Comments on: The Big Idea: Sarah Rees Brennan

By: Mr Teufel

Mr Teufel — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 02:24:11 +0000

Wwwc-d?: in the setting, lots. Therefore the humour when the protag acts reverse to expectations.

By: What's wrong with cross-dressing?

What's wrong with cross-dressing? — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 02:17:30 +0000

“My hero Nick doesn’t kill puppies or cross-dress…” Since when are THOSE two activities related?

“1, 8753th count of lying to me. First count of cross-dressing.” Since when are those two on a par?

I know you don’t have anything against cross-dressers, because you have a number of characters in your stories from the GLBTQIA2 (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual/androgynous, and Two-Spirit, as the acronym has now expanded to) community. So why joke about cross-dressing as if it were a sign of villainy?

Pink Flamingos, the Rocky Horror Picture Show, Psycho, Silence of the Lambs, Dressed to Kill … the transvestite is almost always a serial killer! What’s up with that?

By: Amanda

Amanda — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:26:39 +0000

I LOVED this book (and quite like the UK cover, even if it is paperback and therefore more susceptible to damage). Also, I met Sarah yesterday – she’s an absolutely lovely, hysterical woman in person as well as in print. :)

By: stevem

stevem — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:02:14 +0000

Also bought it. Pretty good (4 out of 5 stars- I had some minor quibbles). Almost strays into teen romance but veers sharply into action the last 100 pages or so.

And for those guys who are hyper sensitive (including me), take the dust cover off the book. The book’s natural design is perfectly acceptable.

By: Pam Adams

Pam Adams — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:30:19 +0000

Bought it, enjoyed the hell out of it, HIGHLY recommend it!

By: stevem

stevem — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:39:39 +0000

And by the way (sorry about the double post), if one likes to read about main characters with the dark, violent streak and who aren’t really nice guys, try the Strongbow Saga by Judson Roberts. The teenage main character is something of a sociopath, though the reasons are pretty well developed, which makes him dangerous even by the standards of the Vikings he was raised among.

By: stevem

stevem — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:32:57 +0000

I might purchase it, as it seems a more reasonable premise for a main character than most for sci-fi/fantasy. The cold hearted bast@#rd is likely to be of more use in a fight than the guy who keeps saying “oh my god, oh my god, etc.” and in a state of near constant emotional angst. Unless, of course, its Bill Paxton’s character from Aliens.

On the other hand, I will be losing that cover the second I walk out of the store (and hoping that none of the clerks who know me handle the purchase). While there is a risk of offending art directors, I personally think some art directors need to be offended.

By: darwinev0lved

darwinev0lved — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:21:22 +0000

Its worth pointing out that St Leonard’s where the book starts is the posh, expensive bit of Exeter – so just how bad can this guy be, when there is a delicatessen and organic butchers so close by?
Having said that, I was so excited by reading something set a few streets away from where I live (in the next neighbourhood, which isn’t exactly the Bronx either …) from the Amazon excerpt that I bought it immediately.

By: Pam Adams

Pam Adams — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:27:54 +0000

Between the excerpt and the Big Idea explanation, I’m sold! Luckily, I just received a bookstore gift card.

By: Karen

Karen — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:30:41 +0000

This sounds really interesting, but I’m considering boycotting reading it on account of the fact that I’ll have Poker Face stuck in my head for hours now…but it sounds so good! My revenge boycotting will clearly not last long.