My attempt to recommend the series without spoiling any more than necessary.
Anya Christina Emmanuella Jenkins. Twenty years old. Born on the fourth of July — and don't think there weren't jokes about that my whole life, mister, 'cause there were. 'Who's our little patriot?' they'd say, when I was younger and therefore smaller and shorter than I am now.
Anya ,'Potential'
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 16, 2010 7:10:38 pm PST #13286 of 28279
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Strix - Dec 17, 2010 5:17:13 pm PST #13287 of 28279
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Has anyone read The Elegance of The Hedgehog? I'd been wanting to read it, and I picked it up tonight, and I just loved it.
I need to re-read it, but I really, really enjoyed it.
flea - Dec 20, 2010 7:04:41 am PST #13288 of 28279
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I told the kids a version of the story in The Hobbit at bedtime on Friday night, and Casper was asking about it on Saturday, so we started it. Dillo listens some, but he's not really old enough, but Casper LOVES it. We're 5 chapters in, just past Riddles in the Dark (the Gollum chapter). Beats Harry Potter all hollow, in my opinion - SO much more fun for me to read.
Consuela - Dec 20, 2010 7:53:54 am PST #13289 of 28279
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Awesome, flea! That's great that it's fun for you to read.
Hayden - Dec 20, 2010 7:57:31 am PST #13290 of 28279
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Synchronicity! I started The Hobbit with Li'l Sphere last week. We've been interrupted by frequent Xmas stories, though, so we're only to the end of Chapter 3. It's a lot more fun than I remembered, though.
flea - Dec 20, 2010 8:10:10 am PST #13291 of 28279
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It's remarkably zippy. I can recall very clearly when my father read it to me, when I was 7 - his intonation on "Who are these miserable persons?" scared the pants off me. (Casper corrected me, saying, "people!")
sumi - Dec 20, 2010 8:37:19 am PST #13292 of 28279
Art Crawl!!!
How cool!
And wasn't the Hobbit meant to be read aloud originally?
Hayden - Dec 20, 2010 8:59:51 am PST #13293 of 28279
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
There's a wonderful knowingly sarcastic tone that cuts through it that reminds me of A.A. Milne.
Atropa - Dec 20, 2010 12:17:51 pm PST #13294 of 28279
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I have very fond memories of my Dad reading The Hobbit to me.
Volans - Dec 20, 2010 2:08:49 pm PST #13295 of 28279
move out and draw fire
We're reading How to Train Your Dragon, which isn't at all like the movie (although I'm still doing a Craig Ferguson impression for Gobber), so I hope that when we start The Hobbit (maybe next), there will be less fussing about the differences between the book and the movie.