I need to see this movie!
Take me, sir. Take me hard.
Zoe ,'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."
Strix - Oct 11, 2014 1:54:43 pm PDT #22763 of 28343
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
-t - Oct 11, 2014 7:27:00 pm PDT #22764 of 28343
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I'm really not sure how to feel about the fact that my parents know the author's parents.
Gillian Flynn seemed delightful when she was on Wait Wait. FWTW.
aurelia - Oct 11, 2014 8:39:27 pm PDT #22765 of 28343
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I don't doubt that she's lovely. Actually... if my dark humor ever gives my parents pause, now I can just say, "not as dark as Gone Girl".
And now that I've just seen the movie I absolutely agree that Carrie Coon was wonderful as Go, as was the movie as a whole. I had forgotten that it was directed by David Fincher. He certainly never makes anything less viceral.
Rayne - Oct 12, 2014 1:03:29 am PDT #22766 of 28343
"Oh no! Has falling sky liquid once again caused you the sadness?" -Starfire
Carrie Coon is amazing in The Leftovers! I was excited when I heard she was in Gone Girl (which I still haven't seen!)
I really look forward to seeing more of her work!
tommyrot - Oct 15, 2014 11:10:30 am PDT #22767 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.
I just started reading The Doubt Factory, by Paolo Bacigalupi and I'm loving it so far. (It was released yesterday.) I loved The Windup Girl-- I'm gonna have to reread that soon.
ETA: excellent Boing Boing review: [link]
Calli - Oct 24, 2014 4:07:08 pm PDT #22768 of 28343
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I've reached the section of Mount Toberead containing The Hunger Games and read the first book. It was really compelling! I can see why the series took off.
Typo Boy - Oct 25, 2014 10:15:07 pm PDT #22769 of 28343
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.
My 92 year old Mom has been reading Gone Girl. She has been laughing a lot and seems to consider it dark comedy. Thoughts?
aurelia - Oct 26, 2014 6:28:49 am PDT #22770 of 28343
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
A lot of it is kind of funny. Until it's not.
Strix - Oct 26, 2014 7:23:15 am PDT #22771 of 28343
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Lots of it IS very darkly funny.
Jesse - Oct 26, 2014 8:37:40 am PDT #22772 of 28343
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
The movie was also pretty funny.