The Only Couple In The Park That Doesn't Have To Fear Muggers

[redbrunja]

So, my mom and I are giving Gargoyles a rewatch. It's almost as good as Avatar in the made-for-children, good-enough-for-adults way and I remember an insane amount of detail from when I first watched it at eight. Like, I remember specific scenes in great detail. It's really fun watching it with my mother, who has quite the eye for little details. "Why doesn't he just through that guy off the castle? Why do all the bad guys keep missing when they shoot?" Me: "Children's cartoon mom, children's cartoon.

Also, from this week's fannish5 :

Name your favorite character's five favorite books.

I picked Hatake Kakashi, because he was the easiest of my favorite characters to come up with favorite books for. I would do Sumire, but I don't know enough of Japanese literature and pop culture to do her justice.

5.) Lady Chatterley's Lover by DH Lawrence

4.) The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

3.) That really good book about the Vietnam triage nurse that I read at least five times but can't remember the exact title and amazon is being unhelpful.

2.) Agnes and the Hitman by Jennifer Crusie

1.) Icha Icha Tactics by Jiriaya

Dishonorable mention: Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. This was the most terrifying book Kakashi has ever read and made him beyond grateful that Sasuke never loved Sakura back, that Sakura went to the Fifth for training and that none of them lived in Rain country.

Comments

[iki-teru.livejournal.com]

That last bit, about Twilight was SO funny (and sadly true). God I shudder to think of Twilight done Naruto Style....

[cynchick.livejournal.com]

This was the most terrifying book Kakashi has ever read and made him beyond grateful that Sasuke never loved Sakura back, that Sakura went to the Fifth for training and that none of them lived in Rain country.

This. Epic internets to you. >:3

[sub-textual.livejournal.com]

ROFL @ THE TWILIGHT THING.

[oceansex.livejournal.com]

I loved Gargoyles. it was an awesome show, and it actually got me into Shakespeare once I was old enough to start getting the references. it's a shame I can never find it on anymore because it's been about six years since I last caught an episode. :(

and a random note; I loved The Things They Carried, even though it was a book assigned in an English class and I normally hated books high school made me read. XD

[nimblnymph.livejournal.com]

Noooo...

You honestly think Kakashi would read Twilight?

*splutters*

It'd actually be funny to see him walking around with it muttering, "This is crap... whaaah? More sparkles? Son of a... oh, is this a sex scene-- oh. No. It's not. GODDAMN YOU, FADE TO BLACK CUT AWAYS!"

[digthenym.livejournal.com]

Oh man, I totally loved Gargoyles as a kid!! Hudson was my favorite XD And I was totally into those campy villains that all had jungle cat themed suits or whatever XDDD

I really enjoy your books for Kakashi. A mix of somewhat romantic and literary PTSD...the Twilight one gave me shivers, because that is how SO many people in fandom write Sakura /twitches.

[devimelete.livejournal.com]

LOL Twilight, though I don't get the Rain country reference. *only read a few pages*

[squeakchan.livejournal.com]

Gargoyles is kickass.

[wicked-seraph.livejournal.com]

I've actually been meaning to find Lady Chatterly's Lover... for some reason I get the feeling now that I shouldn't. o__O

Argh, Twilight. Just. No. We don't Kakashi's IQ to drop that drastically.

[ivy-chan.livejournal.com]

Gargoyles is made of win. That is all.

Have you read Lady Chatterly's Lover? I read Women In Love, and loathed every misogynistic page of it. After that, I didn't want to read anything by that author. If the book doesn't have the same issue, I'll totally put it on my reading list.

[tobu-ishi.livejournal.com]

I've been watching the Zeta Project lately. Same idea. ♥ Made for kids, good enough for all ages.

[teh-amazing-one.livejournal.com]

Twilight reference FTW!

He would hate the fade to black scenes.


Incidentally, I'm writing my research paper on how the Twilight series idealizes an unhealthy relationship. I kind of wish I wrote my research paper on using the Chronicles of Narnia, because for my tentative bibliography I need 13 non electronic sources.

I'm lazy.

[devimelete.livejournal.com]

I need 13 non electronic sources.

It doesn't seem to help that the major book reviews gave Twilight such glowing reviews.

[tsukara.livejournal.com]

My fangirlish glee at Agnes and the Hitman being on that list I think can be excused by the fact that I just finished reading it (and, of course, loved it).

Those all make perfect sense and I love it. Especially the dishonorable mention! XD

[hungrytiger11.livejournal.com]

... And know I have to go back to watch Gargoyles just so I can get the Shakespeare references.

And Kakashi's horror at Twilight is so full of Win, in that twisted, sadist sort of way.