This is just so scary, to me. I wish the author all the luck, tho. First, there was the book, then the movie, which I must admit, I’ve seen the trailers. Not much interest here from me. Then this review.
I wasn’t tickled until I got to the part in the review about the metaphors.
To quote from the review: “The business about riding dragons would appear to be a veiled metaphor for the rigours of sex.” That was the first amused gasp.
In the same paragraph, a line or two down from the sexual metaphor suggestion, the real nature of the relationship is explained: “It seems unfair, though, that if the rider dies she dies, whereas if she dies he’s just depressed for the rest of his life.”
At that point, I stopped. I had no intention of buying the book, or books, and I had no intention of seeing the movie. But now? I’m even less interested.m The best part was the explanation that that “riding the dragon” is no longer an illicit drug allusion, it’s now about sex.
And if your dragon dies? That’s just wrong, you die, dragon dies. Dragon dies? And you’re just depressed. Maybe this is a veiled drug reference.
Laeti edimus qui nos subigant!
