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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."

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Jessica - Oct 21, 2006 8:12:11 am PDT #1343 of 28144

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Just read this on Neil Gaiman's blog:

So the UK edition of Fragile Things doesn't contain the stories that were in the UK edition of Smoke and Mirrors.

The US edition contains the stories that weren't in the US edition of Smoke and Mirrors.

So if you have a UK edition of Smoke and Mirrors and a US edition of Fragile Things, then three of the stories will repeat.

(Contrariwise, if you have a US edition of Smoke and Mirrors and a UK edition of Fragile Things then there are three stories you won't have read.)

Guess which combination I have? Oy.

Dana - Oct 21, 2006 8:54:36 am PDT #1344 of 28144

I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

if you have a US edition of Smoke and Mirrors and a UK edition of Fragile Things

Huh. I think that's me too.

Frankenbuddha - Oct 21, 2006 1:08:50 pm PDT #1345 of 28144

"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

So does that mean if you have UK only or US only, you're solid?

Signed,

Haven't bought either yet, but probably will.

IAmNotReallyASpring - Oct 21, 2006 11:16:41 pm PDT #1346 of 28144

I think Freddy Quimby should walk out of here a free hotel

I just finished re-reading one of my favorite 30's-era British mysteries.

connie, may I ask what the book is?

Jessica - Oct 22, 2006 5:38:03 am PDT #1347 of 28144

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

So does that mean if you have UK only or US only, you're solid?

Yeah, if your editions match, you'll have the complete set of stories.

Connie Neil - Oct 22, 2006 9:19:06 am PDT #1348 of 28144

brillig

connie, may I ask what the book is?

"Hamlet, Revenge" by Michael Innes. I don't read it so much for the mystery but for the characters.

Anne W. - Oct 22, 2006 10:57:57 am PDT #1349 of 28144

The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.

"Hamlet, Revenge" by Michael Innes.

Oh, that was a fun one. It's been a while since I've read that.

IAmNotReallyASpring - Oct 23, 2006 4:30:41 am PDT #1350 of 28144

I think Freddy Quimby should walk out of here a free hotel

Right-o, thanks.

Amy - Oct 25, 2006 4:35:08 am PDT #1351 of 28144

Because books.

I began my usual pre-Halloween reading two weeks ago. Read Holly Black's Tithe, which I really liked, and then picked up Stephenie Meyer's Twilight (Girl moves to new town, meets vampire, falls in love.), which looked promising -- and is boring me. I put it down to read Nora's Morrigan's Cross, which is all right so far, but not wowing me.

This makes me sad. I have a few stories left in a copy of Edith Wharton's Ghost Stories that I didn't finish last year, but right now I'm tempted just to reread The Haunting of HIll House.

Kathy A - Oct 25, 2006 4:40:16 am PDT #1352 of 28144

We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Morrigan's Cross does get better the further you get into it. I liked the second one better, and am looking forward to the third book being released next Tuesday.

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