Somewhere in this conversation I was thinking of suggesting that we both reread the book so we could discuss :)
I never watched TOS and don't have any particular fondness for Kirk. I do love Picard, though I am also constantly critiquing the Trekverse (from a meta outsider perspective as mentioned in a previous comment).
And I'm one the few who is not utterly fascinated by Snape, huh?
I think there's a far more striking theme of independence from authority in the movie (though still with the needing to reread the book!).
Interesting, since my dominant memory of the book (well past the initial image of tiny Matilda in the huge chair with the stacks of books) is of all the tricks Matilda plays, of the ways in which she is able to attack the established figures of authority (her parents and the Trunchbull).
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Date: 2006-02-09 02:52 pm (UTC)I never watched TOS and don't have any particular fondness for Kirk. I do love Picard, though I am also constantly critiquing the Trekverse (from a meta outsider perspective as mentioned in a previous comment).
And I'm one the few who is not utterly fascinated by Snape, huh?
I think there's a far more striking theme of independence from authority in the movie (though still with the needing to reread the book!).
Interesting, since my dominant memory of the book (well past the initial image of tiny Matilda in the huge chair with the stacks of books) is of all the tricks Matilda plays, of the ways in which she is able to attack the established figures of authority (her parents and the Trunchbull).