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[salinea]

1. My father is so sweet. He just sent me an e-mail saying he ordered HP7 and that he'll lend it to me when he'll get it. Should I tell him I'll probably buy the book somewhere at midnight the day it's released to read it during the night?

2. Recs on reccing and festing and feedbacking, yay! bronze_ribbons's 0.02 about participating to fest, valis2's Thinking about fest fic and queezulu's On How I Feedback Ficathons (which is a harsh but brillant model of how it ought to be done in an ideal world).

3. I am SO failing at following any kind of fest but Snupin_Santa, I'm trying really, but...!!!

4. The lattest Kon Satoshi (he of Perfect Blue, Millenium Actress and Tokyo Godfathers' fame) Paprika was a very fun and enjoyable movie, with the gorgeousest dreamscape since The Cell. The plot was slightly thin, but the goodness of the storytelling and characters well made up for it. I need to find the soundtrack for this movie ^_^

5. Am I the only person who doesn't like the Harry Dresden books? Granted I only read the first book, but the magic system was so utterly unoriginal and flavourless and the plot so predictable I don't get why so many people like it O_O (sorry, not to say that you people who like it have bad taste, just boggled. Obviously YMMV)

Comments

[c-mantix.livejournal.com]

1. That is so... cute! If you explain it to him, you'll get the same look/reaction I got from my mother when I tried to explain 'virtual' stockings:)

5. Confession: I completely ignore the magic system. I read strictly for shipper purposes and for the comedy. Hee!

[masqthephlsphr.livejournal.com]

OK, Elle--who do you 'ship?

[c-mantix.livejournal.com]

You should know by now that I am incredibly boring in my ships: Harry and Murphy, bien sûr! But I think Bob should get some lovin' too!

I thought it was really sad when Harry had that 'relationship' with the woman who was essentially a figment of his imagination. Butcher makes great use of the daydream/vision/daymare form.

Do you 'ship anyone?

[masqthephlsphr.livejournal.com]

I'm not much of a 'shipper. I did think Harry/VampSusan was pretty damned hot. But I love the Harry+Thomas brother relationship in the most recent books. Discovering an unknown family member is one of my major story kinks.

[c-mantix.livejournal.com]

Discovering an unknown family member is one of my major story kinks

Hee! I see the pattern now:) Thomas is very... intense.

[masqthephlsphr.livejournal.com]

Thomas was also on the verge of becoming campy, especially in the next-to-the-last book, but never went over the camp line.

[etrangere.livejournal.com]

I'm curious too! Though I don't remember most of the character's names...

[c-mantix.livejournal.com]

I find Butcher's character names hard to remember in general. Don't know why. For some reason, I can never forget LKH's Anita Blake series' characters... and sometimes I wish I could! LOL.

[etrangere.livejournal.com]

LOL I know the feeling. I still think that the Anita Blake have, at least, a pretty good universe... and some secondary characters are okay ^^

[alighiera.livejournal.com]

I've read all the Dresden books and I'm still a bit puzzled why I did, since they aren't the kinds of books I enjoy. Possibly for the occasional side character who is interesting. And the occasional one-liners.

Then again I read them here in China, where anything that staves off boredom is good.

[etrangere.livejournal.com]

that does make sense.

[luminaire.livejournal.com]

Wait a sec, has a release date been set for HP7? (Because I'm totally buying it at midnight too. Damned if I'm going to be spoiled again. :F)

[etrangere.livejournal.com]

Amazon lets people pre order way before the book is even finished!

yay for midnight buying!

[valis2.livejournal.com]

I'm surprised the fest fic rant was linked...I didn't think it was interesting at all! ha!

Have friended you in return, btw. *waves*

[etrangere.livejournal.com]

No, it was very good rant (the comments were very interesting too^^)

hello :)

[generalblossom.livejournal.com]

HP7, weee! Been out of LJ too much, is release date announced yet?

I just did nto like the first Harry Dresden book. Writing was so so-so and characters were not too complelling to me.

[etrangere.livejournal.com]

no more release date than there is for ADwD. You knwo how Amazon is (I bet that's where he preordered it ^^)

Hurray! Someone else who didn't like it! ♥

[generalblossom.livejournal.com]

Yep, amazon is glad to take your order anytimee and stop you from ordering it some where else. And yes, incredibly sweet of your father :)

I doubt I will read more HD books. They were just you know soso. Hmm, lemme think of recs I can book push at you. I think the Attolia books by Megan Whalen Turner ( start with the Thief, nice read butyou need to start there to get the OMG emotional warfare of the nicest juiciest sort in The Queen of Attolia...)