Are there not assumed to be books which have sex in them in public libraries, or is it just that no one's supposed to admit they exist?
She ain't movin'. Serenity's not movin'.
Kaylee ,'Out Of Gas'
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."
§ ita § - May 22, 2012 10:00:46 am PDT #18885 of 28333
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Kat - May 22, 2012 10:04:24 am PDT #18886 of 28333
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
That's ridiculous!
Odd fact: there is a very large collection of pornography in UCLA's Clarke Library. It's in special collections and needs to be checked through a librarian. The librarians who handle the special collections (absolutely no pun intended) hate dealing with it because it gets checked out regularly by sort of sketchy shady characters (public university, anyone can use the library).
Consuela - May 22, 2012 10:08:31 am PDT #18887 of 28333
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
no one's supposed to admit they exist?
This.
Atropa - May 22, 2012 10:11:47 am PDT #18888 of 28333
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
no one's supposed to admit they exist?
So everyone is conveniently forgetting the SHELVES of Jackie Collins books that could be found in every library? Not to mention the Gor books (ew), Laurell K. Hamilton (boring, but smutty), or countless others? Hell, what about Forever by Judy Bloom?
Jesse - May 22, 2012 10:12:03 am PDT #18889 of 28333
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
The Anne Rice S&M books.
Consuela - May 22, 2012 10:12:40 am PDT #18890 of 28333
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
They've all convinced themselves that those books aren't read for the sex. Whereas the only apparent appeal of the James books is the sex. I guess.
Connie Neil - May 22, 2012 10:13:16 am PDT #18891 of 28333
brillig
I love going into our local public library and smirking at the well-thumbed Hamiltons.
edit: Though I often run into books where some "helpful" person has put in notes saying "Don't read this part!" and then "Start reading here!" Or they've taking magic marker to the parts they object to. I'm sure they feel all uplifted and beatific when they return the improved books.
EpicTangent - May 22, 2012 10:19:31 am PDT #18892 of 28333
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
May I, as a Christian even, tell those helpful Utahns, "KNOCK IT OFF!"
Seriously, Connie, I would be BEYOND pissed.
Connie Neil - May 22, 2012 10:23:41 am PDT #18893 of 28333
brillig
I've pointed the books out to the librarians, who mutter nasty words under their breaths. Even Mormon librarians bristle at mutilated books.
EpicTangent - May 22, 2012 10:26:30 am PDT #18894 of 28333
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Even Mormon librarians bristle at mutilated books.
As is right & proper.