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Thursday Book Club: I’m Faking It!

December 13, 2007 by WendyB

Yes, I’m faking a Book Club post, but I’ve never faked it before. Really! I swear, it’s not you, it’s me. Don’t take it personally.

Anyway, I finally did a post on Christopher Walken, but I feel he deserves one more since I think of him so often. I have complained before of the gimmicky “secret diary” format of a lot of historical fiction. I always think of Christopher Walken’s scene in Pulp Fiction when I ponder how the “diary” might have survived. It must have been smuggled out of the palace up some jester’s ass, right? I even quoted the Pulp Fiction scene here regarding the Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn.

But now I think you should see the whole scene in all its glory. To make this a Book Club post, just imagine Walken saying, “I had this uncomfortable notebook up my ass two years.”

If I ever write my own “secret diary” book, I’m definitely doing a jester-ass-smuggling scene.

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  1. pistols at dawn says

    December 13, 2007 at 12:36 pm

    Ha! My problem with historical fiction is that there are way too many passages that essentially say, “Look, I did some research!”

    “Steve was away at the war, specifically the battle of East Sussex in 1847, [2 page description follows]. Anyway, Steve died there and doesn’t show up in this story anymore.”

    Putting in facts doesn’t make you a good writer, though I feel obliged to tell you that the capital of Iowa is Des Moines.

  2. WendyB says

    December 13, 2007 at 12:40 pm

    I can fight facts with facts! Coco’s real name is Nicole Austin! Put that in your pipe and smoke it.

  3. Vintage Bunny says

    December 13, 2007 at 2:53 pm

    i Wendy,
    Noticed the blog roll is hitting my floor!!!
    You are so sweet and always take time to visit everyones blog.

  4. WendyB says

    December 13, 2007 at 2:57 pm

    I try! I don’t want anyone to feel unloved.

  5. Gina says

    December 13, 2007 at 3:00 pm

    I am a Walken fan!! Happy holidays to you!

  6. Key says

    December 13, 2007 at 4:22 pm

    hello!!
    that´s a great movie.
    thank for your comment!!

    hugs n kisses from Mexico

  7. riz says

    December 13, 2007 at 6:21 pm

    Wendy you are too hilarious for words…I agree with the gimmickyness (sp?) of the diary format. it really is a problem of representation in historical fiction I believe.

  8. The Clothes Horse says

    December 13, 2007 at 7:36 pm

    Clearly that is the only way to smuggle a diary. But honestly, who would want to read it after..?

  9. Suze says

    December 13, 2007 at 7:51 pm

    Faking the book club…you’re hysterical.

  10. Practically Perfect In Every Way says

    December 13, 2007 at 8:19 pm

    i couldn’t even tell you were faking it, it makes me think you’ve done it before.

    how would you know the shitty parts of the diary from the non shitty parts?

  11. Jello on Springs says

    December 14, 2007 at 1:36 am

    Ahh Pulp fiction…so great. I like this scene but I think I like the scenes with john travolta and samuel jackson a little bit more
    -What do you call a quarter pounder with cheese in france?
    –a royale with cheese
    and remember never give a man’s wife a foot massage

  12. Kira Fashion says

    December 14, 2007 at 4:52 am

    thanks for passing!!!

    a kiss dear!

  13. Lady N says

    December 14, 2007 at 9:52 am

    I love Christopher Walken!

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