I think it's probably his greatest book, but you should totally read An Abundance of Katherines instead because it's happy. And if this movie does well I bet that movie gets made and it too will be happy.
Those are my two favorite John Green books.
Book: Afraid I might be needing a preacher. Mal: That's good. You lie there and be ironical.
'Safe'
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."
Polter-Cow - Jun 04, 2014 12:53:13 pm PDT #22440 of 28344
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Amy - Jun 04, 2014 3:35:20 pm PDT #22441 of 28344
Because books.
I think they already announced that Paper Towns is in development.
Cass - Jun 04, 2014 5:44:42 pm PDT #22442 of 28344
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
I almost like John Green the Phenomenon more than John Green the author.
I haven't read his books (probably yet) but I love the videos. My favorite thing is that he does fantasy Indy Car racing. That was an amusing surprise.
DebetEsse - Jun 05, 2014 7:24:40 am PDT #22443 of 28344
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Paper Towns is one of my favorites and will, I think, make a good movie. It's much less internal.
I first became aware of him because of GIFs from the videos on Tumblr.
§ ita § - Jun 05, 2014 9:22:25 am PDT #22444 of 28344
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Hey, you guys have all read the first two chapters of the Kylie+Kendal Jenner book, right?
Tell me how it goes.
§ ita § - Jun 07, 2014 9:58:19 am PDT #22445 of 28344
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
People who've edited or betaed or just plain read critically for word choice--who would you most want to be the editor for, and who the least?
I wonder what editing Samuel Delany would be like...
hippocampus - Jun 07, 2014 10:07:49 am PDT #22446 of 28344
not your mom's socks.
oh gods, editing Nova. Or Dhalgren. WOW.
This sounds like an editorial CFM, ita. ::thinking::
§ ita § - Jun 07, 2014 10:26:50 am PDT #22447 of 28344
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
This sounds like an editorial CFM, ita
Yes, one with an open cast. I still haven't finished Dhalgren. I love it, but I can't fucking READ it. I'm fascinated by the opinions of people with more reading and more critical reading than mine.
Nook is having a sale right now on book bundles. Is the Divergence series worth $29.99. Three Dragonriders for $9.99--Dragonflight, Dragonquest, and The White Dragon, maybe. I'm curious to see how rapey they feel to an adult reader. Outlander for $50 (that is probably more than I can justify right now, but I could pull tight on other things--it is 7 books)? Here's the full list, for anyone interested (remember, you can read them without having a Nook (Amy).
lisah - Jun 07, 2014 10:32:36 am PDT #22448 of 28344
Punishingly Intricate
Has anyone else read the Martian yet? SO GOOD!!!
Amy - Jun 07, 2014 10:45:54 am PDT #22449 of 28344
Because books.
Oh man, the Outlander series is so tempting. I still haven't read the last few books, and I need to reread from the beginning.
ita, if you want the Divergent books, give me a day or two and I'll mail you the first two. I have them, and I'm not going to read them.
Also, explain the editing question some more? This is someone you would want to edit because you feel s/he needs editing that doesn't get done?