Congrats Gris. Happy honeynmoon!
You turn on any of my crew, you turn on me.
Mal ,'Ariel'
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."
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.
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?
sumi - Aug 17, 2010 4:24:42 am PDT #11914 of 28343
Art Crawl!!!
Hee. "Mikael Sue".