Oryx and Crake part 7

[dryaunda]

Some wonderful sarcasm from bellatrys last Wednesday:Silly fanperson! Don't you know that we mere lowly members of the Caste of Readers are not *allowed* to laugh at our professional betters of the Caste of Published Writers, that we don't have the *right* to point out their too-frequent tropes, literary faux-pas, and apparent obsessions, but are merely

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[archangelbeth]

Love has a price. The price is the emotion itself. Duh.

"Starve faster, Snowman!" -- *beth laughs evilly*

Mmm, reviewsnark.

[dryaunda]

Thanks! There's plenty more to read and comment on, just click the "oryx and crake" tag.

Love has a price. The price is the emotion itself. Duh.

No, stop it! Stop being smart! You're supposed to accept your heartstrings being grabbed and agree with the author's polemic about commodification without question. If anything, she's going to be the one asking questions!

[archangelbeth]

(I've been reading -- I'm just really lurky.)

Pfft, anyone who doesn't track back that Love is its own price isn't examining the world clearly enough. Why do you think good little Lilim avoid such emotions, eh? They know all about Hidden Costs.

[gjohnsonkoehn]

the poo-eating parahumans want to tag along with Snowman, who feeds them a line of shit that isn't theirs.

See, that's his mistake; everyone who's been around stray cats knows, if you feed them they'll never leave!