More slight spoilage below. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of David Hobby > Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2002 9:55 PM > To: Brin-L > Subject: Kiln People (99% spoiler free) > > > Yes, let's discuss Kiln People eventually. It took > me awhile to get my copy, and I'm now 40 pages into it. > Watch out for puns! So I'll put in spoiler space, although > I have trouble believing that puns CAN be spoiled... > > S > > > > > P > > > > > O > > > > > I > > > > > L > > > > > E > > > > > R > > > > > S > > > > > ? > > So far, I've seen piles of "ditto" puns, the most memorable > being "diteriorating" and "ditective". And there's a character named > Kaolin! Plus "rox" which I presume is "rocks". HELP!
"Rox" is short for Xerox, I suspect. Brace yourself, the pun frequency rises exponentially throughout the book. However, David admitted to me that he held back some of the worst ones. The title itself is a pun for "Killin' People," I suspect, though he wouldn't 'fess up to it. Nick
