Thanks, everyone! I never expected this to happen, but I hope to use my powers for good, and also not let it take over my reading schedule because I want it to be a fun side project, not a burden. Crafting the columns will be interesting.
Please...Wesley...why can't I stay?
Fred ,'A Hole in the World'
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 - Sep 16, 2014 9:10:48 am PDT #22663 of 28343
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Fred Pete - Sep 16, 2014 9:13:25 am PDT #22664 of 28343
Ann, that's a ferret.
Congrats, P-C!
sj - Sep 16, 2014 9:30:37 am PDT #22665 of 28343
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
P-C, that is fantastic! Congratulations!!!
DavidS - Sep 16, 2014 10:09:08 am PDT #22666 of 28343
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
That is fantastic good news! Congratulations, P-Cow.
Sheryl - Sep 16, 2014 1:17:04 pm PDT #22667 of 28343
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Congrats, P-C!
tommyrot - Sep 16, 2014 1:47:58 pm PDT #22668 of 28343
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Congrats, P-C!
ION, I just read a scifi novel where the main character has a gender-neutral name. I'd assumed the character was female. Then I looked at four or five reviews and all the reviewers assumed the character was male. Eventually I figured out the character's gender is never specified.
In case folks don't want to b spoiled, I'll white font the book's name: John Scalzi's Lock In.
Polter-Cow - Sep 16, 2014 2:20:12 pm PDT #22669 of 28343
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Ha, I knew exactly what book you were talking about because I just started it and I assumed the character was male.
They released two audiobooks, one with a male narrator and one with a female narrator.
tommyrot - Sep 16, 2014 2:42:20 pm PDT #22670 of 28343
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
That's funny.
I'm trying to figure out why I immediately assumed the character was female. Lack of obvious male speech characteristics? Or maybe because I like female main characters more? I dunno.
Polter-Cow - Sep 16, 2014 4:22:34 pm PDT #22671 of 28343
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I like female main characters more too, but I think I assumed male partly because the author's main characters are usually male and partly because of inherent sexism: FBI agent = man.
meara - Sep 16, 2014 4:39:37 pm PDT #22672 of 28343
I am intrigued now....but would probably default male given a male author. (And vice-versa if it were a female author)