And I bought those Sayers the last time they were on sale.
Don't belong. Dangerous, like you. Can't be controlled. Can't be trusted. Everyone could just go on without me and not have to worry. People could be what they wanted to be. Could be with the people they wanted. Live simple. No secrets.
River ,'Objects In Space'
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."
Connie Neil - Jul 26, 2016 9:04:24 am PDT #24102 of 28769
brillig
hippocampus - Aug 02, 2016 4:49:57 pm PDT #24103 of 28769
not your mom's socks.
oh Jonathan Franzen.
that's all I came in here to say. I miss you guys.
lisah - Aug 02, 2016 5:30:50 pm PDT #24104 of 28769
Punishingly Intricate
Thank you, Sox! I missed that story when I was on vacation last week and a friend posted about it just using his initials and I couldn't figure out who "JF" was.
sj - Aug 09, 2016 7:56:31 am PDT #24105 of 28769
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Does anyone have any book suggestions for an 8 year old boy entering the 3rd grade? Preferably something slightly less well known that he may not have found on his own?
Polter-Cow - Aug 09, 2016 9:46:21 am PDT #24106 of 28769
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
The Boy at the End of the World is fun!
Hil R. - Aug 09, 2016 9:55:34 am PDT #24107 of 28769
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Anyone else read Harry Potter and the Cursed Child? I'm underwhelmed.
dcp - Aug 09, 2016 1:56:50 pm PDT #24108 of 28769
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
book suggestions for an 8 year old boy entering the 3rd grade?
I remember these from when I was about that old:
Owls in the Family by Farley Mowat
Follow My Leader by James B. Garfield
Call it Courage by Armstrong Sperry
Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
Burrell - Aug 09, 2016 2:13:15 pm PDT #24109 of 28769
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Reading it now, Hillary.
At 8, Isaac preferred non-fiction to fiction in most of his books, sj, so we amassed a big collection of books on dinosaurs, outer space, the ocean, entymology, the rainforest, you name it. Those first three topics especially. As for picture books, there is one called If I Built A Car that he liked a lot.
For chapter books, we were reading Harry Potter together as a family at that age -- much beloved. And there's a book series called The Menagerie that I think would work for an 8 year old too. There's the classic Captain Underpants series as well, but usually there's no reason for an adult to introduce kids, their friends will take care of it.
Gudanov - Aug 09, 2016 4:58:26 pm PDT #24110 of 28769
Coding and Sleeping
I can mail you a free copy of Cog if you want. It has a female protagonist though and may be a little advanced.
I have no interest in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. I just feel like it's done and I don't want anymore.
EpicTangent - Aug 10, 2016 7:41:57 am PDT #24111 of 28769
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
If anybody's late to hop on the Outlander train, or just wants an e-copy for cheap, now's the time.