I swear, one of these times, you're gonna wake up in a coma.

Cordelia ,'Showtime'


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."


Sean K - Jun 29, 2012 1:30:59 pm PDT #19226 of 28342
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

If it doesn't please, it doesn't please. I rather enjoy hating Joffrey for his ridiculousness. I just thought it was interesting that he's based on real people.


§ ita § - Jul 01, 2012 4:28:23 pm PDT #19227 of 28342
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

So, when you highlight and annotate, Kindle communicates this back to the mothership.

It's a bit misleading to title this [link] Most Highlighted Passages of All Time because just a glimpse of the results shows you how skewed the sample is.

Also--where are the boys at?


Liese S. - Jul 02, 2012 11:31:09 am PDT #19228 of 28342
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Passing along a "what was that book" request from my professor:

Question for you all: about two weeks ago I was listening to a book review on NPR. The book is historical fiction, set in London in the early twentienth century, focused on two women, one the maid (or housekeeper) for the other. It also features the suffrage movement. But I can't remember the author or title. any ideas?


Amy - Jul 02, 2012 11:32:50 am PDT #19229 of 28342
Because books.

Could she mean the first Maisie Dobbs book? Maisie grows up in service to a wealthy woman, if I recall right, who then gives her an education. It's a mystery series, though.

Actually, forget that -- if they were reviewing it, it's something new, I would imagine, and the Maisie Dobbs books aren't.


javachik - Jul 02, 2012 11:37:05 am PDT #19230 of 28342
Our wings are not tired.

It sounds like Frances Osborne's "Park Lane".


Jesse - Jul 02, 2012 11:45:16 am PDT #19231 of 28342
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I just scanned [link] but didn't see anything likely.


javachik - Jul 02, 2012 11:46:16 am PDT #19232 of 28342
Our wings are not tired.

I am pretty sure it's the book I mentioned. I remember the interview.


Liese S. - Jul 02, 2012 11:46:19 am PDT #19233 of 28342
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Yup, that's the one! Thank you! It was on Diane Rhem. [link]


javachik - Jul 02, 2012 11:47:09 am PDT #19234 of 28342
Our wings are not tired.

You're welcome!


sumi - Jul 03, 2012 11:02:08 am PDT #19235 of 28342
Art Crawl!!!

Laura Ingalls Wilder's autobiography Pioneer Girl is going to be published.