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This scene did not go quite the way I was expecting it to. On the other hand, I got a female character in, so I can't say I mind all that much. (2,025 words)
( Weregild, part 10 )
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You know something about Laurell Hamilton? I often get the feeling she has no idea what the actual layouts of any of her settings are. They are too vague and shift around too much. I would like to be able to make little faux architectural sketches of various buildings, but there simply is not enough detail to do so.
For example, in this section I have had to invent the office building in which Animators, Inc. is located. All Hamilton has ever said about it, to my knowledge, is a rough description of the reception room, focused more on color and scientific plant names than actual layout; that there are three offices, of which Bert has taken the smallest (painted pale blue, like an ice cube) as his own; that Mary (no last name) is the day secretary and Craig (no last name, no description either) is the night secretary; that there is a parking lot associated with the building; that the animators on staff all use the remaining two offices on a time-share basis; and that Anita sometimes keeps a gun in the drawer of her office desk.
She has also said, and I quote: There was a psychologist's office across from us, nothing less than a hundred an hour; a plastic surgeon down the hall; two lawyers; one marriage counselor, and a real estate company. (The last comma in place of a semi-colon is the book's error, not mine.)
By implication, the animators have keys to the office, since Anita has met people there at odd hours when no secretary seemed to be around -- and really, they would need at least three secretaries to have the office open 24/7. My suspicion is that Mary works 9am-5pm and Craig works 5pm-1am, give or take a little.
Anyway, that is mostly my frustration talking, but there are times I really wish Hamilton paid more attention to her world-building and less to the goddamn sex and romance. (Also, the number of times in the earlier books that I want to smack Anita and say either, "Listen, lady, have you heard of this concept called a threesome? Because people can be in true love with more than one person at a time, swear to god!" and/or, "Seriously, stake Jean-Claude; you're young; you'll get over him," are countless. Oy.)
( Weregild, part 10 )
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You know something about Laurell Hamilton? I often get the feeling she has no idea what the actual layouts of any of her settings are. They are too vague and shift around too much. I would like to be able to make little faux architectural sketches of various buildings, but there simply is not enough detail to do so.
For example, in this section I have had to invent the office building in which Animators, Inc. is located. All Hamilton has ever said about it, to my knowledge, is a rough description of the reception room, focused more on color and scientific plant names than actual layout; that there are three offices, of which Bert has taken the smallest (painted pale blue, like an ice cube) as his own; that Mary (no last name) is the day secretary and Craig (no last name, no description either) is the night secretary; that there is a parking lot associated with the building; that the animators on staff all use the remaining two offices on a time-share basis; and that Anita sometimes keeps a gun in the drawer of her office desk.
She has also said, and I quote: There was a psychologist's office across from us, nothing less than a hundred an hour; a plastic surgeon down the hall; two lawyers; one marriage counselor, and a real estate company. (The last comma in place of a semi-colon is the book's error, not mine.)
By implication, the animators have keys to the office, since Anita has met people there at odd hours when no secretary seemed to be around -- and really, they would need at least three secretaries to have the office open 24/7. My suspicion is that Mary works 9am-5pm and Craig works 5pm-1am, give or take a little.
Anyway, that is mostly my frustration talking, but there are times I really wish Hamilton paid more attention to her world-building and less to the goddamn sex and romance. (Also, the number of times in the earlier books that I want to smack Anita and say either, "Listen, lady, have you heard of this concept called a threesome? Because people can be in true love with more than one person at a time, swear to god!" and/or, "Seriously, stake Jean-Claude; you're young; you'll get over him," are countless. Oy.)
