It's odd that thinking about The Handmaid's Tale always gets me thinking about the narrative device of the bag full of cassette tapes and how anachronistic that seems now, isn't it? Maybe because the oppression and what not is contrariwise so plausible and timely.
You two carried me through that war. Now I need you to carry me just a little bit further. If you can.
Tracy ,'The Message'
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."
-t - Mar 28, 2017 10:14:59 am PDT #24450 of 28260
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
sumi - Mar 29, 2017 8:38:19 pm PDT #24451 of 28260
Art Crawl!!!
Random: They built a house for their books.
Laura - Mar 30, 2017 3:29:06 am PDT #24452 of 28260
Our wings are not tired.
Little house for books sounds like an awesome idea to me. Also, super cute.
zuisa - Mar 30, 2017 5:38:36 am PDT #24453 of 28260
call me jacki; zuisa is an internet nick from ancient times =)
Anyone read "The Luminaries"? I know it's supposed to be great but I just read the Kindle sample and I'm not sure how I feel about.
Beverly - Mar 30, 2017 8:10:49 am PDT #24454 of 28260
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
No insulation in that tiny house for books, Georgia muggy heat in summer, rain, and cold damp in winter. I can't imagine they leave the woodstove burning all the time--that looks like a recipe for mold, mildew, paper and glue deterioration and book loss to me.
Cute idea, impractical implementation.
-t - Mar 30, 2017 8:20:38 am PDT #24455 of 28260
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Depends on what the alternatives are. Are these books that would otherwise be in boxes in an uninsulated garage or shed? Then being on shelves and being read would be an improvement, I would say.
sj - Mar 30, 2017 8:50:50 am PDT #24456 of 28260
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I think I have more books than would fit in that tiny house.
sumi - Mar 30, 2017 11:18:04 am PDT #24457 of 28260
Art Crawl!!!
Well, I think that it would be a good start (and you could make it better than that one.)
Katerina Bee - Mar 30, 2017 3:58:36 pm PDT #24458 of 28260
Herding cats for fun
I think it's a lovely little building. Surely the books are better off there than in the dumpster. Hopefully the owners have thought out all that's needed to keep mold at bay.
Hi Beverly!!!!!!!
Did anyone enjoy the Great Brain books? I re read those awhile back and they were quite dated, but not all that bad as far as offending my sensibilities today. Was Mercer Mayer the illustrator? My favorite was always the book about the little brother "Me and My Little Brain."
aurelia - Mar 30, 2017 5:51:38 pm PDT #24459 of 28260
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I liked them. I would agree with you on the best one.