I have gotten fooled by Low Key at least twice as well.
Simon: I'm trying to put this as delicately as I can... How do I know you won't kill me in my sleep? Mal: You don't know me, son. So let me explain this to you once: If I ever kill you, you'll be awake, you'll be facing me, and you'll be armed.
'Serenity'
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."
smonster - Jul 29, 2013 2:51:59 pm PDT #21173 of 28378
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
-t - Jul 29, 2013 3:11:51 pm PDT #21174 of 28378
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
There's also the short stories. I think some of those might be available for free?
Steph L. - Jul 29, 2013 3:20:12 pm PDT #21175 of 28378
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I just re-read American Gods, and did the same thing wrt Low Key.
I have gotten fooled by Low Key at least twice as well.
I love you all.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 29, 2013 6:01:15 pm PDT #21176 of 28378
"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
It didn't take me until the official reveal, but I too felt like an idiot when I made the connection and realized it had been in plain sight the whole time.
Atropa - Jul 29, 2013 6:17:03 pm PDT #21177 of 28378
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Sandman. Start with Sandman.
Well, okay, that's my purist reaction. The Graveyard Book may be a good place to start.
P-C, Amy -- have you read The Ocean at the End of the Lane? Because it's quick and accessible as hell. I almost feel like telling her to start with that.
Hey, will one of you who has read The Ocean at the End of the Lane give me a general rating for the emotional gut-punchiness of it? I love Neil's writing, but I've seen some comments that the book can be emotionally wrenching around the ideas of the helplessness of childhood, and that's kind of a loaded topic for me nowadays.
(Yes, I have the book and I haven't read it yet. Crazy, I know.)
Polter-Cow - Jul 29, 2013 6:19:10 pm PDT #21178 of 28378
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Hm. Jilli, I didn't really get that from the book at all, but that doesn't seem like something that would ping me.
Steph L. - Jul 29, 2013 6:26:26 pm PDT #21179 of 28378
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Jilli, without spoiling the plot, there's some threat of helplessness, but it ends up not happening. But you have to get through the spooky-ass threats and such to get to the point where it doesn't actually happen. There was maybe one moment where I kind of went "Nooooo no no, do NOT do that," in response to a threat, and almost put the book down, but then the threatened thing didn't happen.
Atropa - Jul 29, 2013 6:30:30 pm PDT #21180 of 28378
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Is there any thread or refrain of the main character feeling like they can Fix All The Things, or that they need to be responsible for Fixing All The Things? That's pretty much a sure-fire trigger to a bad headspace for me nowadays.
(On the one hand, therapy has been very helpful for me. On the other hand, there are times when I think not investigating my baggage was a totes okay coping strategy, because doing so has made me hyper-aware of some things in the media I like.)
Polter-Cow - Jul 29, 2013 6:36:55 pm PDT #21181 of 28378
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I don't think so, Jilli. Now that you've made your trigger more specific, I'm a little more certain it's not in there. But I did read the book very fast and was more focused on the fantasy/horror aspects.
Atropa - Jul 29, 2013 6:39:03 pm PDT #21182 of 28378
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Well heaven knows I will glom onto the horror aspects with glee, so I'm feeling reassured about the book. Thank you, I will read it once I get through this work week!