Amy, Blackwood Farm was ridiculous. Fun, yes, but ridiculous. I would have been much happier if the book had focused more on Lestat (who was apparently back to being entertaining and a snappy dresser) and less on Tarquin, his ghost companion Goblin, and the story of the Blackwood Family.
Now, this would be the perfect time for a swear word.
Kaylee ,'Jaynestown'
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."
Atropa - Sep 29, 2010 5:01:35 pm PDT #12515 of 28318
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Steph L. - Sep 29, 2010 5:02:35 pm PDT #12516 of 28318
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Oh! Maybe I'm thinking of Blackwood Farm that I disliked!
One minute... t off to Amazon
Okay, no -- I mostly liked Blackwood Farm. It was Blood Canticle that gave me rage blackouts.
Are a bigger fan of the Vampire books or the Mayfairs, Steph?
I'm torn between the two. I utterly adored, violently so, Mona Mayfair in Lasher, and was therefore crushed at how Taltos went so very wrong. And therefore loathe Blood Canticle. I don't think the vampires and the Mayfairs should have ever crossed paths.
Amy - Sep 29, 2010 5:05:41 pm PDT #12517 of 28318
Because books.
I utterly adored, violently so, Mona Mayfair in Lasher, and was therefore crushed at how Taltos went so very wrong.
I'm wondering if I actually read Taltos or just bought it and remember it on the shelves. I do know I read Lasher and also loved Mona, so.
Hmmm. I might see if I can score some paperbacks at the used bookstore on Saturday. I love supernatural reads leading up to Halloween.
Atropa - Sep 29, 2010 5:13:12 pm PDT #12518 of 28318
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I don't think the vampires and the Mayfairs should have ever crossed paths.
ARgh, so true. So, so true.
Jessica - Sep 30, 2010 5:47:35 am PDT #12519 of 28318
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Man, I can't remember Taltos either. Was that the one where the weird incest stuff became REALLY REALLY FUCKING WEIRD INCEST STUFF?
Amy - Sep 30, 2010 6:08:23 am PDT #12520 of 28318
Because books.
I got to this part of the description on Amazon:
Other plot elements involve renegade members of the secret order of Talamasca, who want to kidnap and crossbreed two taltoses; a 200-year-old taltos from New York named Ashlar, who is posing as a toy-industry magnate specializing in dolls; and a dwarf called Samuel from the witches' holy glen in Donnelaith, Scotland.
...and decided, yeah, I never actually read that one. No recollection of any of that.
Typo Boy - Sep 30, 2010 2:51:17 pm PDT #12521 of 28318
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.
I think Steven Brust's "Taltos" was much more believable.
Gudanov - Oct 01, 2010 5:49:35 am PDT #12522 of 28318
Coding and Sleeping
Have any of the books you've re-read been visited by The Suck Fairy?
The Suck Fairy is an artefact of re-reading. If you read a book for the first time and it sucks, it’s nothing to do with her. It just sucks. Some books do. The Suck Fairy comes in when you come back to a book that you liked when you read it before, and on re-reading—well, it sucks
Calli - Oct 01, 2010 6:16:43 am PDT #12523 of 28318
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I think Steven Brust's "Taltos" was much more believable.
A better read, too.
Strix - Oct 01, 2010 7:56:53 am PDT #12524 of 28318
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Ok, here are my LendMe books. (xposted with Tech, from a chat there on B&N's LendMe program.)
Note: if you have a B&N account, but not a Nook, you can lend and read, too.
Catching Fire – Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games – ibid
Graceling – Kristin Cashore
Bonds of Justice – Nalini Singh
Archangel's Kiss - ibid
Bullet – Laurell K. Hamilton (I was weak.) Phoenix and Ashes – Mercedes Lackey
Under Heaven – Guy Gavriel Kay
Dead in the Family – Charlaine Harris
Dead and Gone - ibid
A Catch of Consequence – Diane Norman
A Murderous Procession – Ariana Franklin
Grave Goods – ibid
The Serpents's Tale – ibid
Mistress of the Art of Death – ibid
Bone Magic – Yasmine Galenorn
Demon Mistress – ibid
Thorn Queen – Richelle Mead
Succubus Shadows – ibid
Silver Borne – Patricia Briggs
Alien Taste – Wen Spencer