"I am all the days that you choose to ignore."

[greygirlbeast]

Can we get more than twenty comments today?

You know what? I say there are two sorts of victory in the world. There is the win that comes from finding oneself in accord with the vox populi. Being loved by millions, making lots of money, whatever and all that shit. And then there is the victory of simply doing what you do, and doing it well, and

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[ext_818534]

My partner is a big Rian Johnson fan; we finally saw Looper (or "Les Tueurs du temps" as it was called here en Francais) over the holidays. It was one of those films that was marketed as one thing and turned out to be entirely another. The lasting images from it had very little to do with the shoot-em-up aspect and more to do with the reasons why the shoot-em-ups even happened. I enjoyed it. It was a wonderfully done film.

Ordering Blood Oranges today. And I believe my comics guy has already ordered the Alabaster trade for me.

[greygirlbeast]

. It was one of those films that was marketed as one thing and turned out to be entirely another.

Yes.

Ordering Blood Oranges today. And I believe my comics guy has already ordered the Alabaster trade for me.

Thank you.

[greygirlbeast]

I appreciate Joseph Brodsky's comment that the one quality essential to being a man (and I think it applies equally to women) is the ability to derive an almost sensual pleasure from saying "no" to society.

Agreed. An expense choice, but admirable. Which is not to say I admire myself.

[hayleyhuston]

I can understand your dislike of Goodreads. I only use it to keep track of books I plan to read, but it seems like nothing more than a haven for Twilight/50 Shades fans. I looked at the New Releases section, and it's almost nothing but teen para-romance. As if those are the only books anybody should be reading these days.

[greygirlbeast]

I looked at the New Releases section, and it's almost nothing but teen para-romance. As if those are the only books anybody should be reading these days.

OH! But aren't they!?

[alumiere]

Congratulations on the good reviews; if I hadn't already pre-ordered the Tor review would send me after Blood Oranges. Brit makes it sound right up my alley.

[greygirlbeast]

I think she made me like the book more.

[cucumberseed]

All things I look for as well.

[greygirlbeast]

Some idiot says it's overly complex or the ending is too ambiguous? Too dense? Not enough action? Too dark?

I fear most people don't react that way. Then again, most readers aren't ass clowns who write Amazon "reviews."

[humglum]

I often do the same things with movies on Netflix. If the bad reviews are all along the lines of "this is stupid/confusing" "what happened?" and the like, I tend to delve into the positive reviews for a little more info.