Hee! But the storyline keeps dropping hints! Dropping ANVILS!
I like Alexander, don't get me wrong. And I love his mother. But I don't think they are Meant To Be.
Death is your art. You make it with your hands day after day. That final gasp, that look of peace. And part of you is desperate to know: What's it like? Where does it lead you? And now you see, that's the secret. Not the punch you didn't throw or the kicks you didn't land. She really wanted it. Every Slayer has a death wish. Even you.
Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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."
Steph L. - May 16, 2010 7:03:09 pm PDT #11477 of 28611
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Atropa - May 16, 2010 8:28:29 pm PDT #11478 of 28611
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
sticks fingers in ears, starts humming "Bela Lugosi's Dead" REALLY LOUD
No. Raven will become a vampire! She will, dammit!
(Alexander's mother is so awesome. I want to grow up to be her ... wait a minute, I kinda already have, haven't I?)
§ ita § - May 17, 2010 3:08:32 pm PDT #11479 of 28611
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The book Neil Gaiman can't write: [link]
Atropa - May 17, 2010 7:09:45 pm PDT #11480 of 28611
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Help! I need suggestions for "age-appropriate" gothy reading material for elementary-school babybats. An 11 year old GCS reader wrote in asking for help.
DavidS - May 17, 2010 7:16:39 pm PDT #11481 of 28611
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I need suggestions for "age-appropriate" gothy reading material for elementary-school babybats.
Gashlycrumb Tinies.
You were always a goth, what did you read in elementary school?
Oh! Scary Godmother!
Atropa - May 17, 2010 7:18:18 pm PDT #11482 of 28611
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
You were always a goth, what did you read in elementary school?
Things that were 10+ years above what was considered "age appropriate" for my actual age. None of my teachers ever commented on my reading material, and my parents let me read whatever I wanted. This is why I'm not really sure what IS "age appropriate" for an 11 year old.
DavidS - May 17, 2010 7:20:22 pm PDT #11483 of 28611
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Witch Baby by Francesca Lia Block. (Technically YA.)
Strix - May 17, 2010 7:20:53 pm PDT #11484 of 28611
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Oh, that's a good one.
DavidS - May 17, 2010 7:21:01 pm PDT #11485 of 28611
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Actually, thinking about what I was reading at age 11, I'd be okay with darker YA stories like Tithe.
Atropa - May 17, 2010 7:21:27 pm PDT #11486 of 28611
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Witch Baby by Francesca Lia Block. (Technically YA.)
I thought about that, and I probably will suggest it (or Weetzie Bat), but if the school is stressing "age appropriate", I don't know how well that would go over.