chris t (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} lifftchi) wrote,@ 2009-01-25 20:54:00 |
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gain that accrues.
Read and re-read Nimbus, by Alexander Jablokov.
Jablokov's madness manifested itself in a consuming fascination with the construction and articulation of increasingly-elaborate symbol-systems, which grew until it crowded out all other facets of his work. Several characters in Nimbus communicate by arranging precisely chosen objects in intricate spatial relations -- I think of it as Jablokov's way of expressing frustration with the components of his stock-in-trade.
The moment that hit me most strongly, though, is when one character, whose daughter had suffered brain damage that left her unable to communicate, describes the implant that gave her a measure of speech:
Read and re-read Nimbus, by Alexander Jablokov.
Jablokov's madness manifested itself in a consuming fascination with the construction and articulation of increasingly-elaborate symbol-systems, which grew until it crowded out all other facets of his work. Several characters in Nimbus communicate by arranging precisely chosen objects in intricate spatial relations -- I think of it as Jablokov's way of expressing frustration with the components of his stock-in-trade.
The moment that hit me most strongly, though, is when one character, whose daughter had suffered brain damage that left her unable to communicate, describes the implant that gave her a measure of speech:
He looked at me, his eyes appraising. "Not everything we deal in is useless."
