oh Jonathan Franzen.
that's all I came in here to say. I miss you guys.
Wesley: Hey. Hey, Gunn. Is something weird going on? … Charles, you just peed on my shoes. Gunn: I'll be damned. That's weird.
'Life of the Party'
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."
hippocampus - Aug 02, 2016 4:49:57 pm PDT #24103 of 28267
not your mom's socks.
lisah - Aug 02, 2016 5:30:50 pm PDT #24104 of 28267
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 28267
"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 28267
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 28267
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 28267
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 28267
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 28267
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 28267
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.
Steph L. - Aug 20, 2016 11:39:29 am PDT #24112 of 28267
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I read Rainbow Rowell's Carry On, which was pretty damn delightful.