Oooh, that is a good one.
I'm not evil again. Why does everyone think that?
Angel ,'Sleeper'
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 - Dec 13, 2010 7:12:20 pm PST #13261 of 28279
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Polter-Cow - Dec 14, 2010 11:29:47 am PST #13262 of 28279
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Suzanne Collins just blew off Boggs's legs. WHY CAN'T WE HAVE NICE THINGS???
On a related note, I've been debating the narrative merit of Peeta's brainwashing as it related to the love triangle, since it appears to make a relationship with Peeta nigh impossible. But with the introduction of the "Real or Not Real?" game, I'm seeing Peeta as a metaphor for the Districts who have been fed misinformation for generations. They, too, have to play that game now.
Also, I am becoming very anxious and worried about President Coin. Are they just trading dictators?
P.S. I am amused that Collins still worked in the Hunger Games with the assault on the Capitol and all the traps. LIKE THE ONE THAT JUST BLEW OFF BOGGS'S LEGS. DAMMIT I LIKE HIM.
meara - Dec 14, 2010 4:56:11 pm PST #13263 of 28279
I dunno if I should put this in Lit or Tech, but I have to share: I am SO SUPER EXCITED to travel on vacation with my Kindle! I got a huge bunch of books from a friend (mostly just books I already own in ...book form) and have downloaded a bunch of books from Amazon (ouch my wallet!) and so now I have over 100 books on my kindle, waiting to be read on the plane and while traveling (including Rick Steve's Eastern Europe!). This is going to be SO MUCH MORE AWESOME than last time I flew internationally and took a whole bag of books with...I will travel so light! God willing and the kindle don't break, there will be NO REASON to run out of books! (I figure I'll still bring one or two regular ones for the few minutes of takeoff and landing that I can't read on kindle)
Cass - Dec 14, 2010 5:27:51 pm PST #13264 of 28279
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
meara, I bring either a paperback or one (okay, two because, hello, return flights...) magazine for those times. My bags are could be so much lighter when traveling now.
Rayne - Dec 14, 2010 5:52:42 pm PST #13265 of 28279
"Oh no! Has falling sky liquid once again caused you the sadness?" -Starfire
From the comments on Mark Reads:
Just gotta say that Katniss + Peeta = Best Portmanteau Couple Name ever…. Peeniss lol
I about died laughing when I read that!
sumi - Dec 14, 2010 6:04:00 pm PST #13266 of 28279
Art Crawl!!!
Hahahahaha!
Polter-Cow - Dec 14, 2010 10:57:33 pm PST #13267 of 28279
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
SHE KILLED PRIM??? WHAT THE FUCK. WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK.
Steph L. - Dec 14, 2010 11:30:08 pm PST #13268 of 28279
I look more rad than Lutheranism
WHAT THE FUCK. WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK.
And there it is. Welcome to the nadir. The most pointless, grim part of a book filled with pointless grimness. Okay, Collins, WAR IS BAD. We GET it.
tiggy - Dec 15, 2010 1:56:48 am PST #13269 of 28279
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
yeah...that pissed me off.
Polter-Cow - Dec 15, 2010 6:21:44 am PST #13270 of 28279
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Welcome to the nadir.
That's at least heartening.
I was close enough to the end that I thought I could just finish, but I just read enough into the next chapter to confirm what had happened and was like, you know what, I really can't go on right now. What the hell.