smonsters, here's the answer. She likens it to when Disney created Touchstone to make content for grown-ups. As she says, "It's to avoid 'Disney presents...Reservoir Dogs.'"
Mal: Yeah, well, just be careful. We cheated Badger out of good money to buy that frippery, and you're supposed to make me look respectable. Kaylee: Yes, sir, Captain Tightpants.
'Shindig'
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."
Polter-Cow - Nov 01, 2013 12:34:22 pm PDT #21571 of 28370
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
le nubian - Nov 01, 2013 12:50:08 pm PDT #21572 of 28370
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
smonster: WOWWEEEEE. *love* it.
Sparky (and Tep), for that matter:
are you referring to the stylistic differences being the shift in first-person perspective ? Still only halfway through but I just wanted to be sure what you are referring to.
Atropa - Nov 01, 2013 12:53:52 pm PDT #21573 of 28370
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
It's tonight!
Woe! I have other plans already. Well drat.
Typo Boy - Nov 01, 2013 4:06:49 pm PDT #21574 of 28370
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Well, when you've read the books, you'll know why, right?
But in the meantime, the order of the titles is a straightline inviting the smartass.
Connie Neil - Nov 01, 2013 4:14:19 pm PDT #21575 of 28370
brillig
I am re-reveling in Zelazny's Night in the Lonesome October. Glee.
edit: TorT's blocked me reading last night.
§ ita § - Nov 01, 2013 4:31:02 pm PDT #21576 of 28370
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
But in the meantime, the order of the titles is a straightline inviting the smartass.
Enh, I guess. Depends on your relationship with Hell.
Steph L. - Nov 01, 2013 5:38:43 pm PDT #21577 of 28370
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
are you referring to the stylistic differences being
Partly the switch between POVs, and partly just...I feel like Veronica Roth spent a lot of time in her worldbuilding in the first 2 books, and this one feels very very VERY light on the worldbuilding.
Connie Neil - Nov 04, 2013 6:03:52 am PST #21578 of 28370
brillig
Has this been seen?
Orson Scott Card announces new ‘Ender’s Game’ books
I read Ender's Game and Speaker for the Dead, way back when, I don't think I'll read any others.
Polter-Cow - Nov 04, 2013 6:09:24 am PST #21579 of 28370
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Those are the best ones anyway, though I also like Ender's Shadow.
Consuela - Nov 04, 2013 6:11:27 am PST #21580 of 28370
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
So I read Fangirl and Eleanor and Park this weekend, since Meara let us know that they were on sale on Amazon. I'm trying to stop buying so many books for my kindle, but it's hard to beat $1.50 each...
They were frankly adorable. E&P nearly made me cry, and I loved Fangirl, even though I find it hard to believe that a 21-year-old cowboy from Nebraska, even one in college, would be that into slash. Or even willing to listen to it without being into it.
That said, it was warm and supportive of fandom while pointing out gently that failure to prioritize can be unhealthy (and unsustainable). Which is not wrong.
I really liked all the characters, too--except for the plagiarist, but then I wasn't supposed to like him.