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I am pretty sure most of my thoughts on Michelle West's The Riven Shield (fifth book in the Sun Sword series) are highly spoilery, so basically

elspeth_vimes is the only one who will have interest in much of this entry. Suffice to say: the series is I think still getting stronger as it goes, and even though I occasionally get lost in all the politics of who is what is where is aligning with whom, I can finally see things building to some kind of conclusion. Also, this is the most amazingly culture-clash-y book yet, which I love! The most fascinating parts of the book for me were actually Valedan and his Northern allies/Northern-influenced Southern allies trying to interact with the Callestas, who are interacting based on an entirely different set of ground-rules, and how the book does not shy away from the consequences of those rules. I also love Alina manages to force the possibility of moving between the two worlds, which is why she is awesome. (And Telakas the Least Menacing Demon continues to be hilarious, if . . . possibly only in my head. "Shit, I didn't mean to actually wound her seriously! Um . . . crap.")

Also awesome: SERRA TERESA KILLING A DEMON DEAD. I find it hilarious that everyone else's battles with demons take about twenty or thirty pages minimum, and Teresa takes hers down in, like, a page. AND THEN GOES INTO A COMA. But I am convinced that she will recover! Otherwise she would have just been dead.

However, I will admit that I have pretty much no idea what was happening during the whole epic battle of epicness with rivers rising and demons popping up all over the place and Avandar and the stag freaking out and Kallandras and his elf-buddy having their epic bromance. There was some dramatic manipulation of the elements! I'm pretty sure Jewel/Avandar is now pretty much canon! Other than that, WHO KNOWS, let us get back to the complicated politics now. The kai Lamberto showing up at the last minute was pretty awesome, though.

IN OTHER NEWS:

areyoumymemmy linked to this beauty last night, and I - I don't even have words. Andrew Lloyd Webber. Andrew. Lloyd. Webber. Everything points to a production beyond my WILDEST DREAMS OF RIDICULOUS. *_*

Meg shoots Christine dead in a jealous rage.

Meg shoots Christine dead. In a jealous rage.

LEAVING THE PHANTOM ALONE WITH HIS AND CHRISTINE'S FANFIC BABY.

BRB LAUGHING FOREVER AND EVER. (

milliways_bar people, I am suddenly filled with PROFOUND SORROW that Meg is retired and this can never be bar-canon.)

Other comments/highlights: the Phantom lures the child to his lair in a scene filled with the gorilla automaton, walking skeleton and a hanging chandelier of 20+ Medusa like skulls that come to life in song

there are some good bits like when u first see the phantom. He's feeling up one of the christine dummies like in the first one and suddenly she is bathed in coloured lights and her dress spins up into the air and flies off

I can't even suspect it of being a joke, for lo, I know in my heart, it is ALL TOO REAL.

OKAY GUYS WHO IS COMING TO NEW YORK TO SEE THIS WITH ME *_* *_* *_* *_*

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Wow. I mean, I know when I want to lure children toward me, I definitely go with WALKING SKELETONS AND MEDUSA-LIKE SKULLS THAT COME TO LIFE IN SONG.

Also, generally: whut.

Despite the fact that Meg is retired, I so want to do like, the secret Milliways version of this, where Meg winds up in an ALTERNATE UNIVERSE that may or may not secretly be a NIGHTMARE and Christine is actually the ultimate evil and so Meg's actions are noble and just.

Alternately, the gun shoots jelly and they all have a good laugh and then buy the kid some cotton candy.

YOU KNOW I AM. WHEN DO WE BUY TICKETS? I WILL GO TALK TO MY SOURCES.

PS -- OMG FUCKING. WHAT THE FUCK? I HAD HEARD IT WAS CRAZY, BUT WHAT THE FUCK. EVERYTHING IS PROJECTION.

WHAT. WHAT. HANG ON, WHAT? I don't even known POTO that well, and I know enough to WHAT!?

Not gonna lie, I've never seen Phantom, but I read that thread for the luls. And the .gifs.

Also, I feel like someone just needs to make a gif of Sokka's "Secret love cave, let's go" line from Cave of Two Lovers and cut it with the Phantom's, well, secret love cave.

(Edited because I have an icon that is far more appropriate and lulzy!)

Edited 2010-02-23 17:39 (UTC)

OH MY DEAR SWEET GOD.

THANK YOU.

OH MY HATED ATLANTIC OCEAN.

SCREW YOU

Edited 2010-02-23 18:18 (UTC)

*snerks*

If I wasn't going to be at school at the time then I would. Also did you see that one of the Ice Dancing couples skated to Phantom, the cute Americans Davis and White, it made me grin.

I always want to reread Maskerade whenever talk of Phantom comes up and I'm probably bad but I liked the movie version, it had lots of pretty.

WHERE DO I SIGN UP FOR THIS GLORY

Related questions: Can we arrange it so that we are seated AWAY from anyone who might actually be ~moved~ by ALW's ~art~? What is the best way to smuggle in a bottle of vodka and several shot glasses?

ahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

This comment preeeetty much sums it all up for me.

LOL FOREVER

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I read The Sun Sword series a few years back. Unfortunately, the long wait between books + general convoluted-ness means I... don't remember very much ahaha. Though reading your posts now, I wish I could reread the series XD But man, I definitely remember feeling equal parts puzzled and amused at Jewel and Avandar. ARE THEY/AREN'T THEY?! BUT SHE'S SO ANNOYED AT HIM! AND HE'S SO CRYPTIC?! AND - AND--

... And omg, I'm... so glad I had no attachment to POTO. XD (Which is more than I can say for Return to the Secret Garden aaaahhhh CANNOT UNREAD)

BRB LAUGHING SELF SICK

... November, huh? *makes travel plans NOW*

That is the most :O worthy thing I think I have ever read. AMAZING!!!!