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How To Talk To Girls At Parties (short story)
- jstanley 13y agoI got about halfway through this and I am more confused than I've ever been. I think it's good, but I'm not entirely sure.
- nicklovescode 13y agoI ran across this a couple years ago and just reread it today. I love how the narrator is about as confused by the girls as we are, and basically completely ignores what they say and focuses on progressing the night. For instance, the second girl talks about seeing insect-eyed and winged people in Rio, and he just responds "uh, do you want to dance?". It definitely makes me realize that I've witnessed conversations at similar parties where one person(usually the girl in a girl/boy pair) could basically say anything without changing the flow of the conversation.
- platz 13y agoI liked his short stories from Angels and Visitations
- chrisabrams 13y agoSooo..what happened at the end?
- mikeroher 13y agoSPOILER: I think Stella was male?
- tibbon 13y agoI personally kinda read it as his friend wasn't anywhere near as experienced as was assumed, and she wanted more than he was ok with. Or maybe you're right. Its ambiguous intentionally I'd assume.
- rbehrends 13y agoHint: Vic says, "They're just girls. [...] They don't come from another planet." This is a classic example of Chekhov's gun.
- balaa 13y agoStella is a boy?
- jaxomlotus 13y agoIt's a great meta comment on just how alien it can feel to talk to someone you aren't comfortable with.
- diffsir 13y agohttp://www.reddit.com/search?q=how+to+talk+to+girls http://www.reddit.com/search?q=how+to+talk+to+girls This is sad.
- SEJeff 13y agoCool I guess but seems innapropriate for HN
- scottmcleod 13y agoUhh yeah quality hacker news content.