I thought it was very good, for reasons that had nothing to do with controversy. I say read it.
Zoe: So you two were kissin'? Book: Well. Isn't that... special?
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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."
Gris - Aug 26, 2011 7:21:09 am PDT #16182 of 28286
Hey. New board.
Amy - Aug 26, 2011 7:27:00 am PDT #16183 of 28286
Because books.
My mom loved it and is desperate for me to read it so we can talk about it, although I think she wanted us to go see the movie together, too. Probably too late for that now. I did like the first chapter I read very quickly.
Jesse - Aug 26, 2011 8:00:58 am PDT #16184 of 28286
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
OK, I'll try it.
Liese S. - Aug 26, 2011 8:08:32 am PDT #16185 of 28286
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
My women's group just watched the movie together, so I was thinking about reading to book so I could talk about it, but I am mostly meh.
Jesse - Aug 26, 2011 8:20:20 am PDT #16186 of 28286
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I am obviously meh, but it is just sitting there waiting for me to take it home for free, so why not?
erikaj - Aug 26, 2011 8:25:48 am PDT #16187 of 28286
Always Anti-fascist!
What the hell? I watch all kinds of movies on cable cause I already paid for them.
Kat - Aug 26, 2011 5:47:01 pm PDT #16188 of 28286
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Read it for free, Jesse. It was okay...though I was irritated by it at points.
Also, EVERYONE should read Rules of Civility by Amor Towles. I'd love to teach this book.
Amy - Aug 26, 2011 5:51:17 pm PDT #16189 of 28286
Because books.
Also, EVERYONE should read Rules of Civility by Amor Towles. I'd love to teach this book.
I got it signed by him (well, a galley) at BEA, and he was so charming, so completely what you'd expect for the author of that book. I've only skimmed so far, because I was too busy to read it at the time, but what I read I loved. My mom has it now. And the cover is spectacular.
Kat - Aug 26, 2011 5:53:10 pm PDT #16190 of 28286
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
It's a wonderful book. I love the narrator. I also love how this is sort of a Great Gatsby, a decade later. Nice to read a Great Depression book that isn't.
I cannot believe he's an investment banker!
chrismg - Aug 27, 2011 9:53:47 am PDT #16191 of 28286
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Anyone want a bunch of coverless Piers Anthony paperbacks? We're clearing out my old room at my folks' house.