Libriomancer by Jim C. Hines Jim C. Hines is good at set dressing, but less so with character + plot combos. I wish I could come up with overall ideas like him, but that’s about all I wish for. The story, like his other stories, are very linear and take all place in the immediate present with little thought to backstory or contemplation. I feel like his characters don’t drive the plot, events do. And the result is I don’t have much sense of character. No sense that this matters to the character personally, only immediately. So there’s no literary devices, no foreshadowing, no flashbacks, no Easter eggs, no moments…
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Analyzing the Disney Villains: Captain Hook (Peter Pan)
CAPTAIN HOOK Origin: Peter Pan (1953) Once again, most of the credit for this guy goes to J.M. Barrie who created a great character, but a goofy villain. But that’s as it should be, as most child’s imaginations are rather goofy. Just ask my daughter who insists on naming everything “Too-Tee”. But thanks to back story, we know this is a one pirate who means business. There has been blood spilled on his account and it’s implied that he’s actually killed at the end (though it happens off screen, and is ultimately disproved by the Direct-To-Video sequel). Motivation: It’s a no-brainer here — revenge. Peter Pan chopped off Hook’s hand,…
