Oh, I haven't read that but I've been meaning to!
And I hadn't thought of the demon actually being in the little sister and moving to her. HMM. Interesting!
Sometimes when I'm sitting in class... You know, I'm not thinking about class, 'cause that would never happen. I think about kissing you. And it's like everything stops. It's like, it's like freeze frame. Willow kissage.
Oz ,'First Date'
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."
Polter-Cow - May 25, 2016 10:03:39 am PDT #23978 of 28289
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Volans - May 25, 2016 10:16:21 am PDT #23979 of 28289
move out and draw fire
I keep going back and forth between that, and maybe the more high-concept approach that Marjorie was going crazy because of access to information. Like maybe the whole point of the story is that too much information is bad for the human brain.
But then there's the coldness, and the idea that any demon worth its salt (SPN joke) would play the long game and always keep people guessing and generally do a better job of lying than in other books.
I woke up this morning wondering if Marjorie's possession vector was texting, in parallel to Regan getting possessed via Ouija board.
Amy - May 25, 2016 2:36:26 pm PDT #23980 of 28289
Because books.
Aw, Jo Beverly. That's sad.
I just started reading A Head Full of Ghosts. I'm glad it's a discussion starter!
bennett - May 25, 2016 4:10:56 pm PDT #23981 of 28289
Roberta Gellis also died earlier this month - [link] . Not a good month for historical romance writers.
hippocampus - May 25, 2016 6:31:59 pm PDT #23982 of 28289
not your mom's socks.
Have ordered A Head Full of Ghosts... Book discussion!
Consuela - May 25, 2016 6:55:14 pm PDT #23983 of 28289
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Jo Beverly and Roberta Gelis. Oh, my. I knew Jo a little: I was on a Dunnett mailing list with her for some years. Very nice, smart woman.
In other news, I just finished Robert Jackson Bennett's City of Stairs, which was GREAT. Has anyone read this? It reads like Kate Elliott & Alan Furst had a kid, who was then raised by N. K. Jemisin. So good.
Polter-Cow - May 25, 2016 10:14:29 pm PDT #23984 of 28289
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
In other news, I just finished Robert Jackson Bennett's City of Stairs, which was GREAT. Has anyone read this? It reads like Kate Elliott & Alan Furst had a kid, who was then raised by N. K. Jemisin. So good.
Loved it, my favorite book of 2014. City of Blades is also really good. Looking forward to City of Miracles.
Anne W. - May 26, 2016 2:43:56 am PDT #23985 of 28289
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
For those who have read it, is A Head Full of Ghosts something that would work well as an audiobook? I was about to order it, but saw the comparison to House of Leaves and wondered if that meant I'd be better off with the physical book.
Polter-Cow - May 26, 2016 5:34:57 am PDT #23986 of 28289
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Anne, it would work great as an audiobook! The House of Leaves comparison is not because of weird formatting shit.
Anne W. - May 26, 2016 5:45:44 am PDT #23987 of 28289
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Thanks! It's not available until 6/2, but I've still got a book and a half of the Southern Reach trilogy to get through.
Speaking of which, so far I'm liking the series, but will wait until I'm finished to give a review/rating. It's unsettling as hell, and creepy the way the X-Files and Lost were creepy at their best, but I want to see if it sticks the landing, if that makes sense.