Flames wouldn't be eternal if they actually consumed anything.

Lilah ,'Not Fade Away'


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 - Dec 10, 2013 7:50:49 am PST #21716 of 28370
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

You can use the Kindle app on your phone or your computer! Do not deny yourself a great book!


shrift - Dec 10, 2013 7:59:34 am PST #21717 of 28370
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

I have the Kindle Cloud Reader or Kindle Apps installed on most of my electronic devices, so I usually read on whatever device is closest to hand. The apps sync so it remembers where you left off: [link]

I also need to download the load of books I bought on Cyber Monday so I can strip them of DRM in case of shenanigans.


sj - Dec 10, 2013 8:05:33 am PST #21718 of 28370
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

I prefer lack of glare from the kindle for reading books. Luckily the replacement will be here tomorrow, and my house is still filled with books and magazines in the meantime.


Cass - Dec 10, 2013 8:23:41 am PST #21719 of 28370
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

Do parents or otherwise have suggestions for books on grieving pets / pet loss. Maybe aged seven ish. Hivemind, help?


beekaytee - Dec 10, 2013 8:56:28 am PST #21720 of 28370
Compassionately intolerant

Cass, I wish I had a better suggestion for you both for your sake and for mine! The only books I have seen, or have been given to me, are pretty heavy on the religious implications.

The one I have is is sweet, but would not do for referring to my clients.

It is Dog Heaven.

I'd love to see other suggestions.


Jesse - Dec 10, 2013 9:29:26 am PST #21721 of 28370
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

My mother gave me The Tenth Good Thing About Barney, a kids' book, when my cat died, and it made me cry and cry. But maybe in a good way? Anyway, it's about a small boy with a dead cat.


Sparky1 - Dec 10, 2013 9:30:49 am PST #21722 of 28370
Librarian Warlord

Cass, the advice columnist Carolyn Hax always recommends Lifetimes [link] as a book to explain death to kids. If that doesn't work, then maybe some of the "also viewed" links will help.


Sophia Brooks - Dec 10, 2013 9:55:17 am PST #21723 of 28370
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Ok, just reading the description of the 10th Good Thing About Barney made me tear up.

Fred Rogers has a book called When a Pet Dies: [link]


Jesse - Dec 10, 2013 10:23:28 am PST #21724 of 28370
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Seriously, it was the worst -- she gave it to me some time in the couple of weeks after he died, which included Christmas, my birthday, and New Year's. Actually, maybe it was NYE and that is half of why I couldn't go out that night.


sj - Dec 10, 2013 12:19:57 pm PST #21725 of 28370
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

My diamond shoes are too tight. I have to click on each of my 450 kindle books individually to download them to the device and then put it back on it's correct shelf.