Those are the best ones anyway, though I also like Ender's Shadow.
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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!
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.
Jessica - Nov 04, 2013 6:13:23 am PST #21581 of 28370
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The Bean books were so godawful I have no interest in anything more in that universe. Not even a twinge of "Oh, if only OSC weren't such a toxic waste pit of a human being" type regret over not finishing that series.
Polter-Cow - Nov 04, 2013 7:35:26 am PST #21582 of 28370
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Yeah, by the time I slogged through the last one of those, I was so over the whole thing. He did put out another book, Ender in Exile, a few years ago, but whatever.
Polgara - Nov 04, 2013 8:52:40 am PST #21583 of 28370
Karma is a cat, sleeping in my lap cuz it loves me. ~TS
I threw Ender's Shadow across the room when I finished it, and never look backed. I'd've lit it on fire if I'd had a grill at the time.
EpicTangent - Nov 04, 2013 9:03:05 am PST #21584 of 28370
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
I really enjoyed Ender's Shadow - what about it inspires bookburning in the rest of you? (Not being smartass - genuinely interested).
le nubian - Nov 04, 2013 9:10:22 am PST #21585 of 28370
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
You know, I really like passionate responses to things we read. The mental image of Polgara grilling a book will sustain me for the rest of the day.
This image brings me life!
Dana - Nov 04, 2013 9:33:34 am PST #21586 of 28370
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Certain Kindles are 15% off today only. As far as I can tell, regular Kindles and Fires, yes. Paperwhites, no.
Jessica - Nov 04, 2013 9:34:37 am PST #21587 of 28370
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I threw Ender's Shadow across the room when I finished it, and never look backed. I'd've lit it on fire if I'd had a grill at the time.
Me too, except I didn't finish it*. Petra's transformation from an actual character with her own thoughts and feelings into Bean's fucking baby-factory? FEH FEH FEH FEH FEH PTUI FEH.
*A rare moment where self-control triumphed over completism. I was not so lucky with the Dune prequels.
Toddson - Nov 04, 2013 9:43:40 am PST #21588 of 28370
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
The mental image of Polgara grilling a book
She ties it to a chair, shines a bright light on it, and demands it answer the ultimate question: "WHY?"