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.
Inara: Mal, this isn't the ancient sea. You don't have to go down with your ship. Mal: She ain't going down. She ain't going anywhere.
'Out Of Gas'
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."
-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
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.
Typo Boy - Oct 26, 2014 8:43:14 am PDT #22773 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.
Sounds like I will have to put it on my list.