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.
Hey, if it means I don't have to read any more, woo and, might I add, a big hoo.
Xander ,'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."
Laga - Jan 03, 2011 10:29:34 am PST #13430 of 28282
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
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.
javachik - Jan 06, 2011 12:50:13 pm PST #13437 of 28282
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 28282
The status is NOT quo.
Javachik is me.
meara - Jan 06, 2011 7:23:05 pm PST #13439 of 28282
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.