You and your friend can't get John Christopher's plots out of your heads
That's the weird thing to me - we'd both done the same thing, with the same author!
But I understand. You gave up everything you had to find me. And you found me broken. It's hard for you.
River ,'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."
Volans - Aug 17, 2010 8:46:55 am PDT #11920 of 28342
move out and draw fire
DavidS - Aug 17, 2010 8:48:43 am PDT #11921 of 28342
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
A few years ago, I picked up The Black Stallion for a reread after many decades since the last time I read it. It didn't hold up nearly as well as I'd hoped. The movie has replaced the book as my preferred way of experiencing that story, unlike A Little Princess, which I still love rereading.
I read all the Black Stallion books too. In fact, I recently picked up a Breyer horse with racing carriage and flashed it at JZ yelling, "It's the Black Stallion's sulky colt! The Hambeltonian!"
I also read all the Kjellgaard dog books. And the Terhune collie books too.
Dana - Aug 17, 2010 8:48:48 am PDT #11922 of 28342
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I reread most of the Black Stallion books recently. I was actually pretty pleased to find that they weren't horribly racist.
It's also kind of entertaining to watch the progression of the plots go from mildly implausible to amnesia to aliens to vampire bats.
DavidS - Aug 17, 2010 8:51:07 am PDT #11923 of 28342
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
It's also kind of entertaining to watch the progression of the plots go from mildly implausible to amnesia to aliens to vampire bats.
Right?
The Island Stallion Races (1955) - Two aliens from another world enter the secret valley of Azul Island and offer Steve an opportunity for Flame to compete against the world's fastest race horses.
Dana - Aug 17, 2010 8:51:29 am PDT #11924 of 28342
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
People don't believe me when I tell them about the plots.
Amy - Aug 17, 2010 8:56:41 am PDT #11925 of 28342
Because books.
I still love rereading A Little Princess and Little Women. Total comfort reads.
Kathy A - Aug 17, 2010 8:57:19 am PDT #11926 of 28342
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I only read the first Black Stallion.
My favorite horse books were written by Marguerite Henry--Misty of Chincoteague and its sequel, of course, but I equally loved Justin Morgan Had a Horse, King of the Wind, and Born to Trot.
sumi - Aug 17, 2010 8:57:42 am PDT #11927 of 28342
Art Crawl!!!
I know! It's nutty but fun.
Beverly - Aug 17, 2010 9:13:41 am PDT #11928 of 28342
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Farley, Henry, and Terhune--lots of happy memories there. Okay, time to hit the secondhand bookshop. Maybe I can find a copy of King of the Wind.
erikaj - Aug 17, 2010 9:14:58 am PDT #11929 of 28342
Always Anti-fascist!
Comfort reading: Lake Wobegon days. I've worn out two copies from all my(metaphorical) tripping.