'Beneath You'
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."
Oh, boo, I missed the Marguerite Henry squee. I read everything I could get my hands on by Henry and Farley and Kjellgard--dogs and horses were my go-to books until I got into junior high and discovered historicals and SF/F. And then it was Olivia Coolidge and Eloise Jarvis McGraw (Moccasin Trail and Mara Daughter of the Nile) and Zilpha Keatley Snyder and Andre Norton.
I am 45 and was in college when the Sweetvalley High books came out, so I've never even picked one up.
I think I've read most of the horse books mentioned here. I wasn't very horsey, but my older sister was and got a lot of horse-related books. And if a book came into our home I probably at least tried to read it. (Didn't always make it through Dad's westerns.)
I honestly don't think I ever read any horse books, which makes absolutely no sense because I wanted to take horsback riding lessons in the worst way possible when I was about 12. I'm sure I read a couple, but... it's so strange that they somehow slipped by me.
It's never too late!
If you're in the mood for something less YA, Richard Adams' Traveller is a wonderful look at the US civil war told from the point of view of Robert E Lee's horse.
Mara Daughter of the Nile
Loved that book! There weren't many YA books set in Egypt, but I read that one and one about Tut and his wife from when they were kids to when they died.
Have any Buffistas read One Con Glory? It's a geek romantic comedy set a comic book convention. Here's an excerpt. I really enjoyed it. It was a quick, fun read about a relationship where one's stance on whether Buffy should end up with Angel or Spike is relevant. Also, in the Extras section, the characters name their favorite Buffy episode. (One of them picks "Doublemeat Palace.")
one's stance on whether Buffy should end up with Angel or Spike is relevant.
Don't know enough about the Immortal to be sure, but sounded to me like Buffy was better off dating him than either Angel or Spike.
Finished 20th Century Ghosts. I definitely loved some, but really didn't see the point of others, which is why I'm not a big fan of short story collections I guess. Despite the thrill of the few I like, I'm left with an eh feeling overall.
But I would certainly recommend "Best New Horror," "Pop Art" (my absolute fave), "The Black Phone," and "Voluntary Committal." I liked the tone of "My Father's Mask," but didn't really get it.
"Pop Art" just broke my heart, megan. So beautifully done.
Did you not like "Abraham's Boys"? (I think that was the title.) That one definitely gave me a shiver.
I probably would have liked it more if it hadn't seemed like fan fiction.