A meme, gacked from just about everybody.

[penmage]

Pick an interest from my interests page that either 1) you know nothing about but sounds intriguing, or 2) you know something about but can't fathom why yours truly would be interested in it, and request an explanation.

Edit: feel free to choose more than one. I'll happily explain any and all.

Comments

Re: Oooooh, literature.

[penmage.livejournal.com]

"walking away from omelas" is indeed a reference to the Ursula le Guin story. It's one of the most important stories I've read. You know, I'm having trouble explaining exactly why it's so important to me. Every time I reread it, I find it powerful and important all over again. Perfect happiness, at a very small cost. And walking away from it all. It's one of my favorite stories, and one of the most powerful images - walking away, alone, from the city of happiness, to a place that may not exist. I'm struggling for words again. The best I can say is, reread the story. Is it not powerful? I think it is.

I was captivated by the character of Elphaba since I finished the book a few years ago. What is wicked? How does someone become evil? Elphaba's prickly, odd, passionate character also intrigued me. She's one of the most fascinating characters I've read.

As to Ender's Game, it was one of the first real SF books I read, and I loved it. It blew my mind. I thought it was the coolest thing ever. It's one of my old-time classics. I still think Card is a brilliant writer. My favorite of the Ender books is, btw, Xenocide. Which makes everyone give me funny looks. But it is.