I just lent my copy of "Parable of the Sower" to a junior college student next door. I eagerly await his thoughts about it all, because... I really cannot remember anything about the plot. Isn't that sad? All my other OEB books, yes: little bits of memory cling to their covers and remind me what I found between them. I so look forward to talking with anyone who's read some Butler.

I thought her last book would have been better if she'd lived long enough to do one last polishing of her prose, but the publisher released what she'd written anyway.

By chance, is anyone reading Shades of Grey, the new Jasper Fforde?

Want! (but no, have not yet read it.)

I finished my Zombie Survival Guide/World War Z double-feature. Two undead thumbs up!

Ugh, i just finished _The Vampire Diaries_. Ugh. Can i say ugh enough? I mean, i was expectecting trash but it truly went above and beyond in the final book. Angels, Malachs and Kitsunes in a wild jumble of non-sensicle-ness, like the author did some research and just tossed in handfuls of "other" for shits and giggles. Beyond unfulfilling.

Oh yeah, the newest Vampire Diaries book is godawful! I've never actually flinched at wording in a book before, but when Stephan called Elena "lovey love" that's exactly what I did. I will definitely not be continuing with *that* series!

Those words should never be uttered except by Thurston Howell III.

Yeah, i could deal with sacrificing herself and then coming back as a being of energy. I couldn't handle the angel rubbish. "wings of purification" my ass. Damon is no fun purified! What's the point in vampire with pure souls?!?!?

What's the point in vampire with pure souls?!?!?

Well it is a change from vampires with unpure, angsty souls, but that's about all.

So, I guess I won't bother reading the Vampire Diaries.