hope you get to read it one day: I'd love to hear your thoughts. :)

penguin2 December 7 2004, 20:17:50 UTC

It's one of those things that is simply True, despite it being made up. This is the world, and everything that goes with it.

Duuuude! You just described the essence of why I love Terry Pratchett's books :-)

I'll track the book down, but I may need several kicks to the head. My reading pile is terrifying. And I'm a very, very fast reader - but it's the finding time to read that's getting me lately. As you know, my state of semi-ex-invalidness is causing me to drown myself in social life...and then when my SO and I are home, we're usually having The Conversation (The Conversation wanders all over the place, from sociopolitics to philosophy to evolutionary psychology to Observing The Human Condition bits that don't fit easily into the foregoing classifications. We've been having The Conversation for over four years now. If that ain't a good relationship, dunno what is). Or sleeping :D

myf December 7 2004, 20:52:24 UTC

Hey.

I wonder whether someone more versed in Superman would get more out of it...
Well, I have practically no versing in the Superman canon (whatever that entails) - would I like it?

And *squee* over the greatness that is Flatland. It's really the oddest but most lovely thing I've read in an age.

soupytwist December 7 2004, 21:05:04 UTC

Oh Lord yeah! It's very like Neil Gaiman in that respect; there are references, but the meaning doesn't depend on knowing the specifics, just that it's a reference. If that makes sense. Um, what I meant was "all you need is the concept of a superhero comic book called Superman and you're OK", anyway. :)

And YAY for Flatland. I was made to read it by jacinthsong, and I'm so glad for it. It's awesome.

myf December 8 2004, 15:51:22 UTC

I think I've come to the conclusion that I don't get Neil Gaiman. I finished Stardust last week, and it was OK. There's just something that appeals to a lot of people, but which I don't get.

Oh well.

soupytwist December 8 2004, 15:54:27 UTC

Have you read any others? Because if not, I'd recommend not giving up just yet - not that you won't end up deciding he's not for you anyway (though I will be said :(), but Stardust is, in my humble opinion, the least Neil-y of his works. It's a fairly traditional fairy tale in many ways, and not anything like either as funny, dark or interesting (to me) as pretty much all the rest of his works. If you don't like Smoke&Mirrors, though, which I'd say was the most representative of his works, then I'll admit defeat. :)

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queenriley December 8 2004, 07:13:11 UTC

And a Happy Chanukah to you too!

anna_thebabbler December 8 2004, 07:51:23 UTC

happy chunnukah!
yay for athiest jews!
*goes off to buy chocolate coins and guzzle herself stupid*
*remembers her manners and offers some to Katie*

soupytwist December 8 2004, 11:09:44 UTC

Heheh, yay! *hugs*