Taking over the world via book and manga recs (when Mely is off-duty)

[rachelmanija]

Adrian likes anime, but had not yet read any manga-- until I gave him volume 1 of Monster. After the obligatory few pages of disorientation via unfamiliar reading orientation, he was completely sucked into the clever plotting and generally correct medical details (though he is still trying to figure out what medical instrument was translated as "spatula.") I have promised to loan him the rest of the series (as far as I have it, anyway.)

He also loved His Majesty's Dragon -- another gift from me.

I just packed him off to the airport for a week-long trip to Denver, along with my final gift, Young Miles, which constitutes The Warrior's Apprentice, The Vor Game, and "The Mountains of Mourning." When I described it to him, he said that he thinks his best buddy Jarrad, who was an Air Force medic with him, had recced it to him before. My mention of "Camp Permafrost" rang a bell, as apparently that was Jarrad's nickname for some godforsaken base in North Dakota.

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[movingfinger.livejournal.com]

There are few pleasures in life as great as sharing the books you love with a friend you love.

[smillaraaq.livejournal.com]

Next, give him the self-surgery scene in Black Jack! XD

Minot, possibly?

[blistermyeye.livejournal.com]

That's where my son, Daniel, was stationed as an Air Force medic. I wonder if he knew Jarrad.

(They used to say, "It's not the end of the world, but you can see it from here.")

Re: Minot, possibly?

[affreca.livejournal.com]

Why not Minot?

Re: Minot, possibly?

[blistermyeye.livejournal.com]

I think they used to say, too.

I had a long conversation with Damon Knight at a convention once. We were talking about Daniel, and every time I said Minot, Damon referred to it as M'-know. He spoke French. So I would say something about MinoTTT. And he would refer again to M'-KNOW. This went on for a while.

Re: Minot, possibly?

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

Ask him!

[mscongeniality.livejournal.com]

I skimmed over the medical review of that chapter over at Polite Dissent (http://politedissent.com/archives/1178) and while that page was called out specifically to discuss the surgery, he didn't mention anything about the spatula. So...I don't know. It seems to me, though, that if it were mis-translated or oddly-translated Scott would have touched on it.

[ide-cyan.livejournal.com]

My mention of "Camp Permafrost" rang a bell, as apparently that was Jarrad's nickname for some godforsaken base in North Dakota.

Heee!

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

Pft. Don't give Mely off duty time. DOUBLE TEAM!