| 1 | A Canadian born science fiction editor and {{review}}er, James Nicoll is a sharp-witted observer of the foibles of science fiction authors and their works, though somewhat UnluckilyLucky when it comes to personal safety (to the point where reporting one his numerous brushes with near-death earned the label "Nicoll Event.") |
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| 3 | Coined the trope "Brain Eater", which is now FilibusterFreefall, and is also the creator of the famous "Purity of the English Language" quote. |
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| 5 | His reviews can be found on [[https://james-davis-nicoll.dreamwidth.org/ Dreamwidth]] and [[http://jamesdavisnicoll.com/ his website]]. |
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| 8 | !!Tropes Associated with James Nicoll include: |
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| 10 | * AccentuateTheNegative: A common theme in his reviews, especially when examining older science fiction stories whose values haven't aged very well. |
| 11 | * BerserkButton: Don't get him started about using He 3 mining, solar power stations, or O'Neill colonies in a story or real life as a motivation for space exploration. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Or bicyclists.]] |
| 12 | * [[CrazyCatLady Crazy Cat Man]]: A ''lot'' of his earlier [=LiveJournal=] entries were stories about his numerous and sometimes neurotic collection of cats. |
| 13 | * DeadpanSnarker: Especially when he's dissecting a particularly bad story. |
| 14 | * MadeOfIron: Has survived a frightening number of life-threatening injuries. |
| 15 | * PrefersGoingBarefoot: {{Downplayed}}. He'll wear sandals even in the dead of winter, a ''Canadian'' winter. |
| 16 | * SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale: Mr. Nicoll, on the other hand, does have a sense of scale, and is willing to use it. From [[http://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/there-was-one-yurt-community a review]] of a novel by Creator/KimStanleyRobinson: |
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