I love that series, Strix.
Zoe: Jayne. This is something the Captain has to do for himself. Mal: No! No, it's not!
'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."
Polter-Cow - Aug 13, 2014 8:58:55 pm PDT #22553 of 28344
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 14, 2014 7:11:11 am PDT #22554 of 28344
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I grabbed my copy of Preston & Child's The Relic Tuesday to read while waiting at the auto shop. Apparently, it's been long enough since I last opened it that it's effectively like reading a new book - my only recollections are a few snippets from the film version.
Strix - Aug 14, 2014 7:34:27 am PDT #22555 of 28344
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I raced through Old Man's War. And prompt bought the 2nd book in the series! I quote enjoyed it, and I'm going to buy a copy for my dad. I think it's right up his alley. My dad is the one that turned me on to old school Heinlein, after all.
Polter-Cow - Aug 14, 2014 8:14:38 am PDT #22556 of 28344
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Yessssss I love Ghost Brigades so much.
Jessica - Aug 15, 2014 12:55:42 pm PDT #22557 of 28344
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I just heard today that SyFy is going to be making an Old Man's War series (which will be called Ghost Brigades). Since I'm in the middle of a BSG rewatch, I am cautiously optimistic!
Mogget - Aug 17, 2014 6:14:06 pm PDT #22558 of 28344
I read the Melendy books to my daughter a couple of years ago when she was in second grade and she enjoyed them very much, as did I; I was too busy reading about ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt when I was her age.
meara - Aug 17, 2014 7:34:26 pm PDT #22559 of 28344
I remember liking the Melendy books, but I haven't re-read them in ages, and at the time I found the whole setting to be just as bizarre and fantastic as Narnia or A Wrinkle in Time. Not sure why it seemed so much more remote to me than like, Little House on the Prairie or something. Ooh, the other series I have never re-read is the Betsy-Tacy books.
Connie Neil - Aug 17, 2014 7:36:30 pm PDT #22560 of 28344
brillig
I'm enjoying them quite a bit, they're holding my attention as much as kids' books with no one trying to kill anyone (ie, Harry Potter) will hold my attention.
Gris - Aug 18, 2014 4:07:51 am PDT #22561 of 28344
Hey. New board.
Apparently one of my old friends growing up, Catherine Lacey, wrote a book that the New York Times and Joss Whedon liked a lot. The last time I discussed literature with her we fought hard due to her having some very literature-snob Harry Potter opinions (having not read them of course) but apparently her literary proclivities have paid off so, wow.
[link] looks sad. I will read it soon.
I am reading Kate P's copy of The Interestings right now and enjoying it thoroughly.
Ginger - Aug 18, 2014 4:50:20 am PDT #22562 of 28344
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Speaking of which, here's [link] a good essay on the relatively recent rise of both the "adult" and "young adult" categories.
I'm afraid her book sounds like the sort of book I'll go a long way to avoid. 256 pages inside the mind of an unlikable woman doing stupid things. I can hardly wait.