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I just finished Skulduggery Pleasant.

*lights up cigarette*

Damn that was fun. The only problem I can honestly think of that I have with this book - that can't more or less be made allowance for by going, "Well, children's lit," - is that... it's really not necessary to go into that much detail for every fight scene, Mr. Landy. I mean, I love fight scenes, reading or watching, and I suspect you do too. In addition to which you are apparently a black belt Kenpo instructor, and used to write screenplays, so. But really, we can handle it if every now and then, you save a paragraph or two by saying "They fight." Really, I promise. I also have faith that your info-dump/Exposition Time! tendencies will fade out as you continue to write. Since I hear this is a series, and all. :D

★ Serpine, campiest one-dimensional villain since Alan Rickman's Sherriff of Nottingham, Y/Y? *_*

Seriously, fuck this adult literature shit. If I have to go to the children's section to find a book about an urbane Irish skeleton detective who drives a Bentley, then so be it. Serves them Serious Writers right for not writing about witty magie-noir hijinks. Also, I'm pretty sure the author frequents the same comic shop as I do, which means I need only skulk around there until he shows up and I can corner him and ask him whether he intended the GO homage. Since: finding it hard to believe he didn't, but it would probably make me explode gleefully to have it confirmed. (Serpine? Secret Places under art galleries and in wax museums? I dare you to tell me this guy isn't a Gaiman fanboy.)

God, I just.

That was so much fun.

That was so much fun.

I don't even care that it showed that it was the author's first book. I DON'T EVEN CARE. BECAUSE SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT IS MY NEW SKELETAL NOIR BOYFRIEND.

SCENE: THE TORTURE CHAMBER (!!!!!!)

"This is your one chance. Tell me where the key is."

"OK."

Serpine raised an eyebrow. "Really?"

"No, only joking."

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You wanna know why I don't read much anymore? When I was a little girl, I read so very very much. Always reading. From the moment I could understand a story. Why I don't read much anymore is well ... I'm 19. People expect me to read "grown up" books. The only grown-up books I've found that gave me the pleasure I used to get from reading are GO and Douglas Adams. I can get away with reading Harry Potter because all adults do it. But man, I don't read anymore because adult books aren't fun to me. I enjoy short stories but that's about as much grown-up lit I can take.

So yeah, rambling, but amen to the effing adult books. Reading is an escape for me, sometimes if I wanted to see adult things, I'd go look down the street. Give me stuff like you're talking about any day of the week.

(also. everyone knows I want to be a filmmaker, but I really really want to make fairy tales for grown-ups. Like really.)

SERIOUSLY. I JUST WANT TO READ ABOUT LIKE. PIRATE ADVENTURES. AND MAGIC AND STUFF. BUT WITHOUT DELVING INTO AWFULLY PONDEROUS SWORDS-AND-SANDALS EPIC FANTASY. WORLD NEEDS MORE SCREWBALL FANTASY PLZ.

Also, have you read Larklight? I think you would really enjoy it. It is Victorians and pirates... IN SPACE!!!!

Also Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell THE FOOTNOTES *_*, the Temeraire books by Naomi Novik OH MY GOD ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, and To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis, which is skljfs;ldkjf;ashd delightful and frequently bite-knuckles-on-train hilarious.