I just got a Charles Stross book from the library and got 100 pages in before I realized I'd read it before. (The Merchant's War, 4th in a series I enjoy just enough to borrow from the library. But obviously not very memorable book-to-book, since I thought this was a new one until I was almost halfway through!)
Now, I can hold a note for a long time...actually I can hold a note forever. But eventually that's just noise. It's the change we're listening for. The note coming after, and the one after that. That's what makes it music.
Host ,'Why We Fight'
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."
Jessica - May 15, 2010 2:56:41 pm PDT #11463 of 28597
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
meara - May 15, 2010 3:56:16 pm PDT #11464 of 28597
I've been reading that series too, Jessica, and am also unsure where I am in it--I bought the first few, and think I may have read one or two more in the library/bookstore, but am not sure.
Strega - May 15, 2010 9:11:48 pm PDT #11465 of 28597
I liked the Atrocity Archives, but The Jennifer Morgue was much funnier. Of course, I was much more familiar with the tropes in it.
I think I threw Callahan's Key after the third conversation about how gosh-darn perfect Jake is.
Volans - May 16, 2010 6:27:55 am PDT #11466 of 28597
move out and draw fire
I just modded my old Mariners jersey, put "Coleridge" on the back.
If only the A's colors included red, I'd mod that one with "Prynne."
Next up, get a Ravens jersey and add "Poe."
Matt the Bruins fan - May 16, 2010 6:54:53 am PDT #11467 of 28597
You have to remember that being a 5-time Olympic medalist means Hilary Knight has been playing hockey at an elite level at least 16 years. It's impossible for her to be a teenage girl less than 16 years old, thus the President's complete lack of interest.
I just bought The Atrocity Archives on the recommendation of a bookstore coworker. Is it that bad, Matt?
I can't say for sure that you won't like it. But the narrator/protagonist came off as such a whiny, entitled know-it-all right from the start that I quickly wished it was actually written by Lovecraft, since that would mean he'd go crazy and be eaten by the end.
Strix - May 16, 2010 9:25:00 am PDT #11468 of 28597
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Guy Gavriel Kay has a new book out. I read it, it was ok. But I really haven't liked anything he's done since "Lions of Al-Rassan." Or, wait, did the Sarantium books come out after that? I liked those, too.
I though "Ysabel" was eminently forgettable.
Steph L. - May 16, 2010 9:30:13 am PDT #11469 of 28597
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Anne Lamott's new novel -- Imperfect Birds -- is...I don't know. I keep whipsawing between hating all the characters and identifying with them entirely. (I realize it's possible to do both simultaneously, but I'm not.)
And the thing is, I liked these characters in the previous books. I don't know if it's me, if I'm just no longer in a place in my life where I click with them, or if it's this particular book, and they're written this way.
Grumble.
Typo Boy - May 16, 2010 9:34:59 am PDT #11470 of 28597
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Any thoughts for good short story or column for Father's day. So far I have a Sholom Alecheim short story , and two Dave Barry columns. Quite a difference in quality there: I'm looking for funny stuff for a Father's day theatrical reading, but a bit better than Barry's. (Heck I'd consider fanfic if it is high quality, not too sex focused, and you don't need to know the fandom.)Any recs appreciated.
Strix - May 16, 2010 9:37:12 am PDT #11471 of 28597
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
It's old school, but what about Bill Cosby? He wrote a book called "Fatherhood" that I remember giving to my dad one year. It's pretty funny.
Typo Boy - May 16, 2010 9:39:42 am PDT #11472 of 28597
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Not older school that Sholom Aleichem. Old school is great. Thanks