I very much enjoyed When You Reach Me but not as much as I like her most recent book.
I liked it very much but I suspect that has much to do with it being almost the exact timeline of my life.
I didn't realize she had a new book out.
Where's the praising and extolling of my virtues? Where's the love?
Host ,'Not Fade Away'
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."
megan walker - Jun 25, 2013 3:07:00 pm PDT #20960 of 28370
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Kat - Jun 25, 2013 7:10:23 pm PDT #20961 of 28370
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
megan, it's called Liar & Spy. Not super new, but I bought it last summer in hardcover and read it before reading When You Reach Me.
Liar & Spy was just so astute about children and their experiences and so good at being surprising right up to the end. Quite a lovely book.
sj - Jun 26, 2013 11:56:56 am PDT #20962 of 28370
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Since there are no new episodes of Hannibal for a while, I decided I needed to re-read the books. However, I couldn't find them on my bookshelf. So, I bought them again at the library bookstore today, for 50 cents each.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 26, 2013 12:22:07 pm PDT #20963 of 28370
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
You got fleeced for the 4th one at that price.
sj - Jun 26, 2013 12:23:26 pm PDT #20964 of 28370
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
They only had the first three, no Rising, but yeah.
Polter-Cow - Jun 26, 2013 1:06:41 pm PDT #20965 of 28370
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
So, I bought them again at the library bookstore today, for 50 cents each.
I love library book sales.
sj - Jun 26, 2013 1:27:45 pm PDT #20966 of 28370
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I love my library bookstore. I volunteer there and am working there tomorrow. There are some awesome sci-fi books on the shelf right now, practically new, that sadly I already own. Everything in the store is under $4.
Atropa - Jun 26, 2013 1:49:20 pm PDT #20967 of 28370
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Dear people who go to library book sales, please remember that your resident goth collects copies of Dracula. ::grins
sj - Jun 26, 2013 2:01:49 pm PDT #20968 of 28370
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Jilli, anything specific? Or will any Dracula do?
Atropa - Jun 26, 2013 2:43:59 pm PDT #20969 of 28370
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Jilli, anything specific? Or will any Dracula do?
rubs hands together
I have the two paperbacks with the tie-in covers for the Coppola movie, and I've got the various paperback versions that B&N re-releases. Other than that, I will take any edition. The older the better, of course. Thank you for looking!