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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."
Kate, a friend of mine has HIGHLY recommended Zusak to me recently. She also read The Book Thief, which also sounded interesting. But she was pushing these books on me in a "YOU MUST READ THIS OR YOU WILL DIE" way, which doesn't happen often, so I'm intrigued.
I mean, she said that Death in The Book Thief has supplanted Pratchett's Death as her favorite Death character. Damn, right?
I mean, she said that Death in The Book Thief has supplanted Pratchett's Death as her favorite Death character. Damn, right?
Ha! It's true, Pratchett's Death is hard to top. I haven't read The Book Thief yet, but several people at my library have, including the assistant director, who loved it so much she ordered another copy for the adult fiction collection (the first one is in YA). It's definitely on my list.
OOH! OOOH!
I'm reading my first Neil Gaiman book!!
Which one?
American Gods.
I just got done reading the second of the newest Nora Roberts trilogies, Dance of the Gods. Not bad--since it's the second book, no need to do as much set-up, so a bit more emphasis on the developing romance between the slayer and the shape-shifter. But, it did strike me as even more derivative of Buffy than the first book, since it did have the slayer as the heroine of this story.
At this point, I'd have to put this series in the bottom part of the top third of her books, so not horrible, just not the peak of NR's capabilities, IMO.
I'll have to go pick it up. After I finish American Gods.
I finished Morrigan's Cross the other day -- I enjoyed it. I think that NR misses Buffy -- and so do I.
I just finished my re-read of American Gods.
Man, I forgot how much was in there.
I'm going to re-read Neverwhere as soon as I'm done with Kushiel's Dart.
(The other half of the Gothic Fashion Hivemind started reading the Kushiel series, flailed and squee'd a lot, said I must must must read it, and handed me the first book. I'm about halfway through, and ... it's not the Best Thing Evar!, but it's fun. Except for not being able to keep people's names straight half the time.)
Aimée, what made you decide to start with American Gods?