Comments for Necromancy Never Pays

Comment on Fat-bashing in The Casual Vacancy by Jeanne

Jeanne — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:06:21 +0000

The amount of self-loathing experienced by people who get a rash on their torso this summer is measurable in parminders.

Comment on Science in science fiction by Charlie

Charlie — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:18:02 +0000

Very interesting! I like science but don’t know much so a lot of it went over my head, but it’s a fascinating method of storytelling that I’ve not read about before. And I love how she gets her ideas, just that one idea becoming a whole story, and it’s based on what’s happening now.

Comment on A Rabbit as King of the Ghosts by magpiemusing

magpiemusing — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:16:13 +0000

what a lovely post – full of love and sadness.

Comment on Science in science fiction by Kim (Sophisticated Dorkiness)

Kim (Sophisticated Dorkiness) — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:47:19 +0000

Interesting! On thing I pay attention to about science in fiction is the results — I think fiction sometimes gives a false sense that science always works or finds a conclusion, when in reality experiments fail or are unexpected a lot.

Comment on The Marriage Plot by Jeanne

Jeanne — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:01:14 +0000

It has provoked a good discussion!

Comment on The Marriage Plot by readersguide

readersguide — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:33:17 +0000

It is a book about books, and a book about how bookish people grow up and the conflict of their bookish ideas of the world with the world as it actually is (in a book, of course.) It’s a wonderful book, even if Jeanne doesn’t like it. Just look at how much discussion it’s provoked!

Comment on The Marriage Plot by readersguide

readersguide — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:42:54 +0000

Ah — I sort of remembered her parents situation as slightly precarious, but then again, I read the book a while ago. There’s also the NY apartment, which I can no longer remember the details of.

Comment on The Marriage Plot by Jeanne

Jeanne — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:18:00 +0000

Her parents bought her a car after putting her through Brown! And then, after paying for her wedding, they sent her and Leonard to Europe for a honeymoon. That’s rich.

Comment on The Marriage Plot by readersguide

readersguide — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:12:13 +0000

Not sure madeline was rich — was she? but she was a certain type.

Comment on Science in science fiction by Jesse the K

Jesse the K — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:59:50 +0000

Lovely! I’m linking it here there & the other place.