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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."
I know! When I got to the part about Snowden being evil, it made me laugh because I remembered you asking if he was behind Will's death, and I said no. Because it didn't seem like it at the time.
I can't decide if I want to read her next series (is it Bright Young Things?), since I already added 3 books to my TBR pile in the past 2 weeks. t edit And a short story (or novella? whatever the Skulduggery Pleasant End of the World thing is considered).
I have the first one in the Bright Young Things series on the Kindle -- I think it was free or $1.99 one day a few months back. It's very similar in tone and setup, but it's not grabbing me the same way so far. That said, I haven't gotten very far, and I was too busy with the Luxe books to get any farther.
How do you lend stuff via Kindle? Because I can absolutely loan it to you if you want it, but I have no clue how to do that.
Also, there are only two so far: Bright Young Things and Beautiful Days. The third one won't come out till later this year, which is going to be irksome if they turn out to be as cracky as the other series.
It might not be lendable -- I bought Envy (that's the only one I bought -- the rest were available at the library) for my Kindle, and I wanted to loan it to you, but that option was not available. It's set by the publisher. If you go to your Manage Kindle page on Amazon, there should be a dropdown menu next to each title, and I think that menu is where you lend it, if it's allowed.
Yeah, I checked and I don't see it. I need to read the John Green when it comes, but that's not till Thursday, so I'll dive back into BYT tonight and let you know what I think.
Crap, I'm already halfway through Crucible of Gold! I should savor it, but it's so nice to spend time with Temeraire and Iskierka again. Although I miss Perscita: I like her better than Iskierka, she causes far less trouble.
Has anyone read Set This House in Order: A Romance of Souls, by Matt Ruff? I loved Bad Monkeys, so I'm going to a signing tonight to buy it for him to sign, but I think that book also looks like something I would dig, since I love stories about identity.
Has anyone read Set This House in Order: A Romance of Souls, by Matt Ruff?
Yes, although my copy was missing 50 pages in the middle, which was a bit of a problem. I really like Matt Ruff--he writes something strikingly different every time.
STHIO won the Tiptree Prize, but don't ask why. Just read it. It's not much like Bad Monkeys, though.
I suspect you'd like Sewer, Gas and Electric as well.
That one just looks completely bizarre and wacky, but I might like it. I'm really interested in the premise of STHIO, and the reviews seem to indicate that the execution is strong. I do love narrators, unreliable or otherwise, and this book apparently has lots of 'em!
Per his Twitter, it looks like Mark just finished RotK.
Just wanted to share that with people for whom it would be reasonably meaningful.
Polter, his book Fool on the Hill is on my top 5 list. It was my favorite book all through college.