Did y'all know that Laurell K. Hamilton's infamously badly-written yet strangely alluring and addictive vampire series is now a monthly comic book? It's all very exciting; I found out when I was chatting with the comic book store lady, Paula, and then I was ON FIRE I thought it was so cool--though not as cool as it would be if, say, Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan novels were put in graphic form (which is actually being done now in France, and I wonder if an English translation will follow quickly)So I was babbling on about how fun Hamilton's novels are even though they are so badly badly written and I noticed that Paula kept referring to her as Laurell; so then I was totally embarrassed since it seems Paula knows Hamilton personally and here I am badmouthing her writing...I thought Hamilton lived in Missouri or something, how was I to guess? Or maybe everyone calls her Laurell, just like everyone calls Mercedes Lackey "Misty." Just goes to show, it's never a good idea to badmouth a person, even if you mean it nicely and there seems to be no way it could get back to them...
But what can I say? The writing is dreadful, and she has the most bizarre pacing I have ever encountered. I keep waiting for her to come out with a 500 page novel where the entire plot takes place in Anita's bathroom while she takes an epic 15-minute piss. If you have read her books, the previous sentence will possibly make sense to you.
So since they are promoting the series, I scored on a POSTER of that hot master vampire, Jean Claude. AND I am willing to send it to the first person who can tell me:
What is Anita's favorite animal?!?
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Okay, so I've read every single one of her books and I am giggling at your 15-minute piss comment. Her pacing is definitely odd - I waited about 200 pages for the consummation of a vampire-werewolf-Anita sex scene that went through so many convolutions, I was no longer certain who was involved. But, the books are completely addicting, even as I laugh at the writing. I don't know her favorite animal, unless it's a leopard. Perhaps I was paying too much attention to the Ardeur and too little to the actual details of the novel.
OMG Tiffky, I was totally counting on you to know...
Mmmn, the Ardeur. Well, it's hard to pay attention to the details when they don't actually make any sense. If you can believe it, Rhys has actually read a few of them now (at the behest of his new gf.) Rhys is unable to read a book without actually assimilating every word, so for him gaping plot holes and inconsistencies are like getting stabbed in the back of the head with a rusty fork.
Which makes me feel (a tiny bit) gleeful...
Oh yeah, and I'm sorry, but her favorite animal is not a leopard. Even if she does have hot sex in the shower with large-penised were-leopards. You are welcome to guess again if you like.
I always giggle to myself when I see Hamilton's books in the library. Tee hee, libraries are great sources for porn!
So, I cheated and went to this embarrassingly exhaustive webpage:
http://halo-productions.com/anita/
Now I vaguely recall Anita's fondness for penguins, but I have to say that that detail definitely did not make an impression on me. I really hate any cutesy touches that try to make Anita more accessible. Give me more giant leopard dick and bloodsucking action!
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