Wednesday, January 16, 2002
|12:17 AM|
Dammit. A couple books I read a long time ago have been swimming out of my memory to bother me recently. I can't remember their titles, their authors, or any of the main character's names, thus making finding what they were called impossible. The first book (these are all sci fi, by the way, aimed at young adults) was about a young girl who was illegally taught how to read by her grandmother. In her soceity, almost no one can read. In fact, the doors leading to the outside world are unlocked, but kept secure by the use of traps that are easily deactivated if you can read. The instructions are posted right on the door. "To disable death lasers, press button, twist knob to left. Thank you" The girl meets up with another kid who can read, who has seen the outside world, and together they escape. At some point they reach a different group of humans and are discovered by outsiders when they don't know to look away from the ruling class. Yeah, that's all the hints I have. I have a prize for the person taht gets this one. I have a pile of Polaroid cameras that I didn't realize I had until yesterday, when I started collecting all my AV equipment. I don't need 'em, and someone else might want one, but that leaves at least one spare. Name this damned book and I'll send the thing to you.
Second book was actually a series of books. A lot of kids have an android double made, the only physical difference that is easily noticable is that the androids' knees blow ass and they walk very stiffly. The main character has a variety of wacky adventures with his android pal.
The third one has an alien creature called a dragon, with a special tooth. Being bitten by the tooth gives humans telepathic powers. The main character has been bitten, and also has a cutesy robot that follows him around. The dragon is taken prisoner by some kind of space water weasel. Wackiness of a rescue mission with no fatalities ensues, along with some time travel for no good reason.
And finally, a series of books where lizards from space show up, can turn invisible using a device that looks like a stick of cheese, and generally make one moron student's life hell.
If you can guess the first book, or all three of the others, send me a goddamn email and I'll send you a goddamn camera. Or a box of ashtrays from Vorpal's house. Use the email link on the side.
Penny arcade's news post on monday is absolute brilliance. Almost equalling the line describing the taste of the food in the article, is the response to the comment "I was kind of annoyed when I saw a story idea I came up with had already been written by none other than Harlan Ellison. That Wacky guy" Response: "Yeah man, my muse is a slut, too"
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