I got a little further into Dance with Dragons. And, whoa, the Bastard of Bolton is a complete psycho.
Reavers ain't men. Or they forgot how to be. Now they're just nothing. They got out to the edge of the galaxy, to that place of nothing, and that's what they became.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
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."
Hil R. - Jun 18, 2012 3:57:08 pm PDT #19185 of 28342
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
smonster - Jun 18, 2012 4:15:12 pm PDT #19186 of 28342
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Curses! I accidentally got the 5th Parasol Protectorate from the library before the 4th. It's just sitting there, taunting me.
Polter-Cow - Jun 18, 2012 6:36:30 pm PDT #19187 of 28342
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Ugh, Silver on the Tree is the worst of the five! Whatever, Dark is Rising Sequence. What. Ever. I tried.
smonster - Jun 19, 2012 1:33:10 pm PDT #19188 of 28342
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Hey, I totally hated Geek Love. Not all books are for all readers.
Gris - Jun 19, 2012 2:42:31 pm PDT #19189 of 28342
Hey. New board.
Silver on the Tree absolutely is the worst of the five.
Polter-Cow - Jun 19, 2012 2:56:08 pm PDT #19190 of 28342
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Greenwitch was my favorite, and I think I like Over Sea, Under Stone a little more in retrospect. And maybe even The Dark Is Rising is better in retrospect. If only because they're all better than The Grey King and Silver on the Tree.
Consuela - Jun 19, 2012 3:20:46 pm PDT #19191 of 28342
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Funny, because it was The Grey King that won all the awards. I actually like it a lot, because it's really spooky and atmospheric, and has all that tragic backstory associated with it.
The end of Silver on the Tree always annoys me, though: WHY do they have to forget everything? I'm not alone: every year there are a couple of Yuletide stories that "fix" that. Some of them are quite good, actually.
Polter-Cow - Jun 19, 2012 3:32:20 pm PDT #19192 of 28342
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I actually like it a lot, because it's really spooky and atmospheric, and has all that tragic backstory associated with it.
There's some good stuff, but mostly it spends pages and pages on sheep and being Welsh with very little happening.
WHY do they have to forget everything?
Because mortals are dumb! Old Ones are the best! Being special is special!
Gris - Jun 19, 2012 3:32:36 pm PDT #19193 of 28342
Hey. New board.
You really didn't like The Grey King? I think that's the best, though I like The Dark Is Rising, personally. The Welsh connections really intrigued me. That's about all I remember from it, but it's enough to leave a positive takeaway anyhow.
I don't find myself recommending The Dark Is Rising very much these days, but it was important to me. In this modern age, with good fantasy series so much more prevalent, it's not as impressive.
Polter-Cow - Jun 19, 2012 3:34:55 pm PDT #19194 of 28342
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
You really didn't like The Grey King? I think that's the best
I know! But I didn't care for it. Cooper's pacing and narrative structure are just not my thing; characters seem to do nothing for pages and pages and then magically end up somewhere important, do something significant, and then be boring for pages and pages. There rarely seems to be any real conflict or active struggle.
The Welsh connections really intrigued me.
Whereas I didn't care. So that didn't help matters.