Personally, I thought A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius was really great(am jealous he got to the title, first.) I don't think it was as brilliant as the narrative voice thought it would be, because nothing could be, in a way, but at the same time, I thought the mix of styles worked well. Maybe I was sort of the perfect audience for it...TV freak, sick sense of humor, fresh out of college when it came out... But I felt like I should stand up(so to speak) for ironic Gen X-itude(although that book itself annoyed me bunches, parts of it have also stuck with me...what the hell is that?)
Gunn: The final score can't be rigged. I don't care how many players you grease, that last shot always comes up a question mark. But here's the thing. You never know when you're taking it. It could be when you're duking it out with the Legion of Doom, or just crossing the street deciding where to have brunch. So you just treat it like it was up to you—the world in balance—'cause you never know when it is.
'Underneath'
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."
erikaj - Dec 23, 2011 8:42:36 am PST #17215 of 28282
Always Anti-fascist!
Polter-Cow - Dec 23, 2011 9:02:48 am PST #17216 of 28282
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I loved the crap out of it too, erika.
I'm almost enjoying I, Robot so far! From the conversation, I expected Asimov to be dull as dirt or something, but the stories are good, if straightforward.
Gris - Dec 23, 2011 11:00:43 am PST #17217 of 28282
Hey. New board.
I really like "Liar," of the stories in I, Robot.
Typo Boy - Dec 23, 2011 11:03:00 am PST #17218 of 28282
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.
Liar is a good story, but also evidence of a very period specific view of women.
Polter-Cow - Dec 23, 2011 11:03:59 am PST #17219 of 28282
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I really like "Liar," of the stories in I, Robot.
"Robbie" was kind of adorable. I'm in the middle of "Runaway," and it's amusing.
Gris - Dec 23, 2011 11:10:24 am PST #17220 of 28282
Hey. New board.
Liar is a good story, but also evidence of a very period specific view of women.
Oh, very much so. Asimov wasn't as awful as most people at the time, but he wasn't a particularly successful feminist, either. I just think that Calvin's anger comes across so brilliantly at the end, it really sticks with me.
megan walker - Dec 24, 2011 8:34:12 am PST #17221 of 28282
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Personally, I thought A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius was really great
Once I got though the first 50 pages or so, I really loved it.
Scrappy - Dec 24, 2011 8:45:53 am PST #17222 of 28282
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Me, too.
megan walker - Dec 27, 2011 12:24:19 am PST #17223 of 28282
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
sj - Dec 27, 2011 5:10:24 am PST #17224 of 28282
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
megan, I couldn't get OpenID to work, but I picked Middlemarch. I know, shocking.