So nice to see a student making his own mistakes! originality counts!
Lindsey: Why--why did you... Lorne: One last job. You're not part of the solution, Lindsey. You never will be. Lindsey: You kill me? A flunky?! I'm not just...Angel...kills me. You...Angel... Lorne: Good night, folks.
'Not Fade Away'
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."
Toddson - Apr 27, 2010 10:36:12 am PDT #11295 of 28344
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 27, 2010 10:50:03 am PDT #11296 of 28344
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
As God is my witness, I'll never get in a knife fight with the Socs again!
Polter-Cow - Apr 27, 2010 11:39:51 am PDT #11297 of 28344
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I'm three chapters into Changeless, and I think I'm liking it more than Soulless. Since it's the second book, we can get right into the actual plot without spending time explaining all the worldbuilding, so there's much more of a sense of purpose than in Soulless, which meandered about for hundreds of pages before really getting interesting.
Toddson - Apr 27, 2010 11:48:31 am PDT #11298 of 28344
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
For those who've enjoyed Boneshaker, I picked up one of Cherie Priest's earlier books, Nor Flesh nor Feathers; it's pretty good, although it's the third in the series and relies on some information from earlier books. However, it had a line that's stuck with me, "You're going to fight zombies with fireworks"
Connie Neil - Apr 27, 2010 12:39:08 pm PDT #11299 of 28344
brillig
I wish we had something here in Literary like they have in Library Thing, a sidebar that lists all the books that get mentioned here that's generated by tags in the posts. I keep meaning to go to the library and pick up some of the book mentioned, and it's a pain to find the references after the fact.
Gris - Apr 27, 2010 1:01:28 pm PDT #11300 of 28344
Hey. New board.
That's funny: I'm about 75% of the way through Changeless and am not liking it nearly as much as Soulless.
I think I like the world more than the characters, so the building of the world was exciting, but the living in it isn't as much.
Polter-Cow - Apr 27, 2010 1:05:41 pm PDT #11301 of 28344
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Heh. I like that there's still a little worldbuilding going on, and I'm seeing subtleties about a society where the supernatural beings are commonplace that weren't totally highlighted or apparent in the first book, which seemed to be more about being kooky. Not that this one isn't kooky and making me laugh, but I don't know, it feels more assured. I do enjoy the characters, too. We'll see whether my opinion changes as I get more into the book.
Steph L. - Apr 29, 2010 10:28:54 am PDT #11302 of 28344
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I picked up Soulless and Changeless at the library on alla y'all's recommendations, and started Soulless last night. Fun! (The Boy asked if that was Jilli on the cover!)
A couple of weeks ago I read Thirteen Reasons Why, and I found it compelling (I *needed* to keep reading to "hear" all the tapes), and I thought it was probably a really good reflection of being an American high-schooler (I don't know for sure, being 38, but it sounds right), but GOD DAMN was it depressing.
Atropa - Apr 29, 2010 10:31:19 am PDT #11303 of 28344
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
(The Boy asked if that was Jilli on the cover!)
Bwahahahaha! Man, I can only WISH I looked as good as Donna the cover model. (She's a friend of mine, and the proprietess of www.clockworkcouture.com.)
megan walker - Apr 29, 2010 10:35:34 am PDT #11304 of 28344
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
A couple of weeks ago I read Thirteen Reasons Why, and I found it compelling (I *needed* to keep reading to "hear" all the tapes), and I thought it was probably a really good reflection of being an American high-schooler (I don't know for sure, being 38, but it sounds right), but GOD DAMN was it depressing.
I loved that book, well, as much as you can love it given the subject matter. I actually found it uplifting in a way, (the whole actions impacting others aspect).