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.
I wear the cheese. It does not wear me.
Cheese Man ,'Chosen'
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."
Gudanov - Jul 13, 2010 4:42:35 am PDT #11746 of 28343
Coding and Sleeping
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.
bennett - Jul 17, 2010 11:30:42 am PDT #11751 of 28343
I've liked other audiobooks from Simon Winchester: A Crack in the Edge of the World (San Francisco Earthquake of 1906) and Krakatoa. Other nonfiction: The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan and David McCullough's John Adams. For SF/fantasy, I loved Neil Gaiman's Anansi Boys (performed by Lenny Henry) and Gaiman's own narration of Neverwhere.
Kat - Jul 17, 2010 1:19:51 pm PDT #11752 of 28343
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
David McCullough's John Adams
I really liked this! Made me love John Adams.
javachik - Jul 17, 2010 1:42:52 pm PDT #11753 of 28343
Our wings are not tired.
You mean you didn't already love him from 1776???!
Amy - Jul 17, 2010 2:02:57 pm PDT #11754 of 28343
Because books.
I've wanted to read The Worst Hard Time for a while -- I saw a documentary that featured him and the book on either PBS or the History Channel, and it was fascinating.
bennett - Jul 17, 2010 2:19:37 pm PDT #11755 of 28343
Amy, I think I've seen the documentary you mean and the book is even better - it does an excellent job of combining overall historical trends/themes with survivors' stories. Really excellent.