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We killed a homeless man on this bench. Me and Dru. Those were good times. You know, he begged for mercy, and you know, that only made her bite harder.

Spike ,'Sleeper'

Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.

Discussion Threads

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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Beverly - Jan 31, 2011 3:41:19 pm PST #13772 of 28769

Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.

it made irrationally peeved by Cedric Diggory.

I know! We rewatched Goblet of Fire not long ago, and when Cedric came onscreen I actually "tch"ed. H asked what was wrong, and I just did the handwave dismissy thing. Totally my issue, he didn't need to be distracted.

Beverly - Jan 31, 2011 3:41:29 pm PST #13773 of 28769

Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.

it made irrationally peeved by Cedric Diggory.

sj - Jan 31, 2011 3:42:57 pm PST #13774 of 28769

"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

I didn't mind the sex scenes in the Lehane books.

Laga - Jan 31, 2011 3:51:59 pm PST #13775 of 28769

You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

Whenever I see Cedric I imagine Daniel Radcliffe complaining about his craxy fans and I have a little chuckle.

javachik - Jan 31, 2011 3:54:38 pm PST #13776 of 28769

Our wings are not tired.

I didn't mind the sex scenes in the Lehane books.

Like I said, I think there's something wrong with me. I was wondering if I was getting prudish in my old age. But I don't think that's it, since I have no qualms about actual sex taking place in the world. I just don't want to read about it in the middle of a mystery/murder maybe? Idunno.

sj - Jan 31, 2011 3:58:05 pm PST #13777 of 28769

"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

javachik, I can see that, but I think I read the books more for Kenzie and Gennaro's relationship than for the mysteries.

Amy - Jan 31, 2011 4:00:28 pm PST #13778 of 28769

Because books.

In a mystery series, though, the protagonists are going to grow and change as the books progress, and part of the lure for me is always seeing their lives as "real people" outside of the job.

Then again, sex scenes don't bother me unless they're completely gratuitous and pointless. And even then, if they're super hot, whoo.

javachik - Jan 31, 2011 4:03:04 pm PST #13779 of 28769

Our wings are not tired.

Yeah, I am not saying he shouldn't write them or that you guys shouldn't enjoy them. Just that I don't.

Steph L. - Jan 31, 2011 4:03:55 pm PST #13780 of 28769

It's actually been a really hard year, when you stop and do the math. Eliot would cry, too, if it didn't take him seventy minutes of therapy, two cocktails, and a Sondheim medley before he can experience a human emotion through the haze of his PTSD.

And also object to the term bodice-ripper as hopelessly outdated.

I didn't know people actually used that term unless they were trying to insult a book and/or genre.

Breaking Dawn is...well, it's icky. And I read books with dismemberments.

As always, I love erika.

Ginger - Jan 31, 2011 4:04:04 pm PST #13781 of 28769

"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

I'm with you, javachick. I'm usually thinking, somewhat literally, "Come on, come on. Get back to the story."

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