dichroic | last time I wrote this much about one book it was Deathly Hallows, and that had a whole series behin (Reply)

Jo Walton has an “Ask me questions about Among Others” post up.

The question I’m not asking there is “How real (i.e. based on a real person) is Sam?”

I want him to be based on a real person (or a concatenation thereof) because I love him. He reminds me in some ways of my Grandpop Lou.

I’m not asking because, for one thing I’ve already asked a question that might be of interest for other people than myself (about the ways in which Mori is Other). And because I don’t want to know if he isn’t. And because of course he is – I’ve just said he’s got some of my grandfather in him! The part where Walton never met Granpop is irrelevant to that reality.

On the topic of other books, I really need to get off the computer and on the erg (rowing machine), where I’m listening to The Three Musketeers. Why didn’t anyone ever mention how funny it is?

Mirrored from Dichroic Reflections.