"Dietland" is really good. Also, hard to describe.But not really one of those "Fat lady learns to love herself after rebelling and eating a damn muffin" books. Which I sometimes like, but I don't think we need another one. it's more like "White Teeth" but feminist. I think Buffistas will approve.
I'm very sorry if she tipped off anyone about your cunningly concealed herd of cows.
Simon ,'Safe'
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."
erikaj - Aug 02, 2015 12:00:18 pm PDT #23458 of 28326
Always Anti-fascist!
sumi - Aug 03, 2015 12:27:23 pm PDT #23459 of 28326
Art Crawl!!!
Okay, I was at the library a few weeks ago and found and started reading a book set in a China-esque land. Then I discovered that I owed TOO MUCH in library fines to take said book out.
Did I write down the title for future reference?
Of course not, that would be entirely too organized for the sort of person who gets library fines that she cannot afford to pay.
It was in the new books section - author's name near the beginning of the alphabet and quite a hefty tome. Any ideas?
sj - Aug 03, 2015 12:30:26 pm PDT #23460 of 28326
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Was it The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu? I'm on my phone so I can't post a link.
sumi - Aug 03, 2015 12:35:14 pm PDT #23461 of 28326
Art Crawl!!!
Possibly - but even if it isn't that looks really interesting.
sumi - Aug 03, 2015 12:38:26 pm PDT #23462 of 28326
Art Crawl!!!
(And it is checked out of my local library - so I requested it.)
Thank you, sj.
Polter-Cow - Aug 03, 2015 1:25:26 pm PDT #23463 of 28326
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Was it The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu? I'm on my phone so I can't post a link.
That's what I was thinking too. Definitely recommended. My review is in the latest Lightspeed.
Mogget - Aug 04, 2015 6:54:25 pm PDT #23464 of 28326
Was it The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu?
Susan W. - Aug 05, 2015 7:28:24 pm PDT #23465 of 28326
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
A librarian friend of mine is working on a panel for Geek Girl Con where they'll be recommending authors to various fandoms--i.e. if you like Buffy/Doctor Who/SPN etc. you should read so-and-so--and when we were chatting at the information desk last weekend she asked if I had any ideas. I immediately said Seanan McGuire hit my Buffy and Sleepy Hollow spots, and that I'm always looking for places to recommend Lois McMaster Bujold but wasn't sure which fandom I thought she'd best mesh with. Librarian friend suggested Firefly, which...maybe? My favorite Vorkosigan books are the later ones with more Barrayar and romantic elements rather than the Miles-the-space-mercenary ones.
Anyway, I thought this would be a perfect place to ask for ideas. Help me maintain my reputation as a good amateur reader advisor!
Consuela - Aug 06, 2015 3:51:33 am PDT #23466 of 28326
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Susan, I might have mentioned it here before, but Becky Chambers' The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet scratches a lot of the Firefly itches: a small crew in a big complicated universe, just trying to get along. Plus some cool aliens, and sex.
I also think The Martian (the book) might work for Buffy fans, because it's fast-moving and has a lot of humor. (You can skim the mathy bits.)
sumi - Aug 06, 2015 4:15:27 am PDT #23467 of 28326
Art Crawl!!!
Maybe the Expanse novels: also a small crew of a ship with space adventues. (James S.A. Corey.)