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.
Gunn: The final score can't be rigged. I don't care how many players you grease, that last shot always comes up a question mark. But here's the thing. You never know when you're taking it. It could be when you're duking it out with the Legion of Doom, or just crossing the street deciding where to have brunch. So you just treat it like it was up to you—the world in balance—'cause you never know when it is.
'Underneath'
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."
Jessica - Nov 04, 2013 6:13:23 am PST #21581 of 28664
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Polter-Cow - Nov 04, 2013 7:35:26 am PST #21582 of 28664
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 28664
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 28664
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 28664
"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 28664
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
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 28664
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 28664
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?"
Polgara - Nov 04, 2013 10:16:58 am PST #21589 of 28664
Karma is a cat, sleeping in my lap cuz it loves me. ~TS
She ties it to a chair, shines a bright light on it, and demands it answer the ultimate question: "WHY?"
FOR SERIOUS!
I really enjoyed Ender's Shadow - what about it inspires bookburning in the rest of you?
Hold on, I need a refresher on spoiler tags. Everything I'm clicking is giving me "No input specified" errors....
Jesse - Nov 04, 2013 10:23:27 am PST #21590 of 28664
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Just use "s" at the beginning of a line.