Kavalier and Clay may be the best book EVER. I liked it muchly, did I.
Giles: Stop that, you two. Riley: He started it... Xander: He called me a bad name! I think
it was bad; it might have been Latin.
'Selfless'
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 - Dec 05, 2006 4:45:48 pm PST #1633 of 28160
Hey. New board.
Nutty - Dec 05, 2006 5:05:08 pm PST #1634 of 28160
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I happened to be in the middle of that book when it won a Pulitzer, so I spent several moment patting myself on the back for my good taste, and in general, I agree with you.
Consuela - Dec 05, 2006 7:09:42 pm PST #1635 of 28160
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
If anyone cares, Diane Duane's final Rihannsu novel (ST: TOS) was published last month. It's fun. So far I don't love it as much as My Enemy, My Ally, but, well, that's a pretty high standard.
dcp - Dec 06, 2006 4:52:22 am PST #1636 of 28160
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I care! Diane Duane is one of my favorite authors. I still wish her Wizard series had caught on instead of Harry Potter.
Thanks for the notice. I had given up on ever seeing that series completed.
Connie Neil - Dec 06, 2006 8:14:04 am PST #1637 of 28160
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I've never heard of the author Will Self, but after reading this story about his stroll from Kennedy Airport into Midtown Manhattan [link] I may just have to read his books.
Polter-Cow - Dec 06, 2006 12:17:53 pm PST #1638 of 28160
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I'm looking for this book I saw once that's basically about the fifty or hundred best-by-some-definition places in the world, like the destinations on the planet you should visit before you die. We're doing a Secret Santa thing at work, and the co-worker I drew is really into traveling.
megan walker - Dec 06, 2006 12:24:19 pm PST #1639 of 28160
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I'm looking for this book I saw once that's basically about the fifty or hundred best-by-some-definition places in the world, like the destinations on the planet you should visit before you die. We're doing a Secret Santa thing at work, and the co-worker I drew is really into traveling.
I believe it's in fact called 1000 Places to See Before You Die.
Polter-Cow - Dec 06, 2006 12:26:45 pm PST #1640 of 28160
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
A thousand! Thank you!
Gris - Dec 06, 2006 3:50:38 pm PST #1641 of 28160
Hey. New board.
Diane Duane is one of my favorite authors. I still wish her Wizard series had caught on instead of Harry Potter.
She did write at least 6 of them. It's not like they're commercial failures or anything.
I love them too, though I definitely don't think they have the same popular readability as the HP books. Less quirky humor, more magically technical. Which I think may be a phrase I made up just for this.
dcp - Dec 06, 2006 5:49:21 pm PST #1642 of 28160
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Yes, well, I like Duane's characters and the worlds she builds, and I dislike Rowling's. I keep reading the Harry Potter books as they come out to see if I can catch on to why everyone else seems to like them so much, and I keep ending up disappointed, sour, and grouchy. My usual cure is to go re-read Stalky & Co.