I loved that essay! And this is partially me.
Suggested book-buster reads: Whatever you like, but buy a Kindle.
You turned evil a lot faster than I thought you would.
Angel ,'Just Rewards (2)'
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."
Connie Neil - Aug 30, 2012 11:08:49 am PDT #19616 of 28343
brillig
Sophia Brooks - Aug 31, 2012 6:01:57 am PDT #19617 of 28343
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I am so a book-buster! I love the analogy to Lennie from "Of Mice and Men".
Ginger - Aug 31, 2012 6:47:55 am PDT #19618 of 28343
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I am a Delayed Onset Reader #1 Bookophile with Sleepy Bedtime tendencies.
Connie Neil - Aug 31, 2012 9:04:10 am PDT #19619 of 28343
brillig
I have Sleepy Bedtime tendencies, which can be bad if I'm reading my Nook or Palm, because I fall asleep and drop them on my nose.
§ ita § - Aug 31, 2012 9:44:27 am PDT #19620 of 28343
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I fall asleep and drop them on my nose
You read with the device held in the air the whole time? My arms would die.
Connie Neil - Aug 31, 2012 9:59:20 am PDT #19621 of 28343
brillig
well, the arm is braced on a pillow, then I drift off and I lose my grip, then bonk.
Liese S. - Aug 31, 2012 9:59:44 am PDT #19622 of 28343
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah, I am so lazy I want to figure out a way to make my nook flip the pages automatically at certain intervals. Then I could have it propped outside the covers and keep my arms underneath.
meara - Aug 31, 2012 10:31:13 am PDT #19623 of 28343
Then I could have it propped outside the covers and keep my arms underneath.
I believe this is why the "snuggie" and "slanket" were invented...
Liese S. - Aug 31, 2012 10:58:07 am PDT #19624 of 28343
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Fingers!
bennett - Sep 02, 2012 8:52:19 am PDT #19625 of 28343
Amazon has a bunch (all?) of Andre Norton's Kindle editions for free/cheap. Some are sets of collected works, some are individual titles.