Thanks for sharing the news, Sue
Or maybe you could just be Buffy, he'll see your amazing heart, and he'll fall in love with you.
Xander ,'Get It Done'
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."
lisah - Dec 08, 2016 2:40:11 am PST #24212 of 28261
Punishingly Intricate
Amy - Dec 08, 2016 4:14:43 am PST #24213 of 28261
Because books.
sj, also S.J. (Sharon) Bolton. I found the first of her books this summer, and disappeared into the rest of them immediately.
And if you've never tried Elizabeth George's Inspector Lynley mysteries, the first seven or eight are so, so good.
Toddson - Dec 08, 2016 5:02:46 am PST #24214 of 28261
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
sj, you might also try Lisa Gardner - hers can get quite dark - they have a continuing cast of characters in the Boston PD. And, as a side note, she runs a ... contest? ... in which people who contribute to her favorite animal charity can have the name of a friend or relative used in a book. They're always noted in an afterword.
sj - Dec 08, 2016 6:39:41 am PST #24215 of 28261
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Thanks, Amy and Toddson. I'll add those to my list. I'm going to head over to the library bookstore later today. Hardcover mysteries are currently 50 cents. It's ridiculous how many books I have and can't settle down with something to read. I finished In the Woods last night, and I thought parts of it were great and other parts dragged. I was really annoyed that the book never told us what happened to the original 2 kids. Anyone here have any theories?
Kat - Dec 09, 2016 11:27:48 pm PST #24216 of 28261
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
So, has anyone read Crazy Rich Asians? I read it on the plane today, and ... I'm conflicted. It's funny and quick-witted but also kind of mean and full of stereotypes, just stereotypes I'm not familiar with. I dunno.
Yes. And the follow up. Then I felt likeI had eaten a box of donuts - the books left me oogey feeling after.
Consuela - Dec 10, 2016 6:06:17 am PST #24217 of 28261
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Then I felt likeI had eaten a box of donuts
oooh, that's a good analogy, Kat.
As a palate-cleanser, I reread LeGuin's Annals of the Western Shore over the last few days. It doesn't get as much attention as the Earthsea books, but it's a really strong series, with a focus on the power of words, literacy, and storytelling to bring people together. Loved it.
aurelia - Dec 11, 2016 9:41:50 am PST #24218 of 28261
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
JANE STEEL. is relevant to our interests. Let me turn to page three to show you why.
[ahem]
"Reader, I murdered him."
I just finished this. I LOVE it!
hippocampus - Dec 11, 2016 11:42:13 am PST #24219 of 28261
not your mom's socks.
I just finished this. I LOVE it!
GRIN
Kat - Dec 11, 2016 12:21:41 pm PST #24220 of 28261
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I really loved Jane Steele. Such fun.
I'm currently reading Spontaneous by Aaron Starmer and it's the first story in a Very Long Time that is giving me a deep Heathers feel. Anyone read it?
Amy - Dec 11, 2016 1:26:51 pm PST #24221 of 28261
Because books.
I tried Jane Steele and ... I couldn't get into it! I was disappointed in me.
I've been ostriching in books by Simone St. James, which are all paranormal romance mysteries set in the '20s and recommended by smonster. Delicious, surprisingly spooky, and perfect for my frame of mind right now.