better than a rain stick

David, from over at Random Nuclear Strikes, secured a copy of my book, Everything I Need to Know About Life I Learned from Fireflya while back, and sent me an email with a few of his thoughts on it. I asked if I could post them here, he responded in the affirmative, and here they are:

Just finished leafing through it (got it a couple weeks back but didn’t have time to give it a proper perusal.)

I suppose I was expecting direct quotes from the show. I THINK I spotted some in there, but wasn’t sure.

If indeed you made up all of the lines in the book yourself, WOW — you captured the flavor of the show’s dialogue perfectly!

In the end, it felt a little like an homage to Heinlein’s Notebooks of Lazarus Long, which I mean as a compliment. Not quite up to the Master’s level, but definitely very entertaining and insightful to boot. And the price is great too!

I ordered two of ‘em anticipating that I’d be spreading my copies around. Well, one copy’s going to my brother and another to a buddy of mine who just borrowed my Firefly DVD set and can’t stop raving about it.

So I guess I’ll be buying some more….

All in all, a very impressive effort. Nicely Done!

Best Regards,

David

There are, indeed, a few lines straight from the show/movie contained within its covers, but they were the unavoidable ones, such as, “If you cannot do something smart, do something right,” or, “You’re on my crew; why are we still having this conversation?” Beyond that, the lines within the book are completely my own creation, inspired by the episodes and movies, and occasionally assisted by a few little nudges here and there from friends.
That said, I cannot think of a finer compliment to the book or myself than putting us both in the same paragraph as the Notebook of Lazarus Long, much less Heinlein himself. Thank you once again, David, and feel free to purchase as many more copies as you so desire.
As always, my book, my collection of “Philosophy of…” items, and a few other random things, are all scurrying around in my CafePress store: The Philosophy of Firefly. Go take a look if you get bored… you never know what you might find.
(And, once again, just to be clear and satisfy any questions concerning copyright – at least I think so – I make effectively no profit off the sale of Everything I Need to Know About Life I Learned from Firefly. I think the total is something like $0.04 per sale – I like round numbers. Instead of being an income source, this book exists solely to spread the good word of Firefly and Serenity, nothing more, and is meant to be an homage to a great storyline, not an uncouth cribbing of it. If you have any questions, feel free to drop me a line.)