The Girl's been begging me to read it for ages. It's her favourite book ever. Don't know why it's taken me this long to get round to it. I generally love everything I read by Irving.
Dawn: I feel safe with you. Spike: Take that back!
'First Date'
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."
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Jan 03, 2011 8:24:29 am PST #13427 of 28282
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
Laga - Jan 03, 2011 9:55:01 am PST #13428 of 28282
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
The first time I read Princess Bride I was pissed as hell at the ending but now I love it and often tack it on myself when I watch the movie.
§ ita § - Jan 03, 2011 10:21:54 am PST #13429 of 28282
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't think the Princess Bride ending belongs on the movie (since the book is bigger than the movie), but it works in the context of the book.
Laga - Jan 03, 2011 10:29:34 am PST #13430 of 28282
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I like to think of it as a bridge to a whole other story. Someday I'll tie William Goldman up in a remote cabin and force him to write it.
Gris - Jan 03, 2011 10:35:14 am PST #13431 of 28282
Hey. New board.
The only thing coming to me in "endings" is the ending of Diaspora by Greg Egan. It's kind of a great science fiction novel most of the way through (at least, I thought so at seventeen) but its ending is an absolute disaster, as bad as the last half hour of A.I.
I tend to like most endings, though most of the books I love have pretty predictable endings as I tend to love pretty simple books.
lisah - Jan 06, 2011 12:25:39 pm PST #13432 of 28282
Punishingly Intricate
javachik - Jan 06, 2011 12:34:30 pm PST #13433 of 28282
Our wings are not tired.
Cute, but I've never read more books in 6 months than I have since I got my Kindle.
Cass - Jan 06, 2011 12:36:40 pm PST #13434 of 28282
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
I did send the link to my Niecelet because she hates reading on tech and mourns the idea that books will go away. Which is pretty awesome for a 21-year-old. Though I am not giving up both tech and real books. Both have their places in my life.
Connie Neil - Jan 06, 2011 12:39:16 pm PST #13435 of 28282
brillig
Here's an interesting article about decorating with books--and some people who insist on being able to read the books they're decorating with!
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/06/garden/06books.html?hpw
It mentions the subject of whether technology will eradicate books, as well.
lisah - Jan 06, 2011 12:46:20 pm PST #13436 of 28282
Punishingly Intricate
Well, I think people should use what they want to read. Personally I can't imagine enjoying reading a book on an electronic device and enjoying it. Reading shorter things (like blog posts or news articles) is fine but not a whole book. Makes my eyes hurt just thinking about it.