I also could not abide Oryx and Crake.
I'll just jump in my time machine, go back to the twelfth century, and ask the vampires to postpone their ancient prophesy for a few days while you take in dinner and a show.
Giles ,'Selfless'
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."
Sue - May 17, 2014 7:35:02 am PDT #22393 of 28344
hip deep in pie
Sue - May 17, 2014 7:35:03 am PDT #22394 of 28344
hip deep in pie
I did not dislike it so much to say it twice.
Amy - May 17, 2014 7:40:32 am PDT #22395 of 28344
Because books.
I love Atwood's really old stuff, like Surfacing and Bluebeard's Egg, and then The Handmaid's Tale, and Cat's Eye. I never read anything past that, although I've had The Robber Bride on my shelf for years.
-t - May 17, 2014 7:59:45 am PDT #22396 of 28344
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I am Amy. I just kind of fell off of reading Atwood for a while, though if keep meaning to catch up on her more recent stuff. So many books, so little time.
Amy - May 17, 2014 8:06:01 am PDT #22397 of 28344
Because books.
So many books, so little time.
This.
Polter-Cow - May 17, 2014 9:24:04 am PDT #22398 of 28344
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Writers with Drinks was great, Sox! Nicola Griffith should do audiobooks; I love her voice. Sofia Samatar read from a new story, and Ken Liu read a new story. The local artists were really funny, and Charlie Jane was a hoot as always.
And yeah, the Coldest Girl audiobook occasionally has music at really tense moments, which is cool.
Typo Boy - May 17, 2014 10:44:53 am PDT #22399 of 28344
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
I would add that I love Ian Banks, but don't think his stuff was written to be read aloud. His prose is very much about conveying images and ideas without much attention paid to the sound of words. It does not have the touch or poetry or music a lot of good prose has. It is (IMO) great stuff nonetheless - but (again IMO) can only be appreciated on the page.
Kat - May 17, 2014 6:47:25 pm PDT #22400 of 28344
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I really loved Cat's Eye, FTR. I didn't get into MadAdam at all. But I still liked After the Flood for some weird reason.
-t - May 17, 2014 7:57:34 pm PDT #22401 of 28344
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
My mother was just telling me she was trying to read something by Atwood but she was going to give up on it. She couldn't remember the title, so I'm not sure how it lines up with the various opinions that have surfaced here. She did know it wasn't Handmaid's Tale and she's willing to give that one a shot, maybe.
Pix - May 18, 2014 6:58:16 am PDT #22402 of 28344
The status is NOT quo.
Cat's Eye is one of my favorites. Moved me profoundly because it hit so close to home. I read it in high school. (Not FOR high school--my teachers were not that cool. But during high school.)