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la_vie_noire ([personal profile] la_vie_noire) wrote2012-02-16 03:01 am
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Man.

I'm trying to read A Dance With Dragons, and failing hard because I'm not even remembering what happened in the latest book. Heck, not even remembering most minor characters. "The way [insert name of character X] died... wait, did [character X] die? Who was [character X] anyway?"

Do I need to read the books again?
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[personal profile] thatlitgirl 2012-02-16 08:11 am (UTC)(link)
Actually, hey, can we talk sometime about Spice Is Exotic; Spice Connotes Exoticism! in cuisine? Food: an under-examined aspect of orientalist literature!
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[personal profile] marina 2012-02-16 08:19 am (UTC)(link)
LOLOL is it underexamined? I find it's the standard thing that goes with the package. Physical appearance -> clothes -> food. Sometimes manners/conduct sneaks in there somewhere, but food is pretty basic in the Welcome to Orientalism sources I've encountered.
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[personal profile] thatlitgirl 2012-02-16 08:33 am (UTC)(link)
Hm, I think it can be? I’ve never met an Orientalism 101 that went into much depth on the subject of food before, which is a shame because food is the number one cultural thing (at least, in my experience, for Asians).
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