My thoughts on that new Guy Gavriel Kay book, Ysabel, may be summed up adequately by the following communications:
4:30pm - wherein Sarah calls and mentions she's like 50 pages or so in, and by the way it's really good.
1:42am - wherein I respond to Sarah's email and mention that I am like 50 pages in or so, and by the way it's really good.
From: Erik
Subject: Re: Late-night encouragement
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 05:17:06 -0400
To: Sarah
So it's a pretty good book, yknow? All tapeworm-evokey and stuff.
---Erik
About 4 hours or so for 421 pages. One sitting, no breaks. Haven't done that in a while. Felt pretty good. Needless to say, and I don't really want to say too much for fear of giving anything away, you should go read it right now. Your prompt attention to this matter is encouraged and appreciated.
Let me close with the thought that the number of things in that book that might be construed as Sarah/me in-jokes, or just me in-jokes, is slightly disturbing. You shall see why.
Posted by Dwip at April 28, 2007 10:36 AM