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I just bought a copy of Skulduggery Pleasant and read it all in one go.

It is not deep.

It is not groundbreaking.

It is, however, very smart, very witty, a masterpiece of lampshaded tropes and more fun than thirty barrels of monkeys, and that should be enough for anyone.

(It would make a brilliant animated movie. I want to make it.)
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Eeee, yay! And yes. It's not deep, and I can sort of look at it and see a lot of ways it could have been better, but sometimes all I want out of a story is a bunch of likeable characters doing cool stuff and bantering with each other. I'm already holding out for a sequel. (I hope Tanith gets some backstory. Because Tanith is awesome.)

Totally agreed on it making an awesome animated movie. I would love to see that. Though I'd be curious to see it done live-action, too, because making a photorealistic skeleton lovable would have to be all in the body language and in the voice-acting (and the clothes!), which... could be really cool.

"We had a vote. I voted for me."

Date: 2007-05-09 01:53 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thebaconfat.livejournal.com
I'm not really sure who I identified with, really, but I certainly liked Skul much better than Stephanie. (And I'm sorry, but I laughed so hard at her chosen name. Ah, yes, I was twelve once, too. I remember.) I've not read any Artemis Fowl; should I? (Me too!)

Man, I dunno! It'd have to be someone with good range and, er, I think Irish? And I just don't know that many Irish actors, except Gabriel Byrne, and he's rather broody. Though I've never seen him try charming and upbeat, so, er, maybe? I dunno! How about you?
From: [identity profile] thebaconfat.livejournal.com
I know, I know, I'm awful. But at least Skulduggery Pleasant is pleasantly silly, and not I-am-twelve-years-old-and-not-badass-in-the-least silly. Haha, sorcerers with numbers in their names!

"I am known as... Merlin1987. You can call me Merl."
"Oh, wow, are you, like, a descendent of the original Merlin?"
"No, no, not really. Merlins 1 through 1986 were just taken, was all."
"Ah."
"So was 'MerlinTheGreat'."
"Yes, well."
"And 'MerlinTheImmortal'. And 'MerlinTheUndeniablyAwesome'."

I am going to start all my sentences with "Pardon me for interrupting your extended circus metaphor" now. Awesome! I will definitely check Artemis Fowl out, especially since I'm hankering for some good banter just now.

Well, there is Stephanie's comment about being able to listen to his voice forever... (It's oddly easy for me to picture Christopher Eccleston as Skulduggery's voice actor, but maybe that's just because there were bits that reminded me of Doctor Who.) Gabriel Byrne was Keaton in The Usual Suspects. I don't think his voice is especially smooth, though.

"Still a genius, Stephanie."

Date: 2007-05-11 02:12 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thebaconfat.livejournal.com
That's true. I am excited for her to become badass! And good point -- with Skul and Tanith around, how could she not?

'I am twelve and slightly inadequate.'

*ROFL* I hope in the next book we meet someone who has a name like that. I will totally heart them.

Oh man, I love heists. I'll have to check for the books today during my break.

Dude, you haven't seen The Usual Suspects? It is awesome, awesome, awesome, and one my favourite movies ever. I don't even know how to describe what it's about without getting into spoilers, but, uh, there's interrogation and a mystery and criminals being blackmailed by a much bigger, scarier criminal, and it's very cool.

(Agreed on Eccleston!) And yeah, I don't know many actors either!

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