Monday morning and other nasties

[robinmckinley]

 
Well, it is Monday, after all. You have to expect nasty.
            My nasty started yesterday of course. Or even the night before that. Saturday night we had duck for dinner as you may recall. And I had Gravy* and Gorgeous Golden Crackly Skin.
            And Sunday morning I was 12.37 pounds heavier than I’d been the day before and could barely

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[blackbear88]

All Summer in a Day.

The very first Bradbury story I ever read. Still gives me chills to read it (as with most of his works.) Book favoritism is changeable, depends a lot on my mood, sunspots, what have you--but when I am asked who my favorite author is, the answer that always pops out is Bradbury. So the moment you said "I keep thinking about that Ray Bradbury story" I knew precisely which one you meant and instantly thought "YES! Exactly!" before my eye even hit your next word.

And of course there are all these books clustered hopefully around the bed like hellhounds

And THAT sort of imagery is why McKinley is right up there on my favored author list, too. :) Yes. Yes, my books do that too.

[blackbear88]

LOL! Yes ma'am. :)

I only found out about him in context of "Where is Lovecraft's Dreamlands stuff coming from anyway?" and the answer was Dunsany. Late to the game, as I said... Do you have a particular Favorite Thing I should start with, or shall I just plunge in?

[robinmckinley]

Start with some short stories to get used to his style. (He's got at least two styles: the contemporary and the High Falutin' Forsoothly. Both are uniquely his and both very of his time. You want to be *comfy*, you know? He's *not* trash, so it's a different adjustment from the pulps, you know? And send your feminism out to play with the goddesses, because she will *not* be happy. Oh, and Lovecraft? Read The Two Bottles of Relish and Lovecraft is *nowhere*). Then The King of Elfland's Daughter. Then, if you're not hooked . . . well, there's something WRONG with you. :)

[blackbear88]

Right, I'll get on it.

Then, if you're not hooked . . . well, there's something WRONG with you. :)

LOL! There are miriads of things wrong with me, but I suspect this isn't going to be one of them! :)