Damn, Pat Conroy died: [link] I first read The Prince of Tides in college, and he was my favorite author after that, for a LONG time.
That's one spunky little girl you've raised. I'm gonna eat her.
The Mayor ,'End of Days'
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."
Steph L. - Mar 05, 2016 7:32:40 am PST #23750 of 28293
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Toddson - Mar 11, 2016 9:57:44 am PST #23751 of 28293
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Has anyone else tried the Shadow Unit series? I stumbled across it - the first one was free for Kindle, so I gave it a try. Could barely put it down. It's ... well, there's an obvious similarity to Criminal Minds for some of the characters, but after that it takes off on its own. It's done as kind of episodes with various authors. Seemed like something some of the Buffistas would like.
edited to reduce the chances of a certain someone finding it
Dana - Mar 11, 2016 9:59:09 am PST #23752 of 28293
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Will Shetterley has a history of harassing people online, so I'm afraid the mention of his name makes me run the other way.
(Edit: Jeeesus Christ, WS is still mentioning certain people by name on his blog.)
Toddson - Mar 11, 2016 10:04:53 am PST #23753 of 28293
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
oh, dear ... I hadn't known that ... this is pretty much my only online community, Luddite that I am.
Dana - Mar 11, 2016 10:07:25 am PST #23754 of 28293
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Yeah, it's one of those unfortunate consequences of the internet. Though, in case it wasn't obvious, I'm not trying to say you shouldn't be reading it and enjoying it -- there are a lot of talented people there who aren't him.
Steph L. - Mar 11, 2016 10:09:24 am PST #23755 of 28293
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Dang, I just skimmed his blog, and he's really a pretentious racist shitlord, isn't he?
Dana - Mar 11, 2016 10:13:13 am PST #23756 of 28293
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
So much so that I had to stop and reassure myself that posts here aren't indexed, because he trolls mentions of himself and shows up to defend himself.
(Funny story: he once accused me of being homophobic.)
Steph L. - Mar 11, 2016 10:15:02 am PST #23757 of 28293
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Oh, I have to amend my assessment, then: an EGOTISTICAL pretentious racist shitlord. Awesome.
Consuela - Mar 11, 2016 10:36:03 am PST #23758 of 28293
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Yeah, after a while I had to stop reading Shadow Unit, although I did enjoy the premise. But WS (the FFA folks call him Wool Sweaterly) is so toxic, and so nasty to a number of friends of mine, and is pals with VoxDay (!) and the Gamergators, so I had to stop reading anything that benefited him.
Which, you know, doesn't mean anyone else has to.
Jesse - Mar 11, 2016 10:54:44 am PST #23759 of 28293
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
ION, did everyone know there's a new Vorkosigan book?? I didn't until a friend told me, and my copy has just come in at the library! It is going to be a good weekend.