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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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Consuela - Jun 16, 2011 2:23:42 pm PDT #15349 of 28289

We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

I would recommend The Songlines over In Patagonia, myself. But Chatwin's very good nonetheless.

My favorite Krakauer is probably Eiger Dreams, but I'm a climber after all.

And a non-fiction list without any John McPhee just makes me sad. Try Coming Into the Country or The Deltoid Pumpkin Seed or The Control of Nature (which is certainly relevant these days--the New Yorker just re-posted one of the essays from that collection on its website).

For fun, I can highly recommend one of Tim Cahill's collections: he tells marvelous stories about his travels all over the world. Like Pecked to Death by Ducks or Pass the Butterworms.

smonster - Jun 16, 2011 2:33:23 pm PDT #15350 of 28289

We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

Playing the Moldovans in Tennis by Tony Hawk is pretty hilarious. He also wrote Round Ireland with a Fridge. (yes, those are non-fiction)

hippocampus - Jun 16, 2011 2:49:50 pm PDT #15351 of 28289

not your mom's socks.

I would recommend The Songlines over In Patagonia, myself. But Chatwin's very good nonetheless.

I concur.

megan walker - Jun 16, 2011 2:50:46 pm PDT #15352 of 28289

"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

I would recommend The Songlines over In Patagonia, myself. But Chatwin's very good nonetheless.

Ooh, that does look more appropriate.

Pecked to Death by Ducks

I may have to include this for the title alone.

It's going to be hard to limit the non-fiction to 15.

I think I'm set on fiction though. I'm going to add The Accidental Tourist, The Balkan Trilogy, The Portrait of a Lady, A Room with a View, and State of Wonder.

Thanks for the suggestions!

Kathy A - Jun 16, 2011 2:52:33 pm PDT #15353 of 28289

We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

For non-fic, Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell, about all of her trips to various presidential assassination sites.

megan walker - Jun 16, 2011 2:53:21 pm PDT #15354 of 28289

"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

That's funny, since I just saw Assassins.

Kathy A - Jun 16, 2011 2:59:29 pm PDT #15355 of 28289

We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

I love that musical, but always seem to miss seeing it when it's being performed locally--I hear about it the weekend that it's closing, invariably.

Volans - Jun 16, 2011 3:07:33 pm PDT #15356 of 28289

move out and draw fire

Playing the Moldovans in Tennis by Tony Hawk is pretty hilarious.

I read this while in Chisinau, which only helped the humor.

smonster - Jun 16, 2011 3:09:50 pm PDT #15357 of 28289

We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

Oh, yeah, Raq. It made the rounds of just about every PCV there. Tony Hawk came to town to do a fundraiser for a children's hospital, and wisely focused on his Irish material.

sj - Jun 16, 2011 3:58:59 pm PDT #15358 of 28289

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

For non-fic, Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell, about all of her trips to various presidential assassination sites.

I just finished listening to the audio version of this and loved it!

That's funny, since I just saw Assassins.

Which is mentioned several times in the book.

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