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"The Popculturist Reads Leviathan Wakes":
I’ve got a question for you science fiction fans out there: what was it that first drew you to the genre? It occurred to me to ask that of myself recently when a friend of mine sent me a copy of his new novel, Leviathan Wakes. You see, a lot of science fiction (SF) is highly concerned with exploration and discovery, whether it’s in the literal sense of finding new worlds and new civilizations, or more figuratively by using the genre’s framework to delve into some arcane bit of scientific lore or to highlight some facet of the human condition. It can be a very cerebral genre, providing deep intellectual satisfaction.
Silly Names
"Jason, what's my silly name?"
"I don't know." [laughs]
"Is it Daddy Waddy?"
"No! Not today!"
"Not today?"
"No, that's yesterday!"
"So what's my silly name today?"
"I don't know. Ummm... Radio!"
"Daddy Radio?"
"Yeah!" [laughs]
"Oh my goodness, how silly."
"And Cooper is... ummmmm... [looks around] House!"
"Cooper House?"
"Yeah! [laughs] And Jason is... ummmm... [looks around] Bird!"
"Oh yeah?"
"Yeah! [laughs] Jason Birdy! Not Turkey today, Bird! And Mommy is Mommy Gobble Gobble! [laughs]"
This is Jason's current favorite game. He loves it so much that it's nearly guaranteed to pull him out of a tantrum or distract him from something else he wants. The best part is how he can so thoroughly crack himself up just by looking around and picking at random something that he can see.