This is a readers response (ongoing, while I read it), not a summary or a professional review for Emily Tesh's book Some Desperate Glory. It's a rough draft that I keep updating as I read the book. Emily Tesh: Mostly Off Topic Introduction: It's pride month, and a book club I've never gone to, I finally took the leap to join it, and they picked this book. Whether I even join, we will see, but this book has won awards, and seems to be of quality. On page 18, I had the feeling that this is a direct response to Ender's Game . A wonderful novel until you read about the author's horrible views. One way to respond to a rancid artist's viewpoint is write a better novel than they wrote, and include the element that would irk them. Oh, you like that novel, well, here's a better one, with a better human being author. Better on both accounts. I don't know Emily Tesh , but she doesn't expose her rancid views. A note on canceling. There are so many options ...
p. 483 Juden heraus in english means Jews out. p. 484 Croix mystique means mystical cross. p. 486 Urheimat (German: ur- original, ancient; Heimat home, homeland) is a linguistic term meaning the original homeland of the speakers of a proto-language. Since many peoples tend to wander and spread, there is no exact Urheimat, but there is an Indo-European Urheimat different from the Germanic or Romance Urheimat. Recent studies say the original home of Indo-Europeans was near the Armenian Highlands. p. 494 Moire means silk fabric that has been subjected to heat and pressure rollers after weaving to give it a rippled appearance. Links: 482-488 Wiki notes 488--491 Wiki notes Past posts about GR Gravity's Rainbow notes p. 457-468, 468-472, 473-482 Gravity's Rainbow Notes Franz Pokler P390 quote of Gravity's Rainbow The Deliverer holy aardvark In The Zone Squalidozzi Wired Article About GR Un Perm' au Casino Herman Goering Recent thoughts on Gravity's ...