IIRC, the discussion of how to run the book club was kerfuffley, and then when we actually tried it, it sort of fizzled out after two or three books. Then we repurposed the thread for Harry Potter discussion, and then we shut it down.
Zoe: Next time we smuggle stock, let's make it something smaller. Wash: Yeah, we should start dealing in those black-market beagles.
'Safe'
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."
Hil R. - Jul 12, 2010 9:58:13 am PDT #11741 of 28343
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Connie Neil - Jul 12, 2010 11:05:36 am PDT #11742 of 28343
brillig
Yeah, the discussion was fun, I think the co-ordinating of reading was weird.
Amy - Jul 12, 2010 11:07:54 am PDT #11743 of 28343
Because books.
I think like anything with us, choosing one book we all agreed on was a big stumbling block. Which is why I think megan's idea rocks.
Connie Neil - Jul 12, 2010 11:08:59 am PDT #11744 of 28343
brillig
choosing one book we all agreed on was a big stumbling block
Remove the word "book" and you have the guiding light of the whole board. But I love you all. Mostly :)
Toddson - Jul 12, 2010 11:15:32 am PDT #11745 of 28343
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
cilantro
Gudanov - Jul 13, 2010 4:42:35 am PDT #11746 of 28343
Coding and Sleeping
Do we already know about this site Read it and Weep, if not, then it's a site of podcasts devoted to reviews of bad books and movies.
Jessica - Jul 16, 2010 8:20:24 am PDT #11747 of 28343
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Anyone read Anthill?
My sister recommended it to me, and it sounds fantastic! Like Watership Down, but about ants!
Jessica - Jul 17, 2010 9:32:07 am PDT #11748 of 28343
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I need recommendations for good audiobooks for the drive up to Canada. Preferably in the 8-12 hour range, and I prefer either SF or non-fiction (history is great).
Anyone got any favorites? Last year we listened to The Map That Changed The World and it was fantastic.
[eta: And ideally, something relatively PG, since there will be a 3 year-old in the car. I don't care if he's bored, but I don't want him learning any more interesting swear words than he already knows or reciting steamy sex scenes to his grandparents while we're on vacation.]
DavidS - Jul 17, 2010 9:45:37 am PDT #11749 of 28343
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Emmett and I loved The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett, as read by Stephen Briggs.
megan walker - Jul 17, 2010 9:57:52 am PDT #11750 of 28343
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Books on the Nightstand did an episode on audiobooks and I remember people raving about James Marsters narration of the Dresden Files as an example where the audio version improved on the books. Although I guess that's more fantasy than SF.