Fiddle-Dee-Dee, Said Scarlett

Wow, I woke up in a really awesome mood this morning. I have no idea why. Maybe I've inadvertently feng shui'ed my room or something. But when I got up I was bright eyed and bushy tailed and full of energy. And I still am, but there isn't much for me to spend it on. I had myself an iced chocolate chai for breakfast, and now I'm contemplating lunch and bath before I settle in for some RO time. I'm always torn as to which should come first.

I finished Demon Deathchase the other day. You might remember my posting about it, and all I'd heard about how it was full of rape. I was warned so emphatically and repeatedly that it nearly put me off reading the book. But I loved Bloodlust, and I really wanted to see how the stories differed. So I read it.

Maybe fandom has jaded me. I don't know. But there were two instances of rape in the book, and neither were described in any detail. One was just mentioned in passing as having happened, and the other was a 'fade to black' sort of thing. Compared to Raiser of Gales - which was, indeed, full of rape and incest - I really don't see what the big deal was. And psychologically speaking, the rapes made sense and it wasn't random or OOC. Unless you get stuck on movie characterizations. Oh, Grove...

I'm reading Tale of the Dead Town now, and I think it's my favorite. If only for the interaction between Pluto VII and D. I never thought I'd actually like the idea of D in an actual pairing, but I think I could totally get into Pluto/D. Because Pluto wins.

Alright, I'm going to make some burritos and take a bath, and then e-mail Cori for some RO time!