Fans of Steven Brust and Scott Lynch may want to wander over to Cooking the Books. While done purely for fun, Lynch's "Fate of Beloved Characters" recipe may resonate particularly.
Book: I am a Shepherd. Folks like a man of God. Mal: No, they don't. Men of God make everyone feel guilty and judged.
'Safe'
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."
hippocampus - Apr 01, 2013 3:19:36 am PDT #20577 of 28365
not your mom's socks.
Amy - Apr 02, 2013 5:48:06 pm PDT #20578 of 28365
Because books.
§ ita § - Apr 03, 2013 8:41:09 am PDT #20579 of 28365
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
So it wasn't here I read about Iain Banks having less than a year to live: [link] ?
Jessica - Apr 03, 2013 9:49:46 am PDT #20580 of 28365
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Oh no! That's terrible news.
hippocampus - Apr 03, 2013 12:37:34 pm PDT #20581 of 28365
not your mom's socks.
I love his books --
§ ita § - Apr 03, 2013 1:10:43 pm PDT #20582 of 28365
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
You have to respect a guy who proposed by asking his significant other if she'd do him the honour of being his widow.
I like his books too, but...that just made things extra real.
le nubian - Apr 03, 2013 3:12:14 pm PDT #20583 of 28365
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
He is married to her now (note: not THE Adele, but another Adéle).
Amy - Apr 03, 2013 5:41:46 pm PDT #20584 of 28365
Because books.
Booklamp, a Pandora-like book rec engine.
Polter-Cow - Apr 03, 2013 5:58:20 pm PDT #20585 of 28365
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Interesting! I'll have to play around with that. Not that I need more book recommendations, just to see what it does.
EpicTangent - Apr 04, 2013 8:05:29 am PDT #20586 of 28365
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Fun concept, but definitely still needs work. Took me 3 tries to get it to recognize a book, then the suggestions weren't all that. Hopefully, it's one of those things that learns as it gets used.