Man, ita is always watching ...
She growls?! You made her so she growls?!
Buffy ,'Get It Done'
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."
Amy - Nov 16, 2010 10:09:35 am PST #12961 of 28282
Because books.
Polter-Cow - Nov 16, 2010 10:10:40 pm PST #12962 of 28282
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Is there anyone nearby from whom I could borrow the Hunger Games books? Or at least Mockingjay ? I can buy the first one since it's in paperback, and Catching Fire doesn't have a prohibitive number of holds now, but Mockingjay has over 30 holds right now, so it could be months before I get a chance.
I'm reading a book I own right now, AIFG!
Calli - Nov 17, 2010 1:22:56 am PST #12963 of 28282
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'm reading To Kill a Mockingbird right now for my book group. Somehow I missed reading it in school. It's really good so far. I often have trouble with adult books that have children as the main PoV characters, as the authors can make them unreasonably precocious or get heavy handed with the irony. But Scout's a fun kid to spend time with.
Ginger - Nov 17, 2010 2:44:45 am PST #12964 of 28282
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
It never stops being really good, Calli. Lucky you, to be reading it for the first time. Scout is one of the great child narrators, describing things she doesn't understand but the reader does.
erikaj - Nov 17, 2010 5:30:03 am PST #12965 of 28282
Always Anti-fascist!
Love that book, and the movie too.
Kathy A - Nov 17, 2010 7:12:42 am PST #12966 of 28282
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I read TKaM for my book club in junior high. It was the favorite book of the teacher who moderated the club, and he always had it as the first book of the year. I love it to pieces.
Too bad he had to follow it with Michener's Chesapeake, a mindnumbing slog of a book after reading TKaM!
zuisa - Nov 17, 2010 7:24:32 am PST #12967 of 28282
call me jacki; zuisa is an internet nick from ancient times =)
To Kill a Mockingbird was one of the few books assigned to me in high school that I really enjoyed. It's just fantastic. The movie is also fabulous.
DawnK - Nov 17, 2010 7:44:58 am PST #12968 of 28282
giraffe mode
TKaM is one of my all time favorite books. I adore it beyond reason. I was worried because my son is not a reader and they are reading it for his honors English class (freshman in HS) and I thought he was going to hate it and have a difficulty with the narrative, BUT he loved it! I'm so happy! Now maybe I can get him to read something else *knock wood* I think The Odyssey is next up for them.. gulp
zuisa - Nov 17, 2010 7:52:00 am PST #12969 of 28282
call me jacki; zuisa is an internet nick from ancient times =)
When I read The Odyssey in school my teacher brought in the Wishbone episode. High school kids now are probably too young to remember Wishbone, but we were ALL excited about it.
DawnK - Nov 17, 2010 7:53:22 am PST #12970 of 28282
giraffe mode
Oh and Steph, I finally got the new Skullduggery book, hand delivered by my bro! He had originally planned to come and visit when it came out but his trip got postponed and he didn't want to spoil the surprise of him just showing up with it. He told me that I'd better appreciate him flying 6000 miles for delivery - he's a dork!
I probably won't be able to start it until next week but I plan on it being my entertainment for the long weekend. So I should report back soon.