tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post8245736666344721223..comments2024-03-10T04:29:20.044-04:00Comments on Mad Genius Club: Being Human ...Sarah A. Hoythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17478124095732219352noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-27602974603447368452009-12-23T04:03:02.041-05:002009-12-23T04:03:02.041-05:00Don't forget Casanunder the dwarf. The Disk&#...Don't forget Casanunder the dwarf. The Disk's Greatest Lover(as long as he can find a ladder)Brendanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12290731721638936110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-65246239063418338492009-12-22T22:48:11.106-05:002009-12-22T22:48:11.106-05:00Hi, Rowena. Only the best kind:)Hi, Rowena. Only the best kind:)Chris McMahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17883058490702361466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-12493901364609366992009-12-22T22:36:26.017-05:002009-12-22T22:36:26.017-05:00Chris, you must watch some interesting films!Chris, you must watch some interesting films!Rowena Cory Daniellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08995983965583233914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-77162753830147123142009-12-22T22:35:58.176-05:002009-12-22T22:35:58.176-05:00Kate,
There should be a T shirt that says. There&...Kate,<br /><br />There should be a T shirt that says. There's everyone else, and then there's Terry Pratchett.Rowena Cory Daniellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08995983965583233914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-88917438141534585522009-12-22T19:34:53.842-05:002009-12-22T19:34:53.842-05:00PTerry. Carrot is a disabled dwarf. Then there'...PTerry. Carrot is a disabled dwarf. Then there's Nobby, who carries a certificate stating he's human. And the Librarian. And... Oh, never mind.Kate Paulkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02034983693134240754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-71339872713143888462009-12-22T18:28:17.991-05:002009-12-22T18:28:17.991-05:00I remembered that book - The Blind Knight by Gail ...I remembered that book - The Blind Knight by Gail Van Asten. Its kind of quirky, but is in my hall of fame.<br /><br />The other thing I just remember is a series of spoof martial arts action films starring Weng Weng - a dwarf 2'9'' tall - who did everything (yes everything) James Bond would do. You have to see it to believe it:)Chris McMahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17883058490702361466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-27656059900953468932009-12-22T18:06:51.783-05:002009-12-22T18:06:51.783-05:00There was a book I read a few years ago - The Blin...There was a book I read a few years ago - The Blind Knight - I can't remember the author, but it was nicely done. I guess blindness is a bit tame as the range of disabilities go, but being able to swing a blade effectively was pretty cool.<br /><br />Along the same line there was Blind Fury with Rutger Hauer, and also Zatoichi -- the Blind Warrior -- with Tekashi Kitano -- what a classic!Chris McMahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17883058490702361466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-91144634514148419012009-12-22T16:12:48.405-05:002009-12-22T16:12:48.405-05:00Mike,
George Chesbro's series sounds interest...Mike,<br /><br />George Chesbro's series sounds interesting. I'll look out for it.Rowena Cory Daniellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08995983965583233914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-6655424873203004822009-12-22T16:10:59.082-05:002009-12-22T16:10:59.082-05:00I guessed it was you, Linda. :->
I am with on ...I guessed it was you, Linda. :-><br /><br />I am with on how these characters are portrayed. The thing about the internet is that you engage with the mind, not the physical presence of a person. <br /><br />A friend of mine had a crippling disability, but when you chatted via email and e-lists with him, his intellect shone through. There was also his black humour, which I think you need to survive something like this.Rowena Cory Daniellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08995983965583233914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-82795383663660180852009-12-22T12:47:25.315-05:002009-12-22T12:47:25.315-05:00Whoops. That was me.
Linda DavisWhoops. That was me.<br /><br />Linda DavisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-46488427900251583172009-12-22T12:46:58.164-05:002009-12-22T12:46:58.164-05:00I have a story which features a girl with a polio ...I have a story which features a girl with a polio shoulder in the 1940s who can call the wind. Sarah actually published it in Something Magic This Way Comes.<br /><br />While I have other characters I love, Martha Jane is my all-time favorite one. She is actually based on my Aunt Frances who passed away roughly 25 years ago. Knowing her all of my childhood (that happens with relatives, you know), I heard a lot about how it was to grow up in those times with a physical difference. It was an eye opener for me, a child/young adult trying to get a good bead on the world. I tried to portray what I knew of it accurately.<br /><br />I respect writers who go there, but I don't like it when writers go "too far" in the other direction and make folks with differences total victims and/or otherwise unflawed people. That will knock me out of a story quickly.<br /><br />As far as other works of this type, I know I've read them, but they're not coming to mind. I suspect that has more to do with a fried brain than unmemorable works.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940224740718934743.post-7119793348495573502009-12-22T09:21:16.849-05:002009-12-22T09:21:16.849-05:00Different genre, but try George Chesbro's Mong...Different genre, but try George Chesbro's Mongo series -- "Dr. Robert Frederickson, also known as Mongo the Magnificent, is a criminologist, ex-circus headliner, martial-arts expert, and private eye, who also happens to be a dwarf." I've seen them shelved in horror and mystery.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01422171964652699673noreply@blogger.com