Sox, that's awesome.
Up until the punching, it was a real nice party.
Kaylee ,'Shindig'
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."
sj - Apr 05, 2016 10:55:06 am PDT #23818 of 28290
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
EpicTangent - Apr 05, 2016 11:16:43 am PDT #23819 of 28290
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Huh, I feel like I read that same line in Jane Slayre. What are the odds?
lisah - Apr 05, 2016 11:52:35 am PDT #23820 of 28290
Punishingly Intricate
Sharp Objects is the Gillian Flynn book I haven't read yet.
And it is the only Gillian Flynn book I've read!
Kat - Apr 05, 2016 11:58:59 am PDT #23821 of 28290
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Sox, it was on my list. I cannot WAIT to read it!
Polter-Cow - Apr 05, 2016 3:12:20 pm PDT #23822 of 28290
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
JANE STEEL. is relevant to our interests. Let me turn to page three to show you why.
[ahem]
"Reader, I murdered him."
Oh my God.
Burrell - Apr 05, 2016 6:12:58 pm PDT #23823 of 28290
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Okay Sox, Jane Steel is now On The List
sj - Apr 06, 2016 4:28:24 am PDT #23824 of 28290
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
So, I haven't read a real book in what seems like forever. About halfway through my pregnancy I stopped being able to concentrate enough to read a novel, and I've barely had time since ltc was born. However, this week I decided I needed to fix that. So, I started with The Grownup by Gillian Flynn, which is really just a short story published in book form, but I finished it in one sitting with ltc making noises beside me in the activity seat, and now I'm reading The Drop by Dennis Lehane, which is also super short at just over 200 pages. Which is making me miss the Kenzie and Gennaro books all over again. So, my question is does anyone have any recommendation of short works of fiction that is fairly light reading?
Jesse - Apr 06, 2016 4:45:01 am PDT #23825 of 28290
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm going to assume that you don't necessarily mean light in content, given Flynn and Lehane, so I'll recommend the [location] Noir series of books. They are all anthologies about a particular place, so Boston Noir, Manhattan Noir, New Orleans Noir, etc. The stories can be a little bit of a crapshoot, but generally good in my experience.
(Also, I really liked the movie of The Drop, even though it was D-A-R-K.)
sj - Apr 06, 2016 5:11:26 am PDT #23826 of 28290
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
No, I just meant light in terms of being able to concentrate on it while ltc says dada dada repeatedly. I think I have Boston Noir somewhere. I should look for it. Although I'm really not in the mood for a short story collection. More like a stand alone novella. With short stories I get stressed that I need to finish a story in one sitting. I know, I'm weird.
lisah - Apr 06, 2016 5:24:21 am PDT #23827 of 28290
Punishingly Intricate
Although I'm really not in the mood for a short story collection. More like a stand alone novella. With short stories I get stressed that I need to finish a story in one sitting. I know, I'm weird.
Hah! I have this issue sometimes, too! I was going to suggest my friend Kathy's collection, Get a Grip:
Dark and funny and sad stuff.