Buffistas

Death is your art. You make it with your hands day after day. That final gasp, that look of peace. And part of you is desperate to know: What's it like? Where does it lead you? And now you see, that's the secret. Not the punch you didn't throw or the kicks you didn't land. She really wanted it. Every Slayer has a death wish. Even you.

Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'

Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.

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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 - Sep 01, 2011 5:27:06 pm PDT #16201 of 28483

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

The "Old Man" series is Scalzi, not Stross. I haven't read any Stross. I have read a couple of Scalzi's books, which are entertaining but lightweight.

hippocampus - Sep 01, 2011 5:45:30 pm PDT #16202 of 28483

not your mom's socks.

I think because I read Halting State first, before Accellerando I liked him better than I might otherwise. Granted, the brogue makes my eyes twitch.

Yah, Old Man series is Scalzi.

Typo Boy - Sep 01, 2011 5:48:50 pm PDT #16203 of 28483

Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Yeah you are right I was mixing up Stross and Scalzi, which is unfair to both.

Typo Boy - Sep 01, 2011 5:52:17 pm PDT #16204 of 28483

Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Stross did write the Merchant Princes series which is what I mean't by ""multi-world travel used to teach basic economics".

Yeahs it had characters, action, adventure, sex, tragedy and intrigue. But I found none of it very intriguing. The economic stuck in my head by default, not because it was that fascinating, but because it was less boring than the rest.

Jessica - Sep 02, 2011 2:53:09 am PDT #16205 of 28483

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I like the Merchant Princes series as light reading, but I really wish they would just get on with it already. I originally thought it was going to be a trilogy, but now I'm worried they may never end. (Unless Trade of Wueens actually ended it? I'll admit I got kind of bored with them and never bothered to pick that one up.)

Ginger - Sep 02, 2011 9:20:42 am PDT #16206 of 28483

"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

The book festival has Kevin J. Anderson in a relatively small venue. Does that strike y'all as problem? He's not the world's most exciting writer, but he has been involved with a lot of high profile books.

Another question: A fairly new venture called Story Portals [link] has various writers writing about the same universe. One prominent character, a hedge witch, is named Bel Thorne. As a Bujold fan, I find this quite odd.

Consuela - Sep 02, 2011 9:21:21 am PDT #16207 of 28483

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

As a Bujold fan, I find this quite odd.

Yeah, that's... oddly specific.

Consuela - Sep 02, 2011 9:23:50 am PDT #16208 of 28483

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

And... oh, dear. Someone hasn't been watching the Women Fighters in Sensible Armor tumblr: [link]

And, oh, dear, I've also found a character named Alessan, which is a bit of a problem for anyone who's read Tigana. The writing on the one story I've opened is a bit... eh.

smonster - Sep 02, 2011 10:41:15 am PDT #16209 of 28483

We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

From Consuela's tumblr link, I got to this awesome collection of Eowyn images: [link]

Which is full of awesome, except for this (NSFW): [link] WTFF? At what point in the epic battle did did Eowyn not just lose her armor, but her CLOTHES?!?! Lady Godiva she ain't.

Consuela - Sep 02, 2011 11:37:36 am PDT #16210 of 28483

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

Wow, those are cool, smonster. I really like these: [link] [link] [link]

At what point in the epic battle did did Eowyn not just lose her armor, but her CLOTHES?!?! Lady Godiva she ain't

OMG yes, that's ridiculous. WTF.

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