Oooh! Behemoth (sequel to Scott Westerfeld's Leviathan) is in for me at the library!
I'm eleven hundred and twenty years old! Just gimme a friggin' beer!
Anya ,'Storyteller'
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."
Steph L. - Oct 12, 2010 1:20:45 pm PDT #12622 of 28297
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Rayne - Oct 12, 2010 2:30:40 pm PDT #12623 of 28297
"Oh no! Has falling sky liquid once again caused you the sadness?" -Starfire
I just finished Graceling. It was okay. I liked the world that Kristin Cashore built, but felt the book dragged at some points and I had some issues with the main character. (angry much?) I also felt the book as a whole read fairly young, but being as it was a YA book, I can accept that.
I went to send a sample of the next book, Fire, to my Kindle until I saw the price - $14.99. For a YA book. Just ugh. And what's worse is the hardback is cheaper.
And speaking of Kindle prices, I love that I got into Margaret Atwood because I saw Handmaid's Tale for around $3.00 (it's not that cheap anymore unfortunately).
Anne W. - Oct 12, 2010 2:48:43 pm PDT #12624 of 28297
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Oooh! Behemoth (sequel to Scott Westerfeld's Leviathan) is in for me at the library!
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I read Leviathan this summer and LOVED it.
Steph L. - Oct 12, 2010 4:23:50 pm PDT #12625 of 28297
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I *almost* was looking forward to the art in Behemoth more than the story. *Almost.*
Amy - Oct 13, 2010 1:43:26 pm PDT #12626 of 28297
Because books.
My copy of Catching Fire came today! I'm expecting to be done by the weekend so I can go get Mockingjay.
megan walker - Oct 13, 2010 6:36:09 pm PDT #12627 of 28297
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Amy, thanks for recommending Joe Hill's Twentieth Century Ghosts. I got it out of the library for my next book salon on Classic Horror (along with Daphne du Maurier's Don't Look Now ). I've read the first four stories and am thoroughly enjoying it.
Amy - Oct 13, 2010 6:42:12 pm PDT #12628 of 28297
Because books.
Oooh, I can't wait to see what you think of "Abraham's Boys" and "Voluntary Committal." Oh god, and "Pop Art." That one blew me away.
megan walker - Oct 13, 2010 6:46:45 pm PDT #12629 of 28297
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
That one blew me away.
Hah. That's funny.
That's the third(?) story, so I read it already. Bizarre. It didn't seem to fit with the others, but I liked it. So creative.
Frankenbuddha - Oct 14, 2010 3:38:53 am PDT #12630 of 28297
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
My copy of Sam the Bat arrived yesterday!!
Odd thing - it has a thing on the cover saying "Advance Uncorrected Proof" (I pre-ordered it from Amazon). Still, I'm glad to have it in my possession.
Amy - Oct 14, 2010 3:49:10 am PDT #12631 of 28297
Because books.
It didn't seem to fit with the others, but I liked it. So creative.
It's not horror, but it was heartbreaking, I thought. I loved it.