Some worthwhile survivors go on to suffer in the following two books, at least.
Harrow: You didn't have to wound that man. Mal: Yeah, I know, it was just funny.
'Shindig'
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."
-t - Dec 12, 2009 3:16:09 pm PST #10641 of 28370
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Pix - Dec 12, 2009 3:33:47 pm PST #10642 of 28370
The status is NOT quo.
If someone wanted to take my Kindle, they'd have to pry it out of my cold, dead hands. It was amazing for traveling this past summer (I couldn't buy wirelessly while we were at sea, but I just loaded it up ahead of time), and I use it now for my trashy pleasure reading at night. I suck at going to the library (I know, I know), so this is a good alternative for me for books I don't feel the need to physically own. I still buy real books for school/research. Drew bought it for me in February, and I have over 100 books on there I've read since then. Way cheaper than buying normally--for example, I re-read the whole Anne of Green Gables books, and most of them were $2.
Jessica - Dec 12, 2009 5:39:10 pm PST #10643 of 28370
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Thanks, t.
DavidS - Dec 13, 2009 8:12:28 am PST #10644 of 28370
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I09's 20 Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of the Decade.
The two that intrigued me most on that list (that I haven't read) were Glasshouse by Charles Stross and The Alchemy of Stone by Ekaterina Sedia.
Jessica - Dec 13, 2009 8:14:02 am PST #10645 of 28370
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I really loved Glasshouse. Enough to make me ignore what an asshole Charles Stross frequently is on LJ.
Jessica - Dec 13, 2009 8:21:36 am PST #10646 of 28370
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
And I agree with all the comments that say Alastair Reynolds WUZ ROBBED. And putting the Baroque Cycle on there instead of Anathem is just crazypants.
-t - Dec 13, 2009 8:30:39 am PST #10647 of 28370
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I'm surprised Rainbows End is on there, that wasn't as good as I expect from Vinge. I actually thought it was older than this decade because the "5 minutes in the future" touches already feel dated...
Probably still a decent list to start catching up on SF again, though, right? Most of those I haven't read, many I haven't even heard of
-t - Dec 13, 2009 8:31:17 am PST #10648 of 28370
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
And putting the Baroque Cycle on there instead of Anathem is just crazypants.
True. The Baroque Cycle was good fun but Anathem is a masterpiece.
erin_obscure - Dec 13, 2009 8:37:37 am PST #10649 of 28370
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
Ok, i know i am months behind but i LOVED GWTW as a tween. The only photo of my in my 6th grade yearbook (aside from the obligatory one for parents to buy copies of and hold on to for mortification in later years) is of me sitting in home room re-reading that massive tome. I was ambivalent towards Scarlett but felt that she belonged with Rhett, and the staircase scene never struck me as rape-y at all until reading this discussion. Somehow i doubt i would enjoy re-reading the book as an adult, and i have avoided the "sequel" that came out a few years back.
re: blood ....mentrual blood smells very different than regular blood, but it is still blood and seems like a female writer should be aware of that and considering the implications, even if she is to squicked out to include it in her tweeny romance.
If i were a vampire (note use of subjunctive for a contrary to fact conditional clause) i suspect that lady-time blood would be a little less savoury than the real thing. Maybe even syrupy sweet. And clumpy. Yuck.
Are the _house of night_ books worth reading? As brain candy, of course.
Jessica - Dec 13, 2009 8:37:39 am PST #10650 of 28370
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Most of those I haven't read, many I haven't even heard of
Oh yeah - in a way I'm glad some of my favorites were left off because now I have a bunch of new things for my TBR list.