I read "The Song of Achilles" yesterday. It's a retelling of the Achilles/Patrocles story from the Trojan War. The author did nice things with Patrocles' story arc, giving him some nice growth and interest. And she made his final decisions understandable, when before they'd always made me go, "What are you doing in that armor? You have no business on a battlefield, boy, get back to your tent this instant!" So that's nice. And the prose is lovely. A friend who listened to it on Audible said it worked really well in that format, too.
Xander, don't speak Latin in front of the books!
Giles ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
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."
Calli - Apr 17, 2015 3:42:42 am PDT #23215 of 28333
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
meara - Apr 18, 2015 4:17:44 pm PDT #23216 of 28333
I've been keeping track, on DW, of the books I've read--116 as of today (plus a few half-finished). It's only the 108th day of the year. Yes, I am ridiculous. Yes, my Amazon bill is enormous and the Kindle is the best thing to happen so I'm not lugging bags of books around.
Steph L. - Apr 18, 2015 4:56:59 pm PDT #23217 of 28333
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Jeez, I've read 12 (I'm trying to read 4 a month). 116 is mind-blowing.
Polter-Cow - Apr 18, 2015 10:40:20 pm PDT #23218 of 28333
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Holy crap. I've only read 31. 32 if you count Adventure Time, Vol. 6.
Sue - Apr 19, 2015 2:23:22 am PDT #23219 of 28333
hip deep in pie
I think I've read like, 6.
Amy - Apr 19, 2015 3:14:06 am PDT #23220 of 28333
Because books.
I am Sue. And two of those were rereads of old favorites.
Consuela - Apr 19, 2015 5:59:54 am PDT #23221 of 28333
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
meara, you're a powerhouse.
I need to get as far through White Teeth as I can today and tomorrow, because book club is Tuesday. But I totally miscalculated this month, started reading it too late, and I'm spending a lot of my free time doing freelance work, so... not gonna happen. Bah.
The writing is very good, very vivid, but I admit I'm pretty confused as to where the story is going.
Steph L. - Apr 19, 2015 6:34:30 am PDT #23222 of 28333
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Holy crap. I've only read 31. 32 if you count Adventure Time, Vol. 6.
Oh, 4 of my 12 are TPBs (Ms. Marvel and 3 Hawkeye TPBs).
sj - Apr 19, 2015 7:30:23 am PDT #23223 of 28333
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Wow! I can't imagine reading that much. Of course, if I watched significantly less TV and spent significantly less time on the internet, maybe I could do half that in the same amount of time. I think I have stopped and started more books this year than I have actually finished.
Sheryl - Apr 19, 2015 8:17:10 am PDT #23224 of 28333
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
I think I've finished 25 books so far this year. The number of books I read a year has gone down in recent years. (And that's including graphic novels) Dunno why.