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.
Well, quite a lot of fuss. If I didn't know better, I'd think we were dangerous.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
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."
Connie Neil - Aug 17, 2014 7:36:30 pm PDT #22560 of 28344
brillig
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.
Gris - Aug 18, 2014 7:14:21 am PDT #22563 of 28344
Hey. New board.
If I'm being totally honest, me too. But friends.
sumi - Aug 19, 2014 11:38:45 am PDT #22564 of 28344
Art Crawl!!!
1955 Sports Illustrated: William Faulkner writes of the build-up to the Kentucky Derby.
DavidS - Aug 19, 2014 1:42:18 pm PDT #22565 of 28344
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Thanks, Sumi! I went and shared that with Ms. Hillenbrand.
Steph L. - Aug 20, 2014 6:48:42 am PDT #22566 of 28344
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I ordered the last Skulduggery Pleasant book! Sad it's the last book. (And I may not be able to bring myself to read it right away, because this is a shitty, lousy summer, and I just don't think the book is going to be a lighthearted romp, and I don't think I can take it. Maybe when it gets delivered I'll just put the package straight in the freezer.)
-t - Aug 20, 2014 6:52:25 am PDT #22567 of 28344
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I completely understand. I have a feeling mine will be spending some time in the freezer, as well. Such a mixture of dread and wanting to know what happens!
Polter-Cow - Aug 20, 2014 6:54:50 am PDT #22568 of 28344
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Oh, it's over? Perhaps now is the time to finally read them all. After I stop time and read everything else I want to read.
Connie Neil - Aug 20, 2014 6:55:22 am PDT #22569 of 28344
brillig
I've only ever read the first book. You all are making me dread the rest of it.