Fiver, at first. He reminded me of Ender. But then, as I read more, Hazel reminded me more of Ender.
And I really liked Bigwig.
Spike: We got a history, him and me. Fred: What? Spike: It was a long time ago. He was a young Watcher, fresh out of the academy when we crossed paths. It was a, what-you-call battle of wills and blood was spilled. Vendettas were sworn. It was a whole-- Fred: My God you're so full of crap. Spike: Yeah. Okay.
'Unleashed'
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."
Aims - Aug 07, 2006 1:34:30 pm PDT #1143 of 28131
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Consuela - Aug 07, 2006 4:26:38 pm PDT #1144 of 28131
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Oh, Bigwig. Such a hero.
Connie Neil - Aug 08, 2006 5:26:00 am PDT #1145 of 28131
brillig
Bigwig rules.
beth b - Aug 08, 2006 9:12:31 pm PDT #1146 of 28131
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
so if you had never read any Jules Verne, but were thinking about it, where would you start?
Gris - Aug 09, 2006 4:39:02 am PDT #1147 of 28131
Hey. New board.
20,000 leagues is probably the best. My dad has a big love-on for Journey to the Center of the Earth. Either would serve.
-t - Aug 09, 2006 6:35:15 am PDT #1148 of 28131
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
The only Verne I've actually read is Around the World in 80 Days and From the Earth to the Moon (I think, that second might be one of his other moon books, I'm not sure). I'd recommend 80 Days, personally, it's pretty entertaining and doesn't have any speculation that has since been proven false (which can be entertaining in its own right, but takes me out of the story).
Katerina Bee - Aug 09, 2006 8:49:10 am PDT #1149 of 28131
Herding cats for fun
I really enjoyed a hard to find YA Jules Verne book called "A Long Vacation." When I was in middle school I thought it was a fine antidote for "Lord of the Flies." Plot is about castaway schoolboys, and fortunately their leader is a good guy. So they have gardens and goats and a shelter for winter and none of the littleuns are burned up in a fire. When Amazon came along and I still couldn't find it I was deeply bummed.
DavidS - Aug 09, 2006 9:05:40 am PDT #1150 of 28131
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Katie, did you look under Two Years Vacation?
I wonder if it's available at Project Gutenberg. Wouldn't Verne be in the public domain by now?
It's listed on Amazon as Adrift in the Pacific, Two Years Holiday.
Katerina Bee - Aug 09, 2006 9:32:12 am PDT #1151 of 28131
Herding cats for fun
Thanks David. That was fast! I do know now that this volume had more than one title, and that's why it was (once) almost impossible to find. Happily I acquired the exact same edition I read in middle school and the familiar cover makes me happy every time I see it.
meara - Aug 09, 2006 2:00:12 pm PDT #1152 of 28131
I wonder if it's available at Project Gutenberg. Wouldn't Verne be in the public domain by now?
He is, including Around the World in 80 Days and 20000 Leagues, but that one is not, apparently.