As I'm reading "Mark Reads The Book Thief" I'm thinking perhaps my assessment of the writing style was off base. Now I feel like Death's unusual prose is preparing us so that by the time we get to "The Standover Man" we're used to the odd format of the book and instead of puzzling over how this picture book just showed up in the middle of the story, we simply accept it and can absorb the beauty of the story without being distracted by how it's presented.
Bunnies frighten me.
Anya ,'Help'
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 - Apr 11, 2011 10:54:19 am PDT #14350 of 28291
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Polter-Cow - Apr 11, 2011 11:00:05 am PDT #14351 of 28291
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
That's an interesting perspective, Laga. I just think Death has unusual prose because...it's Death. He sees the world differently. But it's true that the picture book just seems like part of the story and not some piece of WTF stuck in the middle. It fits.
le nubian - Apr 11, 2011 11:01:51 am PDT #14352 of 28291
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
sumi,
at your recommendation, I am reading Midnight Riot and this is such an entertaining book. I feel like I am constantly surprised at how much I am enjoying it. It is (to me) unexpectedly funny and (I'm halfway through) the "mystical" world the author created is absolutely believable.
I am really digging it. Thanks.
Polter-Cow - Apr 11, 2011 12:11:57 pm PDT #14353 of 28291
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Toby Daye fans! I must share the gorgeous new cover of One Salt Sea. Not only beautiful, but also rather intriguing.
sumi - Apr 11, 2011 12:13:49 pm PDT #14354 of 28291
Art Crawl!!!
le nubian - I'm glad you like it.
Laga - Apr 14, 2011 5:54:39 am PDT #14355 of 28291
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Julie & Julia is reminding me a lot of Marley & Me. I like the writing stlye. I'm entertained, but it's frustrating reading about people making things harder for themselves. I got so worked up I went down to the library to look at a copy of Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Lo and behold it's right there in the introduction. Julia says if you take shortcuts you're missing the point and she stresses that before you even go shopping you need to read the recipe. I wish Julie had taken the time to read the introduction. My notes include, "the butcher will split a marrow bone for you" "dude, cooking thermometer" and "if this were fiction I would think Julie is heading toward a terrible comeuppance."
Tom Scola - Apr 14, 2011 8:36:52 am PDT #14356 of 28291
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
George R. R. Martin, you suck. . . . Pull your fucking typewriter out of your ass and start fucking typing.
Jessica - Apr 14, 2011 8:39:48 am PDT #14357 of 28291
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Counterpoint: [link]
hippocampus - Apr 14, 2011 8:47:21 am PDT #14358 of 28291
not your mom's socks.
Loving Jessica's and Tom's links.
Slate's take on the HBO version (still reading, not sure how I feel): [link]
Consuela - Apr 14, 2011 9:03:02 am PDT #14359 of 28291
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Is Slate trying to piss people off? Oh, wait, yes, it is. Because then people will post links and they'll get more traffic.
A reasonably-written review that made an attempt at discussing the value of the show wouldn't get nearly as much traction as that will.