Re: "Destiny, John, is a fickle *****."

"thinbluemime" <thinbluemime@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Sun, 11 May 2008 12:40:53 -0400, Mason Barge <masonbarge@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> wrote:
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>>>>   AFAIK it's just figurative, although suicides have actually been 
>>>> thwarted by a bullet deflecting off a person's skull, running under 
>>>> the scalp, and then exiting.  (Imagine putting a pistol right to your

>>>> head and pulling the trigger, only to wake up with a mild flesh 
>>>> wound.)  Once it gets inside the skull, though, an actual bullet 
>>>> wouldn't bounce even in the Lost universe. You could throw a bullet
at 
>>>> brain tissue and it would probably go completely through it, if you 
>>>> have a decent arm.  Not trying to spoil the fun here, btw, just 
>>>> exploring the possibilities.
>>>
>>> Check out King's, "Duma Key" if you can. The scenario outlined above
is 
>>> explored in this King novel. Without spoiling anything, imagine an MRI

>>> for a 'bullet to the brain'.
>>>
>>
>> I don't get your analogy, but I checked around and the reviews are 
>> really good.  I'm lukewarm on King but I found a copy for $10, so I'm 
>> taking your advice and reading it, in hardback even.
>>
>
> Many Lost parallels you will find if you are a Lost fan. The island, the

> people on the island, and how they got there, all very Lost-ian.
>
> The first 3/4 of the book sets things up and the last quarter is quite, 
> weird.
>
>
does King gradually kill off all the cool characters and assume the
audience 
wants to focus on a couple of duffuses?