What? She killed 'em with mathematics. What else could it have been?

Jayne ,'Objects In Space'


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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."


Frankenbuddha - Jul 21, 2006 7:33:54 am PDT #1075 of 28127
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

I wonder what the starchy Pynchonologists who weighed in on Amazon and Pynchonoid that it was obviously a work of lesser talent aping Pynchon now think.

Heh. Saw the update in Slate just before you posted that. I'll wager at least some will claim it's a sign that Pynchon's not in top form anymore.


Aims - Aug 02, 2006 6:12:09 am PDT #1076 of 28127
Shit's all sorts of different now.

I began Watership Down last night. I've never read it. So far, I like it. It reads a lot like Ender's Game to me. Same tone, I've kinda made Fiver Ender and Pipkin Bean.

So, yeah. I like it. I needed a nice light-hearted bunny story, and now I have one!


Strega - Aug 02, 2006 6:51:22 am PDT #1077 of 28127

nice light-hearted bunny story

...

Who wants to tell her?


Sparky1 - Aug 02, 2006 6:54:45 am PDT #1078 of 28127
Librarian Warlord

Who wants to tell her?

Not it!


Volans - Aug 02, 2006 6:55:16 am PDT #1079 of 28127
move out and draw fire

Not it!


Aims - Aug 02, 2006 6:57:21 am PDT #1080 of 28127
Shit's all sorts of different now.

Hee. I already asked Joe about it and he told me a little bit. He tried to equate it to Animal Farm to which I responded, "I never read Animal Farm ." He said, "Ok, you saw the TNT movie a couple of years ago." I thought about it and said, "I remember there were pigs."

He just sighed and went back inside.


Frankenbuddha - Aug 02, 2006 6:57:43 am PDT #1081 of 28127
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Not it!


Frankenbuddha - Aug 02, 2006 6:59:16 am PDT #1082 of 28127
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Hee. I already asked Joe about it and he told me a little bit. He tried to equate it to Animal Farm to which I responded, "I never read Animal Farm ." He said, "Ok, you saw the TNT movie a couple of years ago." I thought about it and said, "I remember there were pigs."

Hmm, I'd say it's more like LORD OF THE RINGS, but with rabbits.


Aims - Aug 02, 2006 7:00:37 am PDT #1083 of 28127
Shit's all sorts of different now.

Frank, I thought that, too. I think Joe was thinking more about the social commentary.


Polter-Cow - Aug 02, 2006 7:07:12 am PDT #1084 of 28127
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Hmm, I'd say it's more like LORD OF THE RINGS, but with rabbits.

It's kind of like Lost, but with rabbits.

I'm 150 pages into Kavalier and Clay, and I don't even have slash goggles, but I feel like Chabon is fucking with me on purpose. As for the story, it started out a little slow, but it's really taken off now that they've finally started work on the comic.