I love everything Marquez. Even his very long biography. Went back to the original 100 Years and then some of the short stories and translated what I could, though my Spanish is terrible. I just wanted to hear how it sounded in the original because I loved it so in English. A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings, and some of his short stories about saints, and The General in His Labryinth... augh. I am so glad he wrote, and so sad right now.
These girls have the most beautiful dresses. And so do I -- how about that?
Kaylee ,'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."
hippocampus - Apr 17, 2014 12:12:47 pm PDT #22263 of 28344
not your mom's socks.
-t - Apr 17, 2014 12:17:08 pm PDT #22264 of 28344
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I should read more Marquez. I loved 100 Years of Solitude so much, but then I was meh on Love in the Time of Cholera and stopped looking for stuff of his to read.
Kat - Apr 17, 2014 9:23:50 pm PDT #22265 of 28344
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Not surprised about GGM, but still sad.
Liese S. - Apr 18, 2014 8:00:38 am PDT #22266 of 28344
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I am definitely sad about this one.
hippocampus - Apr 18, 2014 11:07:06 am PDT #22267 of 28344
not your mom's socks.
I will just leave this here: [link]
Ginny Potter, nee Weasley, covering this year's Quidditch World Cup on Pottermore
Polter-Cow - Apr 19, 2014 11:47:41 am PDT #22268 of 28344
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Hugo Award nominations! It's a verrrrrry interesting ballot this year for several reasons. Lots of first-timers. Fan Writer category has no straight white men. The entire Wheel of Time series is up for Best Novel. A blog post nominated for Best Related Work. The "Time" xkcd nominated for Best Graphic Story.
Aaaaand then there's Larry Correia and Vox Day, but. Still. Change is in the air.
Polter-Cow - Apr 20, 2014 9:38:47 am PDT #22269 of 28344
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Still loving Night Circus. Oh my God this chapter about Night Circus fandom. Oh my God.
DebetEsse - Apr 20, 2014 9:45:19 am PDT #22270 of 28344
Woe to the fucking wicked.
I loved that chapter. That was a good chapter.
Consuela - Apr 20, 2014 7:22:58 pm PDT #22271 of 28344
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I'm so pleased Ancillary Justice got nominated. It's such a weird, smart, surprising book. I liked the plot, and the themes, and found the characters both sympathetic and occasionally alienating. And I loved the way the pronoun use challenged my cultural expectations of gender.
I'm also super-pleased Liz Bourke, Kameron Hurley, Foz Meadows, and Abigail Nussbaum got nominated for fan Hugos. They're all brilliant writers, although I think pound-for-pound, Abigail's probably the best of them as a critic: her reviews are really sharp and insightful.
In other news, I finished my reread of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell yesterday. Such an unusual book, so amazingly-written. And it's rather sly, really, because while the book is officially about the two white English gentlemen magicians, it's the people with less official social power who actually bring about the change in the world--the black footman, the unmarried girl of good family, the homeless vagrant covered with tattoos, the lank-haired and disturbingly-knowledgeable servant.
Plus, the footnotes are awesome.
hippocampus - Apr 21, 2014 2:32:56 am PDT #22272 of 28344
not your mom's socks.
Agreed on all points, Consuela. So much on that ballot to be happy about.