How to Make a Schadenfreude Pie

[ellenkushner]

It would, of course, be the great John Scalzi who created for us "the pie to enjoy while you are reveling in the horrible misfortunes of others." Even his lovely wife and daughter seem to enjoy it! I love John Scalzi. He is such a great guy he even let me con him into calling my new novel "fantasy's answer to The Catcher in the Rye"!

I'm still not sure when he sleeps.

Comments

[peregrinejohn.livejournal.com]

Sweet mother of James Beard, that looks good. I needed to get more molasses anyway; this is the perfect excuse.

[ellen-kushner.livejournal.com]

Let me know how it comes out!

[huladavid.livejournal.com]

Sweet Mother of Ghod, that looks wonderfully evil!

[burgundy.livejournal.com]

That looks deadly. And now I want to find a recipe for Humble Pie, and serve the two together. (Would Humble Pie involve crow? And is there an acceptable vegetarian substitute?)

But mostly I'm fascinated by the comment posted to that interview. The heroine as presented on the book cover isn't disfigured, so therefore... actually, I'm not sure what therefore. It's especially funny in the context of a book that (unbeknownst to the poster) touches on drug use, child rape, domestic violence, and self-harm (not to mention a self-described un-gorgeous heroine). But I guess if your female lead doesn't have smallpox scars or severe tooth decay, you're just not engaging the real world. I'm glad he pointed out that there's often a disconnect between cover art and content; wasn't there a lot of angst about the first printing of Through a Brazen Mirror?

But back to the original subject... mmm, pie.