tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434548087937457144.post1314897046442354034..comments2023-05-15T04:10:00.007-07:00Comments on Symptom of a Greater Cure: Monologue 001Sara Pickellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04861362527256055790noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434548087937457144.post-11850706837979156562009-09-27T08:40:02.779-07:002009-09-27T08:40:02.779-07:00It's my own stream of consciousness, though I ...It's my own stream of consciousness, though I was specifically trying to make it sound more like talking and less like writing.<br /><br />I'll have to look up "The Steel Remains", it's been a long time since I've been to the library.Sara Pickellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861362527256055790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434548087937457144.post-37055106987307615132009-09-27T04:15:50.153-07:002009-09-27T04:15:50.153-07:00And this quote is from which book? Or is it your v...And this quote is from which book? Or is it your very own stream of consciousness?<br /><br />Regarding the homosexual sidekick, Richard K. Morgan's Ringil in "The Steel Remains" is the main protagonist. Unlike R.A. Salvatore's lesbian half-elven heroine-sidekick in one of his later novels, who died in the end and was so superfluous (they just feel the need to add a politicially still not so correct person to their books???) that I did not even remember her name.<br /><br />I am not gay, so I could not identify with Ringil in that way. But this guy was a hero that fell from grace after people discovered his sexual preferences. The funny thing in this book is that he is the most likeable guy in a book where every character has a lot of real flaws and issues. While Ringil has no problems at all by himself, all his problems are exclusively caused by people not accepting the way he is.Longaschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14315739202508784897noreply@blogger.com