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Giovanna Clairval · 19th November 2007, 12:30 PM

You might be right, Connavar.

I just remember our hero's protective attitude.

But I had forgotten the heroine's name.

Corny? Did you say "corny"?

My friend the Merriam-Webster open dictionary says:

1archaic : tasting strongly of malt
2: of or relating to corn
3: mawkishly old-fashioned: tiresomely simple and sentimental <told corny jokes>

Well, if RZ didn't pick the name on purpose, this could demonstrate that the subconscious mind pops out things that the mind owner thinks somewhere, deep inside...

And what do you think--generally speaking-- of female characters in RZ's novels?

Let's take the Amber cycle, for instance, because it is his most famous work (which--as much as I love Amber--is a pity).

Apart from Dara and--less so--Fiona, there are no strong heroines in Amber.

I haven't read all Zelazny, though, and I could be mistaken.

19th November 2007, 12:30 PM	#10 (permalink)
Giovanna Clairval Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,127	Re: Damnation Alley You might be right, Connavar. I just remember our hero's protective attitude. But I had forgotten the heroine's name. Corny? Did you say "corny"? My friend the Merriam-Webster open dictionary says: 1archaic : tasting strongly of malt 2: of or relating to corn 3: mawkishly old-fashioned: tiresomely simple and sentimental <told corny jokes> Well, if RZ didn't pick the name on purpose, this could demonstrate that the subconscious mind pops out things that the mind owner thinks somewhere, deep inside... And what do you think--generally speaking-- of female characters in RZ's novels? Let's take the Amber cycle, for instance, because it is his most famous work (which--as much as I love Amber--is a pity). Apart from Dara and--less so--Fiona, there are no strong heroines in Amber. I haven't read all Zelazny, though, and I could be mistaken.