And after much poking around, I've discovered that my ebook is the unabridged version. It's available at Project Gutenberg.
That's insane troll logic!
Xander ,'Showtime'
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."
Dana - Nov 17, 2016 6:55:47 am PST #24173 of 28266
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
sj - Nov 22, 2016 8:14:31 am PST #24174 of 28266
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I was just searching this thread to see what other people had to say about The Girl on the Train, and apparently the reason Mom couldn't find her copy when I asked for it is because she gave it to me when I was 5 months pregnant. I know this only because I posted about it here. I have no memory of this or any idea what pile that copy may be in. Anyway, I main lined the last two hundred pages of it yesterday while ltc took an extra long nap and after she went to sleep for the night because I had to know how it ended. I found it a much faster read than Gone Girl, but unlike GG, TGotT never made me gasp out loud. I was expecting the twist to be more twisted.
Laura - Nov 22, 2016 9:40:58 am PST #24175 of 28266
Our wings are not tired.
So my reader son asked me what I was reading over the weekend and I told him about Cloudbound. Not surprisingly he expressed interest and when he went with me to my dentist appointment yesterday he snagged my Nook while I was in the chair and got to page 66 of Updraft before the battery died. New fan!
He's a great one to buy real books for too because he rereads often. Yay!
hippocampus - Nov 22, 2016 11:01:35 am PST #24176 of 28266
not your mom's socks.
New fan!
LOVE. Thank you. (can I do that here?)
There's a really intense twitter thread from last night about monsters and metaphor in Updraft that got rolling while I was trying to proofread Horizon / simultaneously falling asleep. It was amazing to read and I'm so heartened by it. (link is here: [link]
Laura - Nov 22, 2016 12:39:48 pm PST #24177 of 28266
Our wings are not tired.
Cool. I shall direct him to that link too. Also, he is articulate and stuff and does good review!
Volans - Nov 22, 2016 12:50:25 pm PST #24178 of 28266
move out and draw fire
That is an excellent thread.
megan walker - Nov 24, 2016 8:28:49 am PST #24179 of 28266
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
If anyone is interested, I've posted my annual book challenge. See if you can guess any of the books and/or authors based on the first line(s): [link]
sj - Nov 28, 2016 3:50:09 am PST #24180 of 28266
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Has anyone here read anything by Kelly Braffet? I started reading Save Yourself over vacation and couldn't put it down.
EpicTangent - Nov 28, 2016 11:44:29 am PST #24181 of 28266
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Rayne - Nov 29, 2016 4:15:58 pm PST #24182 of 28266
"Oh no! Has falling sky liquid once again caused you the sadness?" -Starfire
Wow, I had no idea that "The Handmaid's Tale" was being made into a series for Hulu. Elisabeth Moss is playing Offred and Joseph Fiennes is playing The Commander.
This could be really, really good!
I'm also super excited for the American Gods series!
AND Lin-Manuel Miranda is now involved with Kingkiller Chronicles! Not just the music, but as a creative producer as well! Words colliding!