Isn't it the coolest shiniest, Lilty? It gave me a grin yesterday, and now a smile all over again.
Dawn: I thought you were adequate. Giles: And the accolades keep pouring in. I'd best take my leave before my head swells any larger. Good night.
'First Date'
The Buffista Book Club: the Harry Potter iteration
This thread is a focused discussion group. Please see the first post below for the current topic and upcoming book discussions. While natter will inevitably happen, we encourage you to treat this like a virtual book club and try to keep your posts in that spirit.
By consensus, this thread is reopened specifically to discuss Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It will be closed again once that discussion has run its course.
***SPOILER ALERT***
libkitty - Jul 16, 2004 7:15:08 am PDT #294 of 3301
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
Lilty Cash - Jul 16, 2004 7:20:42 am PDT #295 of 3301
"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."
I know! She's been doing it for years at the med school she works at, so a lot of what she does is get journal articles for students who need it yesterday, and deem themselves much more important than her, but she has one professor who, after going to her about a dozen times while writing an article, was so grateful he took her out to lunch when it was done. I just nodded and thought "Ahhh, he gets it."
Plus, it always meant that any book I mentioned, even in passing, inevitably showed up on the kitchen table within weeks.
So, YES, inter-library loan is an excellent resource for Buffista Book Club members. (See how I kept it on topic there? Yeah.)
-t - Jul 16, 2004 7:33:36 am PDT #296 of 3301
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Hmm. N.O. libraries are all closed on Friday, except the one with no parking lot.
Wait till Monday or order off Amazon?
Polter-Cow - Jul 16, 2004 8:20:49 am PDT #297 of 3301
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
N.O. libraries are all closed on Friday
What? That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard.
I'm going to hit a couple used bookstores this weekend, and maybe get a public library card. All I need is some sort of proof of address, right? Like that bill U of M sends me every month telling me I owe them zero dollars?
Connie Neil - Jul 16, 2004 9:13:03 am PDT #298 of 3301
brillig
that bill U of M sends me every month telling me I owe them zero dollars?
Have they sent you one saying it's past due yet?
Lyra Jane - Jul 16, 2004 9:13:21 am PDT #299 of 3301
Up with the sun
I tried to read The Intuitionist a couple months back and couldn't get into it, but I'm psyched to give it another try.
And I think we should definitely keep the reading/discussion dates somewhat flexible, but I'm not sure of the best way to go abotu that.
-t - Jul 16, 2004 9:26:40 am PDT #300 of 3301
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Whew, the pretty library branch in the mansion on St. Charles Ave. is open tomorrow and has The Intuitionist. Xmas is saved!
We already decided people can start discussing a book in whitefont before the official date discussion is supposed to start, didn't we? Do we need to do more than that?
brenda m - Jul 16, 2004 9:29:24 am PDT #301 of 3301
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Honestly, I'd really rather we didn't do that. I think it will hamper the discussion once it officially starts. And I'd worry it'll make people who aren't ready to discuss before the deadline feel like they're coming in in the middle of the conversation.
Polter-Cow - Jul 16, 2004 10:02:22 am PDT #302 of 3301
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Honestly, I'd really rather we didn't do that. I think it will hamper the discussion once it officially starts. And I'd worry it'll make people who aren't ready to discuss before the deadline feel like they're coming in in the middle of the conversation.
I'm kinda sorta with brenda here, actually. Having one deadline allows everyone to read at their own pace, and if people were continually having lively whitefonted conversations about parts of the book I hadn't gotten to yet, I'd feel a bit left out. It introduces unofficial deadlines-by-implication.
Jon B. - Jul 16, 2004 10:09:46 am PDT #303 of 3301
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I'm definitely with Brenda. The only exception I would make, which I believe is the context in which early white-fonted discussion was first raised, is if someone has a specific question while reading the book that can't wait until the proper discussion begins. e.g., if there was a historical reference with which the reader was unfamiliar.