“Of the twenty-one characters in The Big Sleep, seven were drawn directly from ‘The Curtain’, six were taken from ‘Killer in the Rain’, four were composites from the two stories, and four were new creations.”
Sounds like they'd seen Stranger than Fiction (2006). They knew the danger
I'm looking forward to it even more now
That's a pity. We really need to being back DVD box-set culture
Maybe if you wait long enough you'll forget enough of it to make it worth a second run
The miniseries seems to have been popular, and I'm sure there are a few significant changes from the source. I'll get around to it sometime.
Glad you enjoyed it too
Same here. Centuries, in some cases :D
What are the odds! I wasn't expecting it to ring so close
I will, and I will! Thanks for the recommendation
They did, and apparently it was well-received.
It's an effective page-turner!
I've reconciled myself to being years (or decades, or centuries) behind the zeitgeist
Glad to hear this. I'll check it out (eventually)
The timing was eerie.
Happy to hear it. I'll read her again for sure.
Streaming services are the real cancel culture
Let's pretend it's fashionably late
Did the author read it herself? How was it?
As someone who likes reading stuff that's centuries old, I will testify to this :D
It's a compelling story for sure
Raymond Chandler’s cannibalized stories. On the blog:
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I've yet to see any AI detection/humanization tools that I'd trust or take seriously. A study found that human users of AI (I'm not among these) seem to far outperform automated detectors.
There's a clear profit motive for this kind of misanalysis. Commercial AI checkers are liable to grossly overstate the AI content of any given text
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Every living author whose book I have enjoyed to like a 4star level would get one million dollars
So I've heard. I'll try to get to it before another 10 years have elapsed
Picador paperback copy of "Station Eleven". The cover, designed by Nathan Burton, is white, with orange and black text. There's a black-and-white illustration of a young deer standing in long grass, with tall, empty-looking buildings in the background. The scene is framed by leaves, as though seen through a hole in a hedge. There are cover quotes by Jessie Burton: "Disturbing, inventive and exciting"; and the Times: "Glorious, unexpected, superbly written; just try putting it down".
I'm enjoying this story (a decade after everyone else)
That one had a real vogue for a while
Was sitting outside reading when a small flash of reddish-brown movement caught my eye; I looked down just in time to see what I'm fairly sure was a bank vole (Myodes glareolus) bump into my shoe then run back the way it had come and duck into the bushes for cover (& maybe to hide its embarrassment)