Comments on: I Read a Book about the Comoros and Didn’t Tell You: A Links Round-Up

By: Alice

Alice — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 21:10:00 +0000

I find stories about people escaping cults fascinating! The strength to break from what you’ve known, I find it all very interesting.

By: Athira

Athira — Sat, 30 Jan 2016 23:19:00 +0000

Honestly, I am so excited to see more gender diversity in science fiction books. It’s still not there yet but it’s happening. I am trying to hard to introduce gender-neutral stuff to Shreya but I know she is still going to go through the stereotypical girl phase, and that breaks my heart. Maybe I should do what my dad did for me – just refuse to buy any dolls. Unfortunately that will kill any sense of femininity that Shreya may have which is sort of what happened to me. 😛

By: helen from a gallimaufry

helen from a gallimaufry — Wed, 27 Jan 2016 09:59:00 +0000

Oooh, what’s Comoros? And lots of fascinating-looking links. I learn so much from you, Jenny. 🙂 Except maybe I won’t read about heists because I don’t want to be put off. Heh.

As someone with a daughter who is of the princess age, I feel only depressed that there will be more of the same in the post. Disney Princesses are everywhere (although it seems, from the article, that they are even more ubiquitous in the US than here). It’s just so hard to balance out the princesses and their ilk with more interesting things, that don’t suggest that the only way to be a girl is to be sparkly, pretty and wearing make-up.

By: Kim (Sophisticated Dorkiness)

Kim (Sophisticated Dorkiness) — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 23:40:00 +0000

Heists! I love a good heist story. A couple of the books I keep thinking about picking up are heist nonfiction because dang, do I love that.

By: Bina @ If You Can Read This

Bina @ If You Can Read This — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 19:01:00 +0000

In reply to Jenny @ Reading the End. Apparently that's what happens when Moffat attempts feminism. It is the scariest thing ever! He's leaving Who!? Halleluja!!

By: Jennifer Hartling

Jennifer Hartling — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 15:11:00 +0000

Well, I’m off to read every single one of these links and get nothing done today so THANKS.

This internet boyfriend thing always confuses me. Same for the NOW WE MUST HATE THIS CELEBRITY which is along the same lines.

By: Jenny @ Reading the End

Jenny @ Reading the End — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 14:16:00 +0000

In reply to Bina @ IfYouCanReadThis. I probably have read that article about the most recent Sherlock episode. I was so stunned by what I was reading about the most recent Sherlock episode that I immediately went out and read absolutely everything I could find about it. What the absolute hell, Moffat? I am SO GLAD he's leaving Who.

By: Jenny @ Reading the End

Jenny @ Reading the End — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 14:15:00 +0000

In reply to Memory. Yayyyy! I think I bought the Neverwhere miniseries on DVD for myself because I wanted to see it so much, and Paterson Joseph was by far the most successful and accurate of the character depictions. And they were (mostly) all good! Mr. Croup was superb as well. Could've watched Mr. Croup all day.

By: Jenny @ Reading the End

Jenny @ Reading the End — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 14:15:00 +0000

In reply to rhapsodyinbooks. Yay, glad you enjoyed them!

By: Memory

Memory — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 16:37:00 +0000

HERE’S A THING ABOUT PATERSON JOSEPH: when I was a young person, I read NEVERWHERE and came away with this super-specific mental image of the Marquis de Carabas. When I was a slightly less young person, my library finally bought the NEVERWHERE miniseries on DVD and I borrowed it and discovered that Paterson Joseph, who plays the maybe-not-so-good Marquis, looks exactly like the dude inside my head.

Excellent mental image matching work, Paterson Joseph.