Let me know if you come down and have time to stop for coffee or ice cream or whatnot. We have LOTS of whatnot.
And Allegiant, what the hell, right? Such a hot mess.
Zoe: I thought you wanted to spend more time off-ship this visit. Wash: Out there is seems like it's all fancy parties. I like our party better. The dress code is easier and I know all the steps.
'Shindig'
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."
Steph L. - Feb 02, 2014 7:19:10 pm PST #22034 of 28352
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Aims - Feb 02, 2014 7:19:52 pm PST #22035 of 28352
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I'm hoping time for dinner. AND ALSO SOME WHATNOT.
As for Allegiant - I just don't even know. I'm so annoyed by it, I feel like I can't even process it.
Strix - Feb 05, 2014 5:04:22 am PST #22036 of 28352
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Jilli, have you read "The Coldest Girl in Coldtown"? It's a vampire YA I kept thinking you would really enjoy. I did.
Also, I read Rae Carson's "The Girl of Fire and Thorns" trilogy, which I thought was well-done, with some good twists on your typical high fantasy YA.
Anyone read either of these?
Consuela - Feb 05, 2014 6:01:03 am PST #22037 of 28352
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I just read The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society the other day. I feel mildly uncomfortable about how endearing I found it. It's basically a pastoral romance pasted on top of a horrifying story of occupation, and it shouldn't work at all. And yet it does.
Did anyone else read this? What did you think?
Calli - Feb 05, 2014 6:55:17 am PST #22038 of 28352
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I haven't read it yet, Consuela. But it's this month's book for my book group, so I probably will try to do so in the next week or so. I'm glad you liked it, even with problematic elements.
EpicTangent - Feb 05, 2014 7:51:11 am PST #22039 of 28352
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
I just finished The War for the Oaks , based on recommendations from here (I'm pretty sure). I quite enjoyed it. I can't quite put a finger on what, exactly, I enjoyed. But it was engaging and kept me interested. I guess that's what matters, not LIT-rah-choor, but an interesting story that you want to keep reading.
sumi - Feb 05, 2014 7:51:21 am PST #22040 of 28352
Art Crawl!!!
DavidS - Feb 05, 2014 7:57:43 am PST #22041 of 28352
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I just finished The War for the Oaks , based on recommendations from here (I'm pretty sure).
I always pimp it, I know. It really deserves some credit for being one of the first works in what is now called Urban Fantasy. Or launching the whole trope of Fair Folk Among Us In A Contemporary Setting.
Gris - Feb 05, 2014 8:06:06 am PST #22042 of 28352
Hey. New board.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
I have read it. I also found it endearing. I have few thoughts beyond that.
Calli - Feb 05, 2014 8:35:27 am PST #22043 of 28352
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I just finished The War for the Oaks , based on recommendations from here (I'm pretty sure).
I loved that book. I read it back in college and tried pimping it to all my friends. I ran with a fairly geek-tastic crowd (VP of the college SF and Fantasy club, bay-bee) and none of them got into it. Not even the person who gave me DeLint's Moonheart, which arguably was also an early urban fantasy. Pity, that.