As a film, it wouldn't work. The amount of money required to do justice to this film justice, witch CGI, sets, etc. would be astronomical relative to the amount of money a film with virtually no redeemable characters would make. Although if anyone could sell the concept, it would be Lynch. Gilliam would toy with…

That may be, but it still doesn't explain his ease in fighting for and even stealing the severed limbs. Even if you want the story, as "norms" that seems a little depraved. But it was very much a run of the mill thing at the carnival, akin to office drones fighting over supplies I imagine.

Huzzah
Leonard, I think you hit the nail on the head. I wouldn't say I enjoyed this book as much as was really interested by it. I didn't necessarily care about any of the characters, because I felt most of them were difficult to become emotionally invested in. But I was fascinated by how the easy it was for them…

I agree that Iphy is, over time, revealed to be perhaps the stronger of the two. But I think the only reason she needed to summon the strength was because her situation was so fucked up in the first place. There's a certain beauty that comes from surviving terrible situations. But generally something has to die for…

I think I remember Ms. Lick mentioning something about doing it a little bit at a time. Similar to Artie's followers, who start with a pinkie, or a toe, I think the idea was to remove the tail, let her feel beautiful, and then she might be more willing to remove more, if she views them as negatives. Like huge…

Characters
What I found interesting was the way all of the kids developed different personalities based on their circumstances. Being labelled as a "freak" or really as any kind of "other" can really fuck with your head. I liked how all of the kids responded in different and very realistic ways. Oly, for the most…