Anyone know anything about this book?
Mal: Okay. She won't be winning any beauty contests anytime soon. But she is solid. Ship like this, be with ya 'til the day you die. Zoe: 'Cause it's a deathtrap.
'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."
Dana - Jul 17, 2012 11:02:11 am PDT #19363 of 28343
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Amy - Jul 17, 2012 11:07:01 am PDT #19364 of 28343
Because books.
I haven't, but for that price I might try it.
Ginger - Jul 17, 2012 11:09:14 am PDT #19365 of 28343
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
It's very different, but I loved it. It's one of my favorite books this year. Claire Dewitt investigates using the I Ching, a book by an obscure French detective that seems to have powers of its own, and lots of drugs. The post-Katrina setting seems very real.
I read it from the library. For that, I wonder if I should have my own copy...
Amy - Jul 17, 2012 11:09:47 am PDT #19366 of 28343
Because books.
Yeah, I just bought it. I couldn't resist.
Dana - Jul 17, 2012 11:11:03 am PDT #19367 of 28343
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
The post-Katrina setting seems very real.
...maybe I should skip it.
Sophia Brooks - Jul 17, 2012 11:29:34 am PDT #19368 of 28343
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I was wondering about that book to. Since I do not have personal ties to New Orleans, I think I will purchase.
Amy - Jul 17, 2012 11:36:38 am PDT #19369 of 28343
Because books.
Crap, 75% of my post got eaten, and I'm all ranted out.
Short version: Encyclopedia Brown and An Unfortunate Series of Events were not written for a YA audience. Which doesn't mean they didn't or won't read them, but I would love it if any journalist bothered to differentiate between middle grade and YA, or post-apocalyptic an dystopian for that matter.
Polter-Cow - Jul 17, 2012 11:42:00 am PDT #19370 of 28343
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Children's books and YA books are totally different! Except when there's a weird crossover, but those two examples are clearly children's books and not YA.
Amy - Jul 17, 2012 11:47:27 am PDT #19371 of 28343
Because books.
The article link got eaten, too, I realized.
Steph L. - Jul 17, 2012 11:51:31 am PDT #19372 of 28343
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
post-apocalyptic an dystopian for that matter.
Damn, I feel like that ship has already sailed. Incorrectly.