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.
Now hold on, I'm gonna press the right pedal harder. I expect us to accelerate.
Anya ,'Showtime'
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."
Polter-Cow - Nov 01, 2010 12:02:24 pm PDT #12823 of 28289
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Pix - Nov 02, 2010 4:25:15 pm PDT #12824 of 28289
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 28289
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 28289
move out and draw fire
megan, are you looking for more themes also?
Kat - Nov 03, 2010 5:54:37 pm PDT #12827 of 28289
"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 28289
The status is NOT quo.
Kat, yes, exactly. Such an amazing book.
brenda m - Nov 03, 2010 6:10:25 pm PDT #12829 of 28289
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Yeah, I can't say enough about that book.
megan walker - Nov 03, 2010 9:13:35 pm PDT #12830 of 28289
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
megan, are you looking for more themes also?
Sure. Always. I love making lists.
sumi - Nov 04, 2010 7:07:12 am PDT #12831 of 28289
Art Crawl!!!
I just got challenged to read Julio Cortazar's Hopscotch in the original. I have never read this book and don't know anything about it. Has anyone here read this novel or anything else by Cortazar?
DavidS - Nov 04, 2010 8:04:19 am PDT #12832 of 28289
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I have never read this book and don't know anything about it.
Well, the title is a clue. Also it's considered a sort of precursor to HTML. It's a book where you can read the chapters in random order and still have a coherent narrative that changes depending on the order in which you read it.