Amos is among my favorites. Avarsawala & Bobbi Draper too
Tara: Do you have any books on robots? Giles: Oh, yes, dozens. There's a lot of research to be done in order to--no, I'm lying. Haven't got squat. I just like watching Xander squirm.
'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."
hippocampus - Apr 21, 2017 6:47:49 am PDT #24516 of 28237
not your mom's socks.
Katerina Bee - Apr 21, 2017 6:49:41 am PDT #24517 of 28237
Herding cats for fun
I particularly like it because Wes Chatham is such a piece of beefcake I was surprised he reads for pleasure. Apparently he was really thrilled by the story and now he gets to bring it to non readers who like tv. Depth!
-t - Apr 22, 2017 6:59:33 am PDT #24518 of 28237
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I'm very glad to have started Foreigner from the beginning. I had forgotten almost all the detail and the political subtext is comforting. Excellent job, Solano County Library, in making the series available to me!
Eta: although the map in my head is mirror-reversed and I can't seem to fix it. Every time they say west I am picturing east and vice versa. Weird. And took me almost three books to realize.
Dana - Apr 24, 2017 6:01:09 am PDT #24519 of 28237
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Con or Bust's 2017 auction is live. Tons of books, signed books, story critiques, and other stuff.
sumi - Apr 24, 2017 12:43:49 pm PDT #24520 of 28237
Art Crawl!!!
Just read Sweet Bitter by Stephanie Danler.
It's like. . . the tale of a slack life that revolves around working at a restaurant. Of course, my slack life revolved around a crappy office job that I wasn't actually good at. . . and it wouldn't make an excellent coming of age novel.
Sue - Apr 24, 2017 12:51:25 pm PDT #24521 of 28237
hip deep in pie
Just read Sweet Bitter by Stephanie Danler.
I read that a few months ago, and I didn't get why it got so much buzz. The learning about fine dining stuff was fine, the coming of age stuff and any attempt to be lyrical made me cringe.
sumi - Apr 24, 2017 7:05:43 pm PDT #24522 of 28237
Art Crawl!!!
I just didn't understand why the main character even went to New York. . . to work in fine dining? (And party?) I may be too far away from 22 to understand. . . or possibly too much of an introvert to ever have found that enticing.
sj - Apr 28, 2017 8:28:58 am PDT #24523 of 28237
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I'm finally cracking open the newest Mercy Thompson novel. Hopefully ltc take a long nap.
EpicTangent - Apr 28, 2017 10:30:11 am PDT #24524 of 28237
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
I finished The King of Attolia yesterday, which is the sequel to The Queen of Attolia, which is the sequel to The Thief. I started reading them because the author is the aunt of one of my best friends, and I have Zero Regrets. I didn't LOVE the books at first, but liked them enough to keep going. Whatever the opposite of Diminishing Returns is, that's what this series has, it just keeps getting better. I put the 4th one on hold at the library and the fifth is coming out next month apparently. So I have it WAY better than my friend and her friends, who started reading them in high school and had to wait years for sequels.
Consuela - Apr 28, 2017 2:06:04 pm PDT #24525 of 28237
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Oh, yes, epic, the Attolia/Eddis books are awesome. Cannot wait for the next one: I think I preordered it already.
And I loved the first one too, because it's so sneaky. The others are sneaky too, but in different ways.