I haven't read any of the recent (er) stuff by ZKS. This definitely made me want to, and furthermore, I'm impressed by this: The Egypt Game, which was written in the seventies, has a multiracial cast which is all the more impressive for seeming completely natural, while The Changeling deals sensitively with class issues.
I never perceived this truth, though it's staring me in the face. Thank you for your observation!
This detail about your own life made me laugh:
Plus she studies Latin America, so we won’t be competing for jobs or grants or anything.
--It made me laugh in part it's something that comes up in the Pen Pal story: Kaya's bunkmate is relieved that Kaya intends to focus on sciences rather than humanities and decrees that she (bunkmate) will win humanities prizes and is willing to let Kaya win science ones.
Downton Abbey: I had been WARNED by your entry of a TRAGIC HAPPENING, which happened this past episode. You hadn't said which character, but based on your description, I had narrowed it down to two or three, and sure enough....
I have to say, your entry--having that much forewarning--actually helped make it more bearable. Sort of.
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Date: 2013-01-30 06:31 am (UTC)I haven't read any of the recent (er) stuff by ZKS. This definitely made me want to, and furthermore, I'm impressed by this: The Egypt Game, which was written in the seventies, has a multiracial cast which is all the more impressive for seeming completely natural, while The Changeling deals sensitively with class issues.
I never perceived this truth, though it's staring me in the face. Thank you for your observation!
This detail about your own life made me laugh:
Plus she studies Latin America, so we won’t be competing for jobs or grants or anything.
--It made me laugh in part it's something that comes up in the Pen Pal story: Kaya's bunkmate is relieved that Kaya intends to focus on sciences rather than humanities and decrees that she (bunkmate) will win humanities prizes and is willing to let Kaya win science ones.
Downton Abbey: I had been WARNED by your entry of a TRAGIC HAPPENING, which happened this past episode. You hadn't said which character, but based on your description, I had narrowed it down to two or three, and sure enough....
I have to say, your entry--having that much forewarning--actually helped make it more bearable. Sort of.