Yay. I am glad you enjoyed it. It is a rather unusual book. The saggy bits after middle and the ending didn't work for me either ... but then the music references and the whole Eurovision thing kinda made up for it. I did love the little long-lashed fellow at the end, and the defiance of the "we must not interfere" dictum. In all it's satire and trashing humanity, it was a still very hopeful book.
Yes, it was. (I loved how Öö scored 100 points for breaking the rules.) There's a lot of humanity trashing, but there's also a lot of kindness too, though it's more subtly woven through the narrative.
Except when it came to Clippy. I snortlaughed when I got to that scene; it's nice to know that decades later, I'm not the only one who nurses a deep and abiding hatred for Clippy.
I must admit to being a tiny, tiny bit interested in her refrigerator monologues. ...
I have the Refrigerator Monologues on my physical shelves and will be getting to it, hopefully, after Spring/Those Who Walk Away/The Floating Admiral, ... so in the next couple of weeks.
I laughed hard when I read the one very succinct line that sums up Clippy like no other line could. I'm sure you know which one I mean. ;)
Except when it came to Clippy. I snortlaughed when I got to that scene; it's nice to know that decades later, I'm not the only one who nurses a deep and abiding hatred for Clippy.
I must admit to being a tiny, tiny bit interested in her refrigerator monologues. ...
I laughed hard when I read the one very succinct line that sums up Clippy like no other line could. I'm sure you know which one I mean. ;)