That's one spunky little girl you've raised. I'm gonna eat her.

The Mayor ,'End of Days'


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."


EpicTangent - Aug 20, 2013 2:12:29 pm PDT #21291 of 28378
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty

I agree with Toddson, the Helen Pendergast "trilogy" made me want to beat my head against a wall. Same with the preceding Diogenes "trilogy". (Trilogy in quotes, 'cause each storyline got THREE ENTIRE BOOKS, but I'm not sure they were billed as a trilogy.)

I'm pretty sure I got through the Diogenes Trilogy before I wandered off last time. I don't think I started Helen's. Maybe I better just get out while the gettin's good.


dcp - Aug 20, 2013 2:31:35 pm PDT #21292 of 28378
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

I don't care for the Preston&Child books, but I liked Preston's Cities of Gold - A Journey Across the American Soutwest [link] very much.


Tom Scola - Aug 21, 2013 5:11:43 am PDT #21293 of 28378
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

The Onion's Elmore Leonard obit: [link]


erikaj - Aug 21, 2013 5:48:36 am PDT #21294 of 28378
Always Anti-fascist!

BWAH HA HA! (much better than the five million links to those "rules")


Jesse - Aug 21, 2013 6:22:15 am PDT #21295 of 28378
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

So good.


erikaj - Aug 21, 2013 6:29:21 am PDT #21296 of 28378
Always Anti-fascist!

He'd love that, and kind of hate it.


DavidS - Aug 21, 2013 6:55:52 am PDT #21297 of 28378
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

The Onion's Elmore Leonard obit: [link]

That's great.


JZ - Aug 21, 2013 10:40:08 am PDT #21298 of 28378
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.

It's very McSweeney'sesque.


hippocampus - Aug 22, 2013 4:01:43 am PDT #21299 of 28378
not your mom's socks.

Nova Ren Suma's ghost story coming in 2015? I heard her read from the draft last night. zOMG want.

Libba Bray remains amazing. I am schlepping two massive hardcovers back to Philly.

Fangirl out.


Frankenbuddha - Aug 22, 2013 4:20:51 am PDT #21300 of 28378
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Sad about Elmore Leonard, but he had a pretty good run. RIP.