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farlaIt's so much worse than people said.
If you read to the end of the chapter you find out that the poor oppressed white girl's term she uses constantly for her black overlords is considered a jawdropping slur. The book is apparently a metaphor for the current miserable horrors of a world where you can't insult other races with impunity despite how white and blonde you are.
In other news Host is winning the poll handily.
If you read to the end of the chapter you find out that the poor oppressed white girl's term she uses constantly for her black overlords is considered a jawdropping slur. The book is apparently a metaphor for the current miserable horrors of a world where you can't insult other races with impunity despite how white and blonde you are.
In other news Host is winning the poll handily.
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Date: 2012-08-03 06:56 pm (UTC)Do you know if anyone is doing Kim Harrison's The Hollows? "A Perfect Blood" is so horrifyingly awful that I'm tempted to have a go at it myself. I'd rec it, except the series is damn long. This is book 10 out of 13 or whatever the latest number is. (Kim Harrison keeps "getting inspired"/"planning" more and more books as she gets closer to the previously announced last one.)
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Date: 2012-08-05 07:57 pm (UTC)I have no idea! I kept up with sporking communities long ago, but haven't in ages. You should tear it apart yourself, it's fun!