I finished Rose Under Fire, and agree with Consuela that it was very good, but sometimes hard going. I had expectations for this book and wasn't disappointed. Elizabeth Wein is at Politics & Prose tomorrow night, and while I don't think I can get there, they do post recordings of the readings, so that's something to listen to someday soon.
Does anybody mind if I pass out?
Willow ,'Beneath You'
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."
Sparky1 - Sep 18, 2013 4:28:24 am PDT #21430 of 28370
Librarian Warlord
Kat - Sep 18, 2013 11:24:55 am PDT #21431 of 28370
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I'm reading Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe and it's so good. There are so many beautiful lines in the book that capture the ineffable sweetness of friendship as well as the angst of everything else. So far I'd recommend it. (Anyone else read it?)
meara - Sep 18, 2013 6:15:43 pm PDT #21432 of 28370
I finished Fangirl. It ended slightly abruptly. I thought there would be another chapter or three, and suddenly there wasnt. Weird. But it was interesting, and I liked the descriptions of the fanficcing, even if not super much some of the character/plot.
Kat - Sep 20, 2013 6:39:37 am PDT #21433 of 28370
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Just finished Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe. It was beautifully done. Not an easy book but it was a great coming out story (if that's your cup of tea) and the language was excellent. Amazingly good. Good enough to dogear pages to find quotes that were excellent.
Now I'm on to Eleanor and Park and so far I am enjoying it.
Amy - Sep 20, 2013 6:48:52 am PDT #21434 of 28370
Because books.
I have Eleanor and Park, but I grabbed Please Ignore Vera Dietz off my shelf last night on the way out the door, and it's fantastic. A.S. King is blowing me away.
I wrote about Aristotle and Dante in a GLBT roundup of books for teens earlier this year, and it really looked great.
Consuela - Sep 20, 2013 6:56:38 am PDT #21435 of 28370
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Martha Wells' new Star Wars novel, Razor's Edge, in which Leia is awesome, comes out on Monday. And the publisher has commissioned a truly stunning piece of art work for it.
Pays to be writing in a forty-year-old franchise worth billions, I guess!
hippocampus - Sep 22, 2013 4:58:06 am PDT #21436 of 28370
not your mom's socks.
I feel like I just cheated on all my other books -- I'm still reading River of No Return and 17&Gone and I picked up Vicious on Friday night (I got a pile of Tor books as a kickstarter reward) and couldn't put it down. Now I'm eyeing the pile, because The Incrementalists is in there, and A Natural History of Dragons, and... augh.
Amy - Sep 22, 2013 5:22:07 am PDT #21437 of 28370
Because books.
I started Eleanor and Park last night, and it's a lot heavier than I expected, at least from Eleanor's POV. Great, though, but I'll probably finish Vera Dietz first.
Polter-Cow - Sep 22, 2013 5:38:42 am PDT #21438 of 28370
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I picked up Vicious on Friday night (I got a pile of Tor books as a kickstarter reward) and couldn't put it down.
I reeeeeally want to read it! It sounds totally up my alley. Probably won't get to it for a while, though.
Consuela - Sep 22, 2013 8:41:11 am PDT #21439 of 28370
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I liked River of No Return, although it was more romance than I expected. But A Natural History of Dragons was really fun, and I can't wait to see the next ones. I just really like the premise a lot.