I love Tannith Lee!
actually I've only read the flat earth series (repeatedly) and the wolf tower series- one - I think that's what it's called- young adult type stuff, as opposed to the flat earth, which is adult adult.
when I first read Night's master, it was around the time of tipper Gore and all of the warning labels coming out. Give or take a year. I must have read it in 6th grade, because I forgot it in my language arts class room, and my teacher eventually returned it to me with great misgivings.
I clearly remember reading this part, and not getting it, and being sure that there was some deliciuos adult secret hidden behind all of the imagery.
"The phallus of the Demon, (neither icy nor burning), enterered him as a king enters a kingdom conquered,adoring, his by right of surrender. The phallus was a tower which pierced the gate, the vitals of the citadel of his inner world."
I thought it was great that I could read all sorts of things, (Piers Anthony, author of the charmingly all ages xanthe books also wrote some books with dirty bits, as I discovered. ) but that a movie with boobs in it or a cd that said "Fuck" I might not be able to see or hear.
The copy of night's masterwas actually a three in one of Night's master, death's master and the insanity one, and one of my parents recieved it from a book club, and promptly forgot about it.
What a find! I liked it even better when I was alittle older and understood the metaphors.
I love her writing. She's so poetic. mytho-poetic hehe that's a fancy word!
but when I was in seventh grade, the lure of the forbidden was the bait: what more could the child of a raving self righteous christian (the kind that makes lists of whose going to hell, and checks them more than twice) - what could be more fascinating than Demons and sex?
so that's my thought of the day, rereading Tanith lee. There's even notes to my high school best friend written in the overleaf....
How strange is this burning dream the world is.
actually I've only read the flat earth series (repeatedly) and the wolf tower series- one - I think that's what it's called- young adult type stuff, as opposed to the flat earth, which is adult adult.
when I first read Night's master, it was around the time of tipper Gore and all of the warning labels coming out. Give or take a year. I must have read it in 6th grade, because I forgot it in my language arts class room, and my teacher eventually returned it to me with great misgivings.
I clearly remember reading this part, and not getting it, and being sure that there was some deliciuos adult secret hidden behind all of the imagery.
"The phallus of the Demon, (neither icy nor burning), enterered him as a king enters a kingdom conquered,adoring, his by right of surrender. The phallus was a tower which pierced the gate, the vitals of the citadel of his inner world."
I thought it was great that I could read all sorts of things, (Piers Anthony, author of the charmingly all ages xanthe books also wrote some books with dirty bits, as I discovered. ) but that a movie with boobs in it or a cd that said "Fuck" I might not be able to see or hear.
The copy of night's masterwas actually a three in one of Night's master, death's master and the insanity one, and one of my parents recieved it from a book club, and promptly forgot about it.
What a find! I liked it even better when I was alittle older and understood the metaphors.
I love her writing. She's so poetic. mytho-poetic hehe that's a fancy word!
but when I was in seventh grade, the lure of the forbidden was the bait: what more could the child of a raving self righteous christian (the kind that makes lists of whose going to hell, and checks them more than twice) - what could be more fascinating than Demons and sex?
so that's my thought of the day, rereading Tanith lee. There's even notes to my high school best friend written in the overleaf....
How strange is this burning dream the world is.
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Cant wait to see you two tomorrow night.
my shrine are ever evolving and a great source of peace. i also consider bookshelves a kind of shrine, but not as visually pleasing. i bet you and sir weintoad have amazing bookshelves! woo.