Sox, I got it and loved it, even though I didn't love Monette's other work. Didn't want this to end.
Also, yay Ancillary Justice won the Clarke Award!
Played with Kaylee. Sun came out, and I walked on my feet and heard with my ears. I ate the bits, the bits stayed down, and I work. I function like I'm a girl. I hate it because I know it'll go away. The sun goes dark and chaos has come again. Bits. Fluids. What am I?!
River ,'War Stories'
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."
Consuela - May 01, 2014 2:27:44 pm PDT #22319 of 28344
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
hippocampus - May 01, 2014 4:10:00 pm PDT #22320 of 28344
not your mom's socks.
I want to talk about all the things!
And YES I am so happy for Ann and Ancillary Justice - Just super ridiculous happy. And her tweet was classic/perfect.
Strix - May 02, 2014 3:06:12 am PDT #22321 of 28344
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Yes, I read it when it came out. I thought it was sweet and charming; I quite like Monette's collabortations with Bear, and her short stories, anthologized in "The Skeleton Key," are wonderful.
juliana - May 02, 2014 6:23:25 am PDT #22322 of 28344
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
So, I finished Night Circus last night (staying up super-late), and while I know I was already emotionally compromised from my show earlier, I burst into tears at the end. I just didn't want it to be over. I didn't want the field to be empty.
Polter-Cow - May 02, 2014 6:50:04 am PDT #22323 of 28344
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I've got one disc left of Night Circus and everything is going haywire and I don't understaaaaaaand.
Similarly, I'm about 100 pages from the end of The Golem and the Jinni and everything is going haywire but I do understaaaaaaaaand.
Loving both these books.
Unrelatedly, Steph, would you like a signed copy of Shades of Milk and Honey ? This part is very important: would you, unlike me, mind that it's the original cover that won't match with the rest of your books?
Steph L. - May 02, 2014 6:55:46 am PDT #22324 of 28344
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Oooh, that would be cool, thank you! (And I generally don't mind mismatched covers, with the exception of covers that are a photo from the movie version, because...no. And since there's no movie version to contend with in this case, I reiterate my "yes, please"!)
Polter-Cow - May 02, 2014 6:58:39 am PDT #22325 of 28344
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Should I have her sign it to "Steph" or "Stephanie"?
Steph L. - May 02, 2014 6:59:55 am PDT #22326 of 28344
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Let's go with the one-syllable version.
Polter-Cow - May 02, 2014 7:30:44 am PDT #22327 of 28344
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
My pickiness is your gain! Also Borderlands's gain, since I'll be buying a new copy from them.
meara - May 02, 2014 8:05:59 am PDT #22328 of 28344
I just finished Goblin Emperor last night! I liked it a lot, though it was a bit hard with all the crazy names--I'm not entirely sure I grasped who was who through most of it. But still enjoyed, and was sad to see she said there's no plan for a sequel, though she may write in the universe again sometime. I wanted to see the wedding and marriage! and stuff.