For Books and the Bookish, The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde.
Well, it's just good to know that when the chips are down and things look grim you'll feed off the girl who loves you to save your own ass!
Xander ,'Chosen'
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."
Kathy A - Nov 01, 2010 9:09:48 am PDT #12819 of 28336
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Kate P. - Nov 01, 2010 10:53:46 am PDT #12820 of 28336
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Oh man, megan, have I mentioned how much I want to join your book club??
megan walker - Nov 01, 2010 11:40:03 am PDT #12821 of 28336
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
It has worked pretty well so far (esp. the quests and horror discussions), especially for discovering new things I want to read. I think it might work online if we had a dedicated thread for the monthly conversation.
Amy - Nov 01, 2010 11:46:33 am PDT #12822 of 28336
Because books.
I love the idea, too, because I think the themes would be a lot of fun to discuss. And part of the reason book clubs often don't work for me is so often the individual title is not something I don't want to read at the moment.
Polter-Cow - Nov 01, 2010 12:02:24 pm PDT #12823 of 28336
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Same for me, Amy. I have dozens of books in my To Be Read list, and what I read next is often chosen arbitrarily, and books get added willy-nilly all the time, so it's rare that a book club's desires align with mine.
Pix - Nov 02, 2010 4:25:15 pm PDT #12824 of 28336
The status is NOT quo.
The Things They Carried
Seriously one of the best books I've ever read, fwiw.
Polter-Cow - Nov 03, 2010 4:16:07 pm PDT #12825 of 28336
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
"Not Waving But Drowning," by erinaceous, read by erinaceous. I haven't gotten to the story yet in MoD, but I'm sure it's good because all the stories are good.
Volans - Nov 03, 2010 5:29:46 pm PDT #12826 of 28336
move out and draw fire
megan, are you looking for more themes also?
Kat - Nov 03, 2010 5:54:37 pm PDT #12827 of 28336
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I'm chiming in on The Things They Carried -- I love how it's a war story, but it's also a meta story about writing and storytelling.
Pix - Nov 03, 2010 6:10:14 pm PDT #12828 of 28336
The status is NOT quo.
Kat, yes, exactly. Such an amazing book.