War For The Oaks, man.
Exactly. I know there are some problems with the book, but my love for it hasn't diminished.
Spike? It's you. It's really you! My therapist thought I was holding on to false hope, but…I knew you'd come back. You're like…you're like Gandalf the White, resurrected from the pit of the Balrog, more beautiful than ever. Oh…he's alive Frodo. He's alive.
Andrew ,'Damage'
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."
Atropa - Nov 13, 2013 9:07:04 am PST #21614 of 28635
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Calli - Nov 13, 2013 9:12:50 am PST #21615 of 28635
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
War For The Oaks, man.
I love that book. Hmmm. I haven't reread it in years--maybe I should change that.
Toddson - Nov 13, 2013 10:36:09 am PST #21616 of 28635
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I reread it fairly recently ... and it's still enjoyable.
Tom Scola - Nov 15, 2013 4:19:57 am PST #21617 of 28635
They pay me in WOIMS
NEWSFLASH: Mormons tend to write genre fiction.
Kat - Nov 15, 2013 6:04:13 am PST #21618 of 28635
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
NEWSFLASH: Mormons tend to write genre fiction.
The New York Times is always so cutting edge.
Amy - Nov 15, 2013 6:24:40 am PST #21619 of 28635
Because books.
I hate the old-fashioned convention of "Mr. Morgan" and "Ms. Nunes," too. The Grey Lady needs to take some petticoats off.
I didn't know James Dashner was LDS.
§ ita § - Nov 15, 2013 7:45:47 am PST #21620 of 28635
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
genre fiction, like fantasy, science fiction, and children’s and young adult literature
Interesting. What is non-genre fiction to the NYT? White men's 'reality' books? Or white women's? Straight, I'm assuming.
(You are ethnic. I am. Just am.)
Jesse - Nov 15, 2013 8:11:01 am PST #21621 of 28635
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Capital L Literature. I.e., depressing stories about rich white people, right?
§ ita § - Nov 15, 2013 8:12:57 am PST #21622 of 28635
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
At least they're not happy.
DavidS - Nov 15, 2013 9:16:05 am PST #21623 of 28635
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Capital L Literature. I.e., depressing stories about rich white people, right?
Don't tell the Nobel committee or they'll take Toni Morrison's prize back.