Roberta Gellis is a romance novelist who has very good research into medieval life, but I wouldn't say her prose or pacing is very good.
Every planet has its own weird customs. About a year before we met, I spent six weeks on a moon where the principal form of recreation was juggling geese. My hand to God. Baby geese. Goslings. They were juggled.
Wash ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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."
Consuela - Jun 15, 2012 5:33:42 pm PDT #19171 of 28352
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Connie Neil - Jun 15, 2012 7:09:24 pm PDT #19172 of 28352
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Huh. So I guess Roberta is handling the historical elements and Mercedes is handling the elves. The only problem with the McKillip is that it's all beautiful but perhaps could be a little quicker in the plot.
DavidS - Jun 16, 2012 8:17:37 am PDT #19173 of 28352
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Hey, not only is today Bloomsday but my friend Kim notes that Ulysses is now in the public domain.
Polter-Cow - Jun 16, 2012 7:31:32 pm PDT #19174 of 28352
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Okay, now I have experienced my first major GRRM character death. By MOLTEN GOLD WTF.
Rayne - Jun 16, 2012 7:48:06 pm PDT #19175 of 28352
"Oh no! Has falling sky liquid once again caused you the sadness?" -Starfire
Hehe. Tip of the iceberg! Enjoy!
I just realized I will probably never have a reading year like 2011 again. I discovered and devoured A Song of Ice and Fire, and Patrick Rothfuss' Kingkiller Chronicles. Other standouts were "The Night Circus", "The Book Thief" and my very first Pratchett "Wee Free Men".
I love that feature on Goodreads that allows you to see what books you read by year!
Polter-Cow - Jun 16, 2012 7:56:29 pm PDT #19176 of 28352
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
That is a pretty great reading year, indeed!
Hil R. - Jun 16, 2012 8:01:31 pm PDT #19177 of 28352
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Yeah, that one was intense, but there's way more to come. People in these books die in all sorts of interesting ways. (I'm about a quarter of the way through A Dance With Dragons now.)
Polter-Cow - Jun 16, 2012 8:07:23 pm PDT #19178 of 28352
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
People in these books die in all sorts of interesting ways.
I wasn't prepared for that. I figured it was a stabbing here, a beheading there, maybe someone gets pushed off a cliff or eaten by a dragon once in a while.
It does look like I'm in the Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies section of the book. A minor character kicked it recently, and another major character is on his way out.
Sean K - Jun 17, 2012 2:03:07 pm PDT #19179 of 28352
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I wasn't prepared for that. I figured it was a stabbing here, a beheading there, maybe someone gets pushed off a cliff or eaten by a dragon once in a while.
Heh. Nobody dies in these books in a way that isn't worth writing about.
Hil R. - Jun 17, 2012 2:05:12 pm PDT #19180 of 28352
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I wasn't prepared for that. I figured it was a stabbing here, a beheading there, maybe someone gets pushed off a cliff or eaten by a dragon once in a while.
Although, I think that all of those do happen at some point.