Casper (7.5) has just torn through Bone and its sequels, LOVES them. Tintin is still a little hard for her - she's not that great a reader. But I loved Tintin and Asterix as a kid.
Mal: You want to tell me how come there's a statue of you here looking at me like I owe him something? Jayne: Wishing I could, Captain.
'Jaynestown'
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."
flea - May 02, 2011 7:40:11 am PDT #14571 of 28297
information libertarian
sj - May 02, 2011 7:42:07 am PDT #14572 of 28297
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Thanks, Tom and flea! I'll look into those when I pick up my box at the comic store this week.
sumi - May 02, 2011 9:35:16 am PDT #14573 of 28297
Art Crawl!!!
GRRM in the offices of DelRay Spectra going through edits.
JZ - May 02, 2011 9:44:24 am PDT #14574 of 28297
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
sj, how about Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword? I haven't read the whole thing, but I've flipped through it at the local bookstore and it looks utterly charming. School Library Journal and Booklist both gave it a lot of love, too.
sj - May 02, 2011 9:53:10 am PDT #14575 of 28297
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
JZ, that looks very interesting.
Hil R. - May 02, 2011 1:06:11 pm PDT #14576 of 28297
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I've read Mirka, and loved it.
Toddson - May 04, 2011 11:52:13 am PDT #14577 of 28297
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
The Post reviewed Jean Auel's latest recently; it began:
Sometimes it feels as though entire hominid species have evolved in less time than it takes to read “The Land of Painted Caves”
le nubian - May 04, 2011 1:10:12 pm PDT #14578 of 28297
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
OMG. hilarious.
megan walker - May 05, 2011 2:11:32 pm PDT #14579 of 28297
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Does anyone know what book this is describing?
“I'll give you a hint...it's about a Vampire and Witch (not a young adult novel) and they talk incessantly about wine, tea, horseback riding and yoga (kinda makes me want to barf). There's a lot of historical stuff thrown in, which makes it pretty interesting at times. But, yeah, I kinda can't believe I am still reading it.”
Amy - May 05, 2011 3:32:58 pm PDT #14580 of 28297
Because books.
I have no clue, megan.
In other news, a piece on The Bechdel Test and classic literature.
The comments list a few novels that pass, but I'm trying to come up with more.