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Steampunk. Who likes?...
Steampunk. Who likes? What's your favorites?
My favorite elements of steampunk include:
A real "old-world" feel
Mechanical creations- but nothing modern
A plot that doesn't really have a definite antagonist- those are better, somehow
"Proper" people fall in love with "normal" people
Et cetera.
submitted by Quintus, Calveicia
(November 15, 2011 - 8:30 pm)
(November 15, 2011 - 8:30 pm)
I does! I think I have actually read the book you are referring to- my favorite short in there is Deadwood, but I also liked Rude Mechanicals.
(November 16, 2011 - 3:48 pm)
Ooh! Ooh! Me! /raises hand, waving wildly/
I like that book you're talking about! The one with all the short stories in it, right? I liked Tick, Tick, Boom. A lot. And King of Greenlight City. But it was sooo sad..... /trails off, staring melodramatically into the far mid-distance/
BUT OH WELL!
(November 16, 2011 - 3:53 pm)
I'm not sure. I've never heard of it before. Would the Brian Selznick book about Hugo Cabret and The Inquisitor's Apprentice count? Because then I like it.
(November 16, 2011 - 4:05 pm)
I'd think HC is pretty steampunk (automatons? clockwork? HECK YES), but the thing about steampunk is that while it's fairly well defined there's not always a consensus on which works are steampunk, and categories like clockpunk just make everything more confusing.
(November 16, 2011 - 8:59 pm)
Speaking of Hugo Cabret, *random question* have you read Wonderstruck?
=^..^=
(November 17, 2011 - 12:12 pm)
Yes! <3
(November 18, 2011 - 12:53 pm)
I lurf steampunk. Well, I lurf writing it. Reading it... not so much. (Mechanics are confusing *cough*Leviathan*cough*) My NaNo's a half-steampunk. It's got the 'steam' era part down to a pat and there's frequent use of guns... not so much of the 'punk' part though. But I've still got 15 more days so maybe, just maybe I might get some mechaniks in...
(November 16, 2011 - 7:32 pm)
I love Leviathan!
~Reads, doesn't write it~ But I do try... they just kind of spin off somewhere into the realm of biopunk, which is cool, but not nearly as cool as steampunk.
Garthwumpian Flopp says xeko. Hey, that's cool! Sounds like some sort of character name... Thank you for my inspiration, Garth! ~Starts scribbling wildly~
Quintus- The pen may be mightier than the sword, but tha sword is mightier than the paper shredder.
(November 17, 2011 - 5:52 pm)
The "punk" in steampunk is just a spin-off from cyberpunk and doen't really pertain to the genre. :)
(December 9, 2011 - 7:01 pm)
OK, I lovee steampunk then!
(November 17, 2011 - 4:44 pm)
i love that book steam punk is my fave
(November 18, 2011 - 12:06 pm)
Okay... I got Corsets and Clockwork from the library. I'll tell you if I like it when I'm done.
(November 20, 2011 - 2:16 pm)
Yay! /clapclapclap/
I feel like a little kid...
Garthwumpian Flopp says xzux. See, I told you he liked x's! It's like the eighteenth time I've gotten one that starts with an x. AutoComplete has a looong list when I hit x.
Quintus- The pen may be mightier than the sword, but the sword is mightier than the paper shredder.
(November 21, 2011 - 12:46 pm)
I likes. I likes a lot. I LOVEEEEEEEEEEE!
:)
I just recently got into steampunk and I've been doing tons of writing, drawing and costuming for it, but I haven't found any books. Hey, do any of you guys have suggestions? :D
(December 9, 2011 - 6:59 pm)
Leviathan. Definitely.
Airborn... that one was good. But I didn't like Skybreaker.
Agatha H. and the Airship City. Novel form of the webcomic Girl Genius.
~
I doodle random steampunk cosplay stuff. I actually would lurf to actually create some of my cosplay someday... /floats off with sparkly eyes/
Garthwumpian Flopp says wfpx. Like wolfpox? Hmm... I wonder...
Quintus!
(December 11, 2011 - 3:50 pm)