Hi. I've been feeling pouty that the discussion never took off on the LT Buffistas group, and I TOTALLY FORGOT WE HAD A LITERARY THREAD HERE.
Oh, yeah, baby, it's snakalicious in here.
Xander ,'Empty Places'
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."
amych - Mar 23, 2007 3:00:26 am PDT #2345 of 28175
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Jessica - Mar 23, 2007 4:24:51 am PDT #2346 of 28175
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
This weekend, I build bookshelves and finish unpacking los books! And then upgrade to a paid membership on LT.
Connie Neil - Mar 23, 2007 4:53:50 am PDT #2347 of 28175
brillig
I just chortled when I realized there was a WHOLE BAG of unsorted books in the dressing room.
I had the same response when I realized one of the shelves in the living room was actually doublestacked and there was a whole row behind the first that I hadn't gotten to yet.
It's a sickness.
sumi - Mar 23, 2007 9:37:58 am PDT #2348 of 28175
Art Crawl!!!
Tolkien's squicky incest last book to be released next month - with illustrations from Alan Lee.
meara - Mar 23, 2007 10:48:01 am PDT #2349 of 28175
Amy, I've tagged all my books now (at least preliminarily), so it should be easy for you to check out any romances you would want me to pass on!
And I'm totally fantasizing about new bookshelves now...
Amy - Mar 23, 2007 10:53:07 am PDT #2350 of 28175
Because books.
Yay! I will go browse your collection ...
sumi, what's squickily incestuous about the Tolkien book?
sumi - Mar 23, 2007 11:28:36 am PDT #2351 of 28175
Art Crawl!!!
I believe that the curse that causes the downfall of the family is the result of sibling incest. If I'm recalling the Silmarillion correctly. I suppose the Encyclopedia of Arda would help.
sumi - Mar 23, 2007 11:31:30 am PDT #2352 of 28175
Art Crawl!!!
Sorry about that.
Of course, the Silmarillion has been out for 30 years so it can't really be that spoileriffic.
sumi - Mar 23, 2007 11:31:37 am PDT #2353 of 28175
Art Crawl!!!
From the Encyclopedia of Arda:
The most tragic of Tolkien's heroes, Túrin, son of Húrin and cousin to Tuor, was in his time the most feared of Men by the servants of Morgoth. He did great service to both Doriath and Nargothrond, and is famed for slaying Glaurung, Father of Dragons, but the curse of Morgoth was on him, and evil followed him always. In the Forest of Brethil he came upon his own sister, but through the spells of Glaurung they did not know each other, and wed. After Nienor discovered the truth, she threw herself to her death, and in despair Túrin fell upon his own sword.
§ ita § - Mar 23, 2007 12:44:37 pm PDT #2354 of 28175
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Sumi, you've posted that twice--once whitefonted, once not.