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wombat1138) wrote2006-04-07 09:53 am
wombat1138) wrote2006-04-07 09:53 am
Dhimma dharma (chameleon optional)
Dan Simmons has become unstuck in time. He's always such a cheerful happy fellow. A short browse through Wikipedia suggests that while Simmons doesn't directly cite Bat Ye'or, she seems to be a key proponent of the concepts he's discussing. While I don't think I've ever heard of her before, I'm not surprised to see the laudatory quote from Victor Davis Hanson.
In a vaguely similar vein, I've finally read Mary Gentle's Grunts, which I can only describe as LOTR via Quentin Tarantino. (The protagonists are essentially Uruk-Hai.) I'm not sure I actually *liked* it, but it was certainly different from yer standard Extruded Fantasy Product.
As a complete tangent, the sun has actually been out for a few hours today, at least so far. We'll see how long this lasts.
In a vaguely similar vein, I've finally read Mary Gentle's Grunts, which I can only describe as LOTR via Quentin Tarantino. (The protagonists are essentially Uruk-Hai.) I'm not sure I actually *liked* it, but it was certainly different from yer standard Extruded Fantasy Product.
As a complete tangent, the sun has actually been out for a few hours today, at least so far. We'll see how long this lasts.