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Fred: So you don't worry that it's possible for someone to send out a biological or electronic trigger that effectively overrides your own sense of ideals and values and replaces them with an alternative coercive agenda that reduces you to a mindless meat puppet? Shopkeeper: Wow. People used to think that I was paranoid.

'Time Bomb'

Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.

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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."

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Jessica - Aug 16, 2010 6:51:44 am PDT #11904 of 28343

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Books I read on vacation:

The Poisoner's Handbook - awesome history of forensic science via jazz age New York true crime stories. The author has described it as a chemistry textbook disguised as a pulp detective story, which is spot-on.

The Bucolic Plague - also awesome, if a very light read. Finished this one in two days because the writing is so breezy and fast. Made me want to buy a goat farm.

Brasyl - best of the lot by far. If you tried Anathem and couldn't make it through (or if you did read Anathem and loved it) check this one out instead. It's a different take on the many- worlds theory but just as engrossing. The other books it reminded me of are the Hyperion series by Dan Simmons. Really strong world and character building AND quantum physics. Loved it.

Typo Boy - Aug 16, 2010 7:29:21 am PDT #11905 of 28343

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.

Congrats Gris. Happy honeynmoon!

sj - Aug 16, 2010 7:35:44 am PDT #11906 of 28343

"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

The Poisoner's Handbook - awesome history of forensic science via jazz age New York true crime stories. The author has described it as a chemistry textbook disguised as a pulp detective story, which is spot-on.

This book really is awesome. I read the first few chapters of it a while back and then wandered away from it, but I really must go back to it.

Fred Pete - Aug 16, 2010 7:53:07 am PDT #11907 of 28343

Ann, that's a ferret.

Congrats, Gris!

Gris - Aug 16, 2010 6:47:44 pm PDT #11908 of 28343

Hey. New board.

Thanks!

I have nothing literary to add to this thread. The Sword of Shannara still feels like the LOTR but it's moving away, slowly.

Polter-Cow - Aug 16, 2010 7:18:28 pm PDT #11909 of 28343

What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

"Fuck Me, Ray Bradbury." NSFW, obviously, but hilarious.

DavidS - Aug 16, 2010 7:37:10 pm PDT #11910 of 28343

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I liked the slapdown on the Vonnegut fan.

Polter-Cow - Aug 16, 2010 7:41:41 pm PDT #11911 of 28343

What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

I caught that on the second viewing.

Kat - Aug 17, 2010 1:01:18 am PDT #11912 of 28343

"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Okay, I just realized why I feel like you can skim the libel thing in Girl with a Dragon Tattoo. These books, for me, are clearly about Lisbeth. She's really the heart of the story. Mikael and his antics (and in the last book Ericka and her stalker ) are just ancillary to the real story in many ways. Plus, I half-heartedly suspect that Mikael is really a Mikael Sue for the author.

Jars - Aug 17, 2010 1:11:35 am PDT #11913 of 28343

I read the first book and thought it was... okay? A Swedish friend of mine thinks they changed the traslator for the second two and they're much easier to read. I think I'll pick them up before I go on holidays next week, as there seems to be consensus that they're a bit better?

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