I hope you don't think that I just come over for the spells and everything. I mean, I really like just talking and hanging out with you and stuff.
Willow ,'First Date'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
DavidS - Jul 12, 2006 8:02:46 am PDT #1040 of 28095
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Hayden - Jul 12, 2006 11:01:05 am PDT #1041 of 28095
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Jesus. He's had that thing the whole time and I'm only hearing about it now?
Nutty - Jul 12, 2006 11:02:52 am PDT #1042 of 28095
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
(FWIW, he had me friended for months before I figured out who he was. It was a very "wait, you're the long-lost princess?" moment.)
Hayden - Jul 12, 2006 11:03:28 am PDT #1043 of 28095
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Not to be ungrateful to you, Hec, so: thanks! Just disappointed that I've been missing out for so long.
DavidS - Jul 12, 2006 11:19:40 am PDT #1044 of 28095
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Just disappointed that I've been missing out for so long.
I've been hogging all the Knut. It's fun to go back and read his blog though!
Hayden - Jul 12, 2006 11:39:06 am PDT #1045 of 28095
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Aye aye.
dcp - Jul 13, 2006 8:35:13 am PDT #1046 of 28095
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
There was an excellent program on the Tintin comics and author Hergé on PBS the other night. Not sure when it will repeat, but it's worth checking out: [link]
Have any of you read the murder mysteries by "P. J. Tracy"? I happened on the first two (Monkeewrench and Live Bait)at my library. They are set partly in north central Wisconsin and partly in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. There were some plot holes and some tech holes, but mostly I liked them. They are a little lighter than the psychological thrillers by Sandford and Patterson, but the morbid and creepifying parts are well done. Some good twists, and here and there some very funny bits.
Volans - Jul 16, 2006 8:20:06 am PDT #1047 of 28095
move out and draw fire
Alright, I just read Wicked. It was different than what I was expecting, and better, but man what a depressing book. And I'm not sure I got all the things the author was trying to say.
As a side note, why have so many of the books I've read recently had "discussion questions" in the back? Are book clubs that popular?
victor infante - Jul 16, 2006 8:30:48 am PDT #1048 of 28095
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
Raq, book clubs are the main push for most mainstream fiction.
Gris - Jul 16, 2006 3:24:52 pm PDT #1049 of 28095
Hey. New board.
I really didn't like Wicked much. It felt very overburdened by the author's attempt for Deep Meaning, and didn't give me enough satisfactory moments to be worth the inverstment.
I guess I also possibly just don't like his writing style much, as I also found Confessions of a Wicked Stepsister to be very underwhelming, and not for that same reason.
On the other hand, I am very much enjoying Looking for Alaska at the moment, at a bit past the halway point. I understand the comparisons to A Separate Peace.
Also, finished The Mists of Avalon this morning, and MAN what a well-done fantasy epic. Best high fantasy I've read that isn't about hobbits.