Going Bovine: Difference between revisions

 

Written by Libba Bray, the author of the [[Gemma Doyle]] trilogy.

 

* [[Badass]]: Balder. But really, what do you expect? He's a freaking Norse god!

* [[Brand X]]: Let's see... ConstaToons, Rad XL soda, and...

* [[Burger Fool]]: Buddha Burger.

* [[Chekhov's Gag|Chekhov's]] [[Running Gag]]: The Copenhagen Interpretation. {{spoiler|Their music is what sent Dr. X on his trip to an alternate dimension and is what ends up saving the world.}}

** Shithenge, started off as an off-hand joke about a kid's project. One point "Shithenge" is written on a t-shirt.

* [[Crowning Music of Awesome]]: The Copenhagen Interpretation's music is so awesome {{spoiler|it ripped a hole between universes.}} And Junior Webster is an incredible jazz trumpeteer. Too bad you can't hear any of it, since this is a book.

* [[Disney Theme Parks]]: Cameron describes the high point of his life as when he went on the "It's A Small World" ride when he was five. {{spoiler|The climax also takes place on the same ride.}}

* [[Gainax Ending]]

* [[Invisible to Normals]]: Dulcie, who remarks that it's kind of sad that people only see what they expect to.

* [[Manic Pixie Dream Girl]]: Dulcie. 'Nuff said.

* [[Mind Screw]]: And how! Is Cameron dying in the hospital of mad cow disease, or taking a crazy road trip? Is Dulcie just a figment of his imagination guiding him on a possible hallucinatory road trip? What happened to Gonzo at the end of the book? Where the hell is Cameron at the end? Was Cameron hallucinating that chase scene? Why is microwave popcorn so good, and what does Tobias Plummer and all that stuff that ends up getting read on tabloids and billboards have to do with the plot?!

* [[Sex Equals Love]]: Averted. {{spoiler|Cameron finally gets to sleep with his crush, Staci, but she's pretty smashed and nothing comes of it afterward — she walks out on him afterward.}}