Hey, Tep, I haven't been able to finish Anna Godbersen's first book in the 1920s series, so I wouldn't bother with it. If you were still interested.
Simon: Captain's a good fighter, he must know how to handle a sword. Zoe: I think he knows which end to hold.
'Shindig'
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."
Amy - Aug 21, 2012 11:03:48 am PDT #19552 of 28343
Because books.
Steph L. - Aug 21, 2012 11:04:52 am PDT #19553 of 28343
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Hey, Tep, I haven't been able to finish Anna Godbersen's first book in the 1920s series, so I wouldn't bother with it. If you were still interested.
The book flap didn't grab me, so I wasn't going to read them. Good to know, though.
Ginger - Aug 21, 2012 11:08:06 am PDT #19554 of 28343
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Speaking of Cold Kiss, it's a free book today on Nook. You can get an electronic version of the book you've already bought. (You have bought it, right?)
What's Bradbury's scariest story to you? For me, it's "Skeleton." I think about it whenever my bones hurt and shudder every time I remember the last line.
DavidS - Aug 21, 2012 11:11:16 am PDT #19555 of 28343
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
What's Bradbury's scariest story to you?
"The Playground"! Yeesh, that's a gut punch. And there's a TV version of it from the show Ray Bradbury Theater starring Wm. Shatner. I haven't seen it though.
That's a story where I think you can see a direct influence on Harlan Ellison's short stories, especially something like "All the Birds Come Home To Roost." The horror of your past revisiting you.
§ ita § - Aug 21, 2012 11:12:15 am PDT #19556 of 28343
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Nevermind, thought you said King.
Atropa - Aug 21, 2012 11:20:50 am PDT #19557 of 28343
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
What's Bradbury's scariest story to you?
I haven't read "The Playground" in ages. But his scariest story for me is "All Summer In A Day".
Amy - Aug 21, 2012 11:21:36 am PDT #19558 of 28343
Because books.
Speaking of Cold Kiss, it's a free book today on Nook.
Really? I thought that was supposed to be the end of the week.
Kate P. - Aug 21, 2012 12:43:48 pm PDT #19559 of 28343
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I haven't read much Bradbury (yet!), but "The Veldt" creeps me the hell out. I read it at least ten years ago and it still lingers vividly in my imagination.
Ginger - Aug 21, 2012 1:06:12 pm PDT #19560 of 28343
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I'd suggest that you don't read "The Small Assassin" until Rose is much older.
DebetEsse - Aug 21, 2012 1:46:38 pm PDT #19561 of 28343
Woe to the fucking wicked.
But his scariest story for me is "All Summer In A Day"
You mean "Children Are Bastards"?