tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post8629242134880445940..comments2024-02-05T10:41:31.777-05:00Comments on I Saw Lightning Fall: Immobility Never Moves Toward HopeLoren Eatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-43440526076675245842012-05-09T09:57:54.773-04:002012-05-09T09:57:54.773-04:00CR,
Great quote. Although to be honest, Evenson h...CR,<br /><br /><i>Great</i> quote. Although to be honest, Evenson has more philosophical depth than that. There's a reason why he quotes from Samuel Beckett's <i>Endgame</i> in the beginning. But that philosophy is likely to conflict with a lot of readers' beliefs, so I thought it wise to mention it.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-3155021936387433342012-05-09T09:54:54.891-04:002012-05-09T09:54:54.891-04:00Patti,
I need to read Memory. I like Westlake a l...Patti,<br /><br />I need to read <i>Memory</i>. I like Westlake a lot, and it's been a while since I've picked up anything from him.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-12264441276068746002012-05-08T20:00:49.635-04:002012-05-08T20:00:49.635-04:00(I just read it today, and the blog entry is actua...(I just read it today, and the blog entry is actually really good. http://yuki-onna.livejournal.com/676701.html)Chestertonian Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550643992523840950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-76253234783759124852012-05-08T20:00:13.355-04:002012-05-08T20:00:13.355-04:00Your criticism reminds me of a quote by Cathrynne ...Your criticism reminds me of a quote by Cathrynne Valente. After explaining that her books for children aren't going to be purely "a parade of sunshine and rainbows" (because she aims to provide truth and wisdom, two rare and difficult commodities), she goes on most amusingly:<br /><br />"--and I will not make [my book] a grimdark cautionary tale about the essential terribleness of everything."<br /><br />I laughed when I saw that line. A lot. I think I found a new award for a certain type of book-I-don't-like: The Grimdark Essential Terribleness Award.Chestertonian Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550643992523840950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025264318423694875.post-87636758639805838522012-05-08T17:20:37.072-04:002012-05-08T17:20:37.072-04:00I thought Donald Westlake did an excellent job wit...I thought Donald Westlake did an excellent job with this in MEMORY. No post-apocalyptic scenario but it worked well.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.com