Comments on: EXCERPT: Razor Girl By Marianne Mancusi **September 2008** http://goodbadandunread.com/2008/04/28/excerpt-razor-girl-by-marianne-mancusi-september-2008/ Reading, Ranting and Reviewing by Readers Sat, 26 May 2012 06:01:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Marianne Mancusi http://goodbadandunread.com/2008/04/28/excerpt-razor-girl-by-marianne-mancusi-september-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-44654 Marianne Mancusi Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:14:52 +0000 http://goodbadandunread.com/2008/04/28/excerpt-razor-girl-by-marianne-mancusi-september-2008/#comment-44654 Thanks guys!! I'm glad you're liking the excerpt. :) Thanks guys!! I’m glad you’re liking the excerpt. :)

]]> By: Liviania http://goodbadandunread.com/2008/04/28/excerpt-razor-girl-by-marianne-mancusi-september-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-44577 Liviania Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:23:54 +0000 http://goodbadandunread.com/2008/04/28/excerpt-razor-girl-by-marianne-mancusi-september-2008/#comment-44577 You had me at the William Gibson reference. You kept me with the excellent action scene. You had me at the William Gibson reference.

You kept me with the excellent action scene.

]]> By: Jane http://goodbadandunread.com/2008/04/28/excerpt-razor-girl-by-marianne-mancusi-september-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-44550 Jane Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:51:09 +0000 http://goodbadandunread.com/2008/04/28/excerpt-razor-girl-by-marianne-mancusi-september-2008/#comment-44550 Retractable, how cool. Reminds me of Wolverine and his retractable claws. Retractable, how cool. Reminds me of Wolverine and his retractable claws.

]]> By: elizabeth http://goodbadandunread.com/2008/04/28/excerpt-razor-girl-by-marianne-mancusi-september-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-44542 elizabeth Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:18:59 +0000 http://goodbadandunread.com/2008/04/28/excerpt-razor-girl-by-marianne-mancusi-september-2008/#comment-44542 This looks like a fun read! Can't wait to read the book. This looks like a fun read! Can’t wait to read the book.

]]> By: Sybil http://goodbadandunread.com/2008/04/28/excerpt-razor-girl-by-marianne-mancusi-september-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-44532 Sybil Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:51:09 +0000 http://goodbadandunread.com/2008/04/28/excerpt-razor-girl-by-marianne-mancusi-september-2008/#comment-44532 We have a few pages on <a href="http://goodbadandunread.com/index.php?s=Shomi" rel="nofollow">Shomi</a>, still working on fixing the smartquotes... sorry :( It will tell you a bit about the line. Give you a link to the Shomi site, there are guest post from the three who debut Shomi. And a few reviews... We have a few pages on Shomi, still working on fixing the smartquotes… sorry :(

It will tell you a bit about the line. Give you a link to the Shomi site, there are guest post from the three who debut Shomi. And a few reviews…

]]> By: limecello http://goodbadandunread.com/2008/04/28/excerpt-razor-girl-by-marianne-mancusi-september-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-44528 limecello Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:41:03 +0000 http://goodbadandunread.com/2008/04/28/excerpt-razor-girl-by-marianne-mancusi-september-2008/#comment-44528 Thanks for the clarification, Marianne. I tried looking into Shomi more, but only got a vague blurb. Right now I have it firmly categorized as being related to anime/manga. ... Which is making a mess in my head because I'm thinking Wolverine crossed with... Miaka Y?ki (only a lot more badass). Thanks for the clarification, Marianne. I tried looking into Shomi more, but only got a vague blurb. Right now I have it firmly categorized as being related to anime/manga.
… Which is making a mess in my head because I’m thinking Wolverine crossed with… Miaka Y?ki (only a lot more badass).

]]> By: Marianne Mancusi http://goodbadandunread.com/2008/04/28/excerpt-razor-girl-by-marianne-mancusi-september-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-44521 Marianne Mancusi Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:18:56 +0000 http://goodbadandunread.com/2008/04/28/excerpt-razor-girl-by-marianne-mancusi-september-2008/#comment-44521 Hey Limecello and all, The razors are actually retractable. So no worries about her cutting herself up accidentally. And as for the title, "razor girl", it's an old cyberpunk term first introduced by William Gibson, father of the genre, in his classic novel Neuromancer. A razor girl is sort of a cybernetic ninja -- a human girl enhanced with mech parts. In my story, Molly's father is obsessed with the novel and wants to build himself a real life razor girl. He feels it's the only way to give his daughter the protection she needs to survive the zombie apocalypse. If anyone's interested, there's a <a href="http://project.cyberpunk.ru/idb/genre_and_gender_in_cyberpunk_fiction.html" rel="nofollow">good article on Razor Girls</a> by Lauraine Leblanc, who has a doctorate in Women's Studies from Emory. Oh, and yes, she's 21. The Shomi heroines are usually on the young side. :) Thanks for reading! Marianne Hey Limecello and all,

The razors are actually retractable. So no worries about her cutting herself up accidentally. And as for the title, “razor girl”, it’s an old cyberpunk term first introduced by William Gibson, father of the genre, in his classic novel Neuromancer. A razor girl is sort of a cybernetic ninja — a human girl enhanced with mech parts. In my story, Molly’s father is obsessed with the novel and wants to build himself a real life razor girl. He feels it’s the only way to give his daughter the protection she needs to survive the zombie apocalypse.

If anyone’s interested, there’s a good article on Razor Girls by Lauraine Leblanc, who has a doctorate in Women’s Studies from Emory.

Oh, and yes, she’s 21. The Shomi heroines are usually on the young side. :)

Thanks for reading!

Marianne

]]> By: Little Lamb Lost http://goodbadandunread.com/2008/04/28/excerpt-razor-girl-by-marianne-mancusi-september-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-44511 Little Lamb Lost Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:34:42 +0000 http://goodbadandunread.com/2008/04/28/excerpt-razor-girl-by-marianne-mancusi-september-2008/#comment-44511 Well, this certainly got my blood pumping this morning... Well, this certainly got my blood pumping this morning…

]]> By: limecello http://goodbadandunread.com/2008/04/28/excerpt-razor-girl-by-marianne-mancusi-september-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-44503 limecello Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:16:22 +0000 http://goodbadandunread.com/2008/04/28/excerpt-razor-girl-by-marianne-mancusi-september-2008/#comment-44503 This was a very "!!!" excerpt for me - as in nonstop action no time to catch your breath! I feel bad, but the blurb was so distracting to me. 21? Hm. [And I feel justified in saying/thinking that because I'm definitely on the closer end.] Also the razor tipped nails? That's got to be really annoying. She's probably cut her palms to ribbons, not to mention anything she touches. And do they grow back? Does she have to sharpen her nails like cats? Get a scratching post or file them down? Also the title immediately brought horrible connotations of high school girls and cutting. ... Yes it's finals time. This was a very “!!!” excerpt for me – as in nonstop action no time to catch your breath!
I feel bad, but the blurb was so distracting to me. 21? Hm. [And I feel justified in saying/thinking that because I'm definitely on the closer end.] Also the razor tipped nails? That’s got to be really annoying. She’s probably cut her palms to ribbons, not to mention anything she touches. And do they grow back? Does she have to sharpen her nails like cats? Get a scratching post or file them down?
Also the title immediately brought horrible connotations of high school girls and cutting.
… Yes it’s finals time.

]]> By: Amie Stuart http://goodbadandunread.com/2008/04/28/excerpt-razor-girl-by-marianne-mancusi-september-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-44499 Amie Stuart Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:08:54 +0000 http://goodbadandunread.com/2008/04/28/excerpt-razor-girl-by-marianne-mancusi-september-2008/#comment-44499 Oooooo that sounds good! Oooooo that sounds good!

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