Interesting, Sox. What made you choose it?
A friend's recommendation. And I really liked Shiver.
You're wrong about River. River's not on the ship. They didn't want her here, but she couldn't make herself leave. So she melted... Melted away. They didn't know she could do that, but she did.
River ,'Objects In Space'
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."
hippocampus - Jan 12, 2014 5:07:47 pm PST #21868 of 28367
not your mom's socks.
Amy - Jan 12, 2014 5:21:40 pm PST #21869 of 28367
Because books.
I have Shiver but I haven't read it. I haven't been in the mood for werewolves!
Consuela - Jan 12, 2014 5:55:06 pm PST #21870 of 28367
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
A friend's recommendation.
I really liked Raven Boys. It feels like Stiefvater truly knows what she's doing: she's got total command of the narrative and the characters. And while it's a YA supernatural story, it seems not to involve either werewolves or vampires. Or demon-hunters of any kind.
I'm looking forward to reading the second in the series, although I'm waiting for the ebook to show up at the library...
Amy - Jan 12, 2014 5:57:59 pm PST #21871 of 28367
Because books.
I'm really liking The Scorpio Races so far. She's such a confident writer -- like you said, total command of the narrative and the characters' voices. I also love this myth -- I never imagined horses could be so terrifying.
Tom Scola - Jan 14, 2014 3:59:02 am PST #21872 of 28367
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Jessica - Jan 14, 2014 4:02:47 am PST #21873 of 28367
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Wow, it's like a love letter to the Common Core.
Kate P. - Jan 14, 2014 5:04:15 am PST #21874 of 28367
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I mean, I can see what she's getting at, but I don't think it's a terribly compelling argument. For one thing, there does in fact exist a genre of novels that are exactly about all the hopes, fears, feelings, and experiences of teenagers, so it's odd to me that she doesn't even mention YA books once. I do think teaching good nonfiction should be a part of most high school English classes, but there are kids who would get bored with a steady diet of Capote and Didion, too. Instead of abandoning novels for nonfiction entirely, I'd argue for including different kinds of writing on high school reading lists: classic literature, contemporary literature, YA novels, and nonfiction too.
DavidS - Jan 14, 2014 5:09:59 am PST #21875 of 28367
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
That's just weak songwriting. You wrote a bad song, Petey!
Emmett and I quote this all the time. Frequently while pointing an accusing finger at the radio.
Sophia Brooks - Jan 14, 2014 5:11:53 am PST #21876 of 28367
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I think I hate that argument, because I was a Lit major. In fact, I wanted historical fiction to be taught in Social Studies so it was more interest. However, I didn't get that Jake was impotent the first time I read The Sun Also Rises either. And I didn't get that Buck was a dog in The Call of The Wild. And I didn't get that the woman in The Awakening killed herself. Oddly, I still enjoyed the books!
Jessica - Jan 14, 2014 5:37:10 am PST #21877 of 28367
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I have memories of a chalkboard stick figure with a "no" symbol over the private parts before we started reading Sun Also Rises, so there was no chance of misinterpretation.