We, The Infected

Ab-so-lutely. I've always viewed cinema as one of the many vessels through which we pass our cultural information -- our memes (Thank you Richard Dawkins) -- and that they have a special place in our culture, or at least should. They represent the distillation of ideas through more than one parent, ...

I haven't read it in a while, but I always got the impression that Eli was held and tortured further. We have to assume she was kept alive for a specific purpose because the vampire lord wouldn't have expended resources if Eli being alive weren't important to him. I don't think it's necessary to und...

:D Yayyy! I can't really describe the feeling this gave me -- it feels like I'm watching some very close, very cared-about friends find happiness together. Not knowing was exciting, but knowing is satisfying. Thank you John! You've made me love this story and these characters even more. I can't wai...

I could easily make the argument that the length of the object contributed to his decision to use it. It's not a "close" weapon.

"Devil Inside" from INXS. I don't really know why.

ah, but... If you consider the possibility that her intentions were less than honorable even after showering for Oskar, it fits. It is entirely possible that Eli was grooming Oskar to be another helper, but later found herself actually emotionally attached to him. I just really think that were Eli a...

I still like my interpretation of the scene as Eli very briefly considering giving in and luring Oskar to be nommed. She's very, very hungry and desperate but stops herself because she actually cares about him. I think it's more consistent with her behavior in her life thus far (convenience vs. emot...

This scene made me uneasy. It's really one of the only times in the book we get a peek into Eli's world, and quite frankly it was disquieting. It wasn't mean or cruel or anything, just very, very, very sad. It made me uncomfortable to think what she was going through knowing what she was doing but u...

I see Oskar as extremely restrained when he hits back - the violence here is pure self-defence and his reaction in offering the sock shows quite a lot of innate kindness and generosity. This is not a one-off; despite Eli's rudeness and perceived hostility, he reacts positively (lending the cube, et...