I read a bunch of Piper ages ago. And I remember some of it, which is the more surprising part for me.
Wash: Well, I wash my hands of it. It's a hopeless case. I'll read a nice poem at the funeral. Something with imagery. Zoe: You could lock the door and keep the power-hungry maniac at bay. Wash: Oh, no, I'm starting to like this poetry idea now. Here lies my beloved Zoe, my autumn flower, somewhat less attractive now she's all corpsified and gross...
'Shindig'
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."
-t - Aug 15, 2011 5:37:02 pm PDT #16060 of 28293
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
dcp - Aug 15, 2011 5:43:00 pm PDT #16061 of 28293
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I'm a fan. I think I've read the full catalog, but it was quite a while ago.
Just finished John Scalzi's Fuzzy Nation, not sure what I think of it. We'll see how it holds up to re-reading.
Fuzzy Bones, by William Tuning, I liked a lot.
DavidS - Aug 15, 2011 5:45:23 pm PDT #16062 of 28293
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I sit corrected. I should never have doubted the depth of our science fiction nerdlydom, O Buffistae.
Liese S. - Aug 15, 2011 6:11:06 pm PDT #16063 of 28293
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I second ita !'s opinion on the nook reading experience. It is primo. But I like the nook app on my pc and phone because sometimes the Nook is over there.
Amy - Aug 15, 2011 6:14:17 pm PDT #16064 of 28293
Because books.
I'm leaning toward the Nook when I buy because it supports all platforms, right? It's more versatile than the Kindle?
Dana - Aug 15, 2011 6:29:49 pm PDT #16065 of 28293
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Calibre is a freeware app that converts formats, so I download stuff in .epub or whatever and just convert it to .mobi.
meara - Aug 15, 2011 6:37:35 pm PDT #16066 of 28293
Yeah, I am with Dana and convert stuff to read on the kindle. I did read on the kindle app on my phone for a while, before I bought it, but now I pretty much only read on the kindle.
The Nook is probably better right now because you can borrow from libraries. I haven't actually tried one, but we got my mom one for Christmas.
§ ita § - Aug 15, 2011 7:07:03 pm PDT #16067 of 28293
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Borrowing from libraries without getting off your slack ass and not having to worry about when to return? God, it's like magic.
Connie Neil - Aug 15, 2011 7:20:00 pm PDT #16068 of 28293
brillig
I adore my nook, though I think my reading time is throwing off the battery charge predictions--what, I can't read for four hours straight for three days in a row on one charge?
DawnK - Aug 15, 2011 9:24:23 pm PDT #16069 of 28293
giraffe mode
Man, the best part of my Nook is that not only can I read tons of books almost all at once, my son can play Angry Birds and I don't have to worry about returning a book to the library.The plus about e-readers in general for me is that I can read in bed at night without disturbing my husband by having the light on. He loves that part too!