Okay, someone convince me to not abandon Outlander.
Never send a minion to do a god's work.
Glory ,'The Killer In Me'
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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."
Kat - Jan 04, 2017 5:58:26 am PST #24270 of 28260
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Amy - Jan 04, 2017 6:06:28 am PST #24271 of 28260
Because books.
Where are you in it, Kat? It took me a little while to get into it, but once I did, I couldn't stop. And the next two books are even better.
Laura - Jan 04, 2017 6:48:57 am PST #24272 of 28260
Our wings are not tired.
It has been so long since I read the series that I can't remember the first book, but I know as I got into it I was anxious to start the next volume as soon I finished each one.
msbelle - Jan 04, 2017 7:02:35 am PST #24273 of 28260
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I had seen season 1 of the tv show before reading 1. I read it and #2 pretty fast, took me a while to get into #3 which I read over like 9 months, just finished.
-t - Jan 04, 2017 7:23:44 am PST #24274 of 28260
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I read the second one first, and eventually drifted away after, um #5? Would not be able to make a good case for sticking with it, honestly - if it's not grabbing you it's not gonna, imo.
askye - Jan 04, 2017 7:28:51 am PST #24275 of 28260
Thrive to spite them
I liked the Outlander series until ...book 5 I think and then I can't be bothered to read more.
The first book has a lot of set up before they get to the action.
Jessica - Jan 04, 2017 8:12:04 am PST #24276 of 28260
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
How far in are you, and what don't you like about it? I'm in love with the characters enough that I've read the whole series twice plus almost all of the ancillary books (the Lord John Gray series, a few of the novellas).
The audiobooks are spectacular - Davina Winter is just an incredible narrator. However, listening in audio means you can't skip/skim and I've reached the point in my reread (mid book 6) where I'm considering making some of DG's writing habits a drinking game:
-Drink every time someone shivers, despite the temperature of the room/day
-Drink every time someone is eating while receiving bad news, and feels the food turn into a solid ball in their stomach
-Drink twice if it's a ball of ice
-Drink every time Claire mentions that Jamie is tall
-Drink every time Claire describes Jamie's eyelashes
-Drink every time the phrase "long straight nose" appears
-Drink every time the phrase "wide sweet mouth" appears
-Stop reading right now because you have alcohol poisoning
Dragonfly in Amber is easily the weakest of the series - S2 of the show was better.
smonster - Jan 04, 2017 8:28:04 am PST #24277 of 28260
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Jessica, ha!
I forget how far along I've read. Through A Breath of Snow and Ashes, I think? Maybe I'll start a reread, I need some relatively mindless escapism and I'm almost out of Downside Ghost stuff.
Amy - Jan 04, 2017 8:37:53 am PST #24278 of 28260
Because books.
I LOVED Dragonfly in Amber! Or at least I remember loving it. Maybe it was Voyager I loved most.
No drinking every time Jamie says, "Mo ..." whatever word for sweet that is?
smonster - Jan 04, 2017 8:47:09 am PST #24279 of 28260
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Cridhe? (Which autocorrect wanted to make "fridge.")