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Mal: Does she understand that? River: She understands. She doesn't comprehend.

'Objects In Space'

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."

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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

Since Buffistas almost always have an opinion, help me choose what to read next year.

Thanks!

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.

Polter-Cow - Dec 27, 2011 7:32:13 am PST #17225 of 28282

What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Oh, I got OPINIONS. It wouldn't let me use my LJ OpenID, but I got the Google sign-in to work.

I still haven't read Middlemarch. One day. Maybe. My votes go to Midnight's Children, Shadow of the Wind, Lolita, A Prayer for Owen Meany, and Crime and Punishment.

hippocampus - Dec 27, 2011 8:00:51 am PST #17226 of 28282

not your mom's socks.

megan, I had trouble with OpenID too, but I went in under my google ID. What a great list of books.

I posted a catalog of sorts of my 2011 reading - already I've realized I left some things off. [link]

Pix - Dec 27, 2011 8:03:56 am PST #17227 of 28282

The status is NOT quo.

Lolita and Owen Meany are two of my favorites.

megan walker - Dec 27, 2011 8:54:54 am PST #17228 of 28282

"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Yeah, I was pretty sure with that list that I would end up reading Owen Meany, Lolita, and Midnight's Children.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

I'm intrigued to see where it ends up.

DavidS - Dec 27, 2011 8:56:04 am PST #17229 of 28282

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Yeah, I was pretty sure with that list that I would end up reading Owen Meany, Lolita, and Midnight's Children.

If I could vote for three that's what I'd pick.

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