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.
Death is your art. You make it with your hands day after day. That final gasp, that look of peace. And part of you is desperate to know: What's it like? Where does it lead you? And now you see, that's the secret. Not the punch you didn't throw or the kicks you didn't land. She really wanted it. Every Slayer has a death wish. Even you.
Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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."
Laga - Jan 03, 2011 10:29:34 am PST #13430 of 28498
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Gris - Jan 03, 2011 10:35:14 am PST #13431 of 28498
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 28498
Punishingly Intricate
javachik - Jan 06, 2011 12:34:30 pm PST #13433 of 28498
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 28498
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 28498
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 28498
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.
javachik - Jan 06, 2011 12:50:13 pm PST #13437 of 28498
Our wings are not tired.
I can't read more than a few paragraphs on an non-electronic ink reader, but the Kindle doesn't hurt my eyes at all. I tried reading a few paragraphs on the Kindle App (on an iPad) and that wouldn't work for me at all. (ETA: Don't misunderstand; I am not trying to advocate e-Readers for all! I am just very very surprised at how quickly I adapted to it. I never in a million years expected it to be the case. I love paper.)
Pix - Jan 06, 2011 7:15:54 pm PST #13438 of 28498
The status is NOT quo.
Javachik is me.
meara - Jan 06, 2011 7:23:05 pm PST #13439 of 28498
I'm going back and forth, on the Kindle. On the one hand, it was AMAZING, just AMAZING to have on my 10 day trip over Christmas--normally, a trip with not only long plane rides, but multiple long train rides, I'd be carrying a huge bag of books, buying more along the way, and worrying the whole time about running out. And instead I had plenty to read, was never bored, and had a very light bag. Awesome.
At home, though, I'm finding I'm less likely to start/get into a new book, on the Kindle. Something about the physical act of having a stack of unread books, and picking them up one by one and knowing I've read all the pages and putting it in a different pile has more pull on me, and appeal to me, than just knowing there's unread stuff, and getting to the last screen and filing it away.