I didn't even consider the idea that he was a real author, huh! I think it would make him even more interesting if he were based on truth, but it certainly doesn't make him less interesting if he's not.
One of you is gonna fall and die, and I'm not cleaning it up!
Mal ,'War Stories'
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."
Polter-Cow - Mar 06, 2011 7:30:45 am PST #14022 of 28282
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
megan walker - Mar 06, 2011 8:12:26 am PST #14023 of 28282
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I've started reading The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. I don't know Spanish well enough to read a novel but I have a feeling this book uses a lot of idioms and the translator struggled to create a reading experience that would feel the same in English. I hope I get used to it soon because I keep feeling like I'm reading subtitles.
My friend J just read that in Spanish for our "books" book salon, I can ask her. Oddly enough, for our war theme, she's reading Hemingway right now and it's driving her crazy because she says a lot of the character dialogue is directly translated from Spanish.
Jesse - Mar 06, 2011 8:21:53 am PST #14024 of 28282
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'd love to hear what people think about it, because my aunt gave me another one of his books for Christmas, on the strength of how much she loved Shadow of the Wind, and I could not get into the one she gave me.
Polter-Cow - Mar 06, 2011 8:29:50 am PST #14025 of 28282
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Was it The Angel's Game, Jesse? I want to read that one; it's set in the same world. I loved The Shadow of the Wind.
Jesse - Mar 06, 2011 8:36:23 am PST #14026 of 28282
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yeah, The Angel's Game.
megan walker - Mar 06, 2011 8:49:42 am PST #14027 of 28282
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I'm debating bringing it on my trip. I'm trying to take TBR books I can leave there or exchange with my sister-in-law, but I took that from the work bookshelf and sort of feel it's one of the "good ones" I should bring back.
ETA: Shadow, not the other one.
sumi - Mar 08, 2011 4:46:33 am PST #14028 of 28282
Art Crawl!!!
HBO tie-in cover for A Game of Thrones.
ETA: They changed the title of the book to conform to the tv show!
Toddson - Mar 08, 2011 4:47:04 am PST #14029 of 28282
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
ooh! I have the new Toby Daye book!
eta: and the new Rothfuss book is out! in hardcover, dammit
lisah - Mar 08, 2011 5:06:36 am PST #14030 of 28282
Punishingly Intricate
How is the prose in Game of Thrones? I know that is super subjective but is it one of those works with great characters or plot and cringe-making writing?
Polter-Cow - Mar 08, 2011 5:11:57 am PST #14031 of 28282
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
ooh! I have the new Toby Daye book!
I'm almost done! It's really good. It's my favorite since Rosemary and Rue.