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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."
Much as I love the Vorkosigan books, the Chalion books are my favorites. Interestingly, I didn't fall for Curse of Chalion or Hallowed Hunt the first time through. However, on reread, their characters really grew on me. And now Caz probably out-ranks Aral in my list of favorite characters.
Beyond that, I find the five gods fascinating, particularly the Bastard, and really wish she would write one set in the Quadrene (sp?) lands for comparison.
Right? It's such an interesting religion.
Mostly, I just think Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen is such a perfect bookend with Shards of Honor/Barrayar that I don't need anything more.
I feel the same way about A Civil Campaign And The Warrior's Apprentice.
I didn't read A Civil Campaign until after I'd read Diplomatic Immunity and Cryoburn, so I hadn't looked at it like that, but now that you point it out I can definitely see it.
A few of the things that are extra-funny are the very Seattle things. For instance, weather scientist Cliff Mass. Who is a real guy who really does have a blog that many of us follow (and used to be on the radio). I just re-read it and enjoyed many parts all over again, even if some of the main plot was not my favorite
Now I should read this! Because Cliff Mass!
My library website is down, so I'm just going to leave it here that Sharp Objects is the Gillian Flynn book I haven't read yet.
My favorite Gillian Flynn. Structurally, Gone Girl is better, but Sharp Objects is the one that sticks with me most.
sj, have you tried any of Megan Abbot's novella-length stuff?
You really should, Plei--there's a bunch of Microsoft stuff that I'm sure I only partly got, and so on...
My favorite Gillian Flynn. Structurally, Gone Girl is better, but Sharp Objects is the one that sticks with me most.
Same.
sj, have you tried any of Megan Abbot's novella-length stuff?
Nope, but I'll look into it. I've settled on Stephen King's Joyland for now. I honestly have enough unread books on my shelf and on my kindle that I have no need to buy any more, not that that ever stops me.
Today is Beverly Cleary's 100th birthday.
From that link:
Publisher HarperCollins recognizes her birthday, April 12, as National Drop Everything and Read Day (D.E.A.R.), in promotion of sustained silent reading.
I'm in!
My boss will disagree.