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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."

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-t - May 06, 2017 7:59:43 pm PDT #24553 of 28235

I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

The second review is China Mieville. I guess I should be reading China Mieville? I can't remember if I have tried or not.

Kinda stuck on catching up on CJ Cherryh (just finished book 7 of Foreigner or First Contact or whatever the atevi novels are known as and very into this project. Seeing heretofore unsuspected parallels between Bren Cameron and Miles Vorkosigan which I would like to parlay into a literature review of SF heroes written by women if someone would like to give me a grant for that) for a while, I think, but I could move Mieville from the "I've heard that name but I don't remember the context " mental list to "yes, read" list, I suppose.

sj - May 07, 2017 5:06:10 am PDT #24554 of 28235

"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

The first review in Norman Spinrad's "On Books" in the May Asimov's(forgive my poor citation formatting, I am out of practice) is (a) just wonderful in its own right snd (2) mentions our own "David J. Schwartz's "The Sun Inside", the longest and best story in the section"

Neat.

The second review is China Mieville. I guess I should be reading China Mieville? I can't remember if I have tried or not.

Yes, he's excellent.

hippocampus - May 08, 2017 1:59:23 pm PDT #24555 of 28235

not your mom's socks.

Awesome David!!

China Mieville - what sj said.

-t - May 12, 2017 4:28:15 pm PDT #24556 of 28235

I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I can't remember if I tried reading Mieville and found him not my cup of tea or if I just haven't gotten to his stuff yet. Either way, will probably read eventually.

Right now I am working my way through the Foreigner series. Just started book nine, and am delighted to see non-Bren POV! I mean, I like Bren and all, but actual atevi thoughts is a pretty exciting prospect.

God bless the library and all its works.

Steph L. - May 12, 2017 4:40:39 pm PDT #24557 of 28235

I look more rad than Lutheranism

I'm re-reading the Skulduggery Pleasant books because I don't have the spoons to read anything new.* But that's how I found out there was a new book coming out, so hey. (I was idly searching Tumblr for the #SkulduggeryPleasant tag, and there it was.)

*Although I did read the new InCryptid book, which was fun.

-t - May 12, 2017 4:49:07 pm PDT #24558 of 28235

I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Thanks for that!

Consuela - May 12, 2017 4:54:05 pm PDT #24559 of 28235

We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

I'm reading Martha Wells' Murderbot Diaries, and it's REALLY GOOD. Definitely recommended.

DebetEsse - May 12, 2017 6:08:04 pm PDT #24560 of 28235

Woe to the fucking wicked.

Ok, so I just finished Parasite, and I have an "ask the audience" question. At the end, Sal's all "Oh my god, a worm is driving this meat suit" And I'm like, "Lady, I've known that since page 4." Is that just me? Was it supposed to be at all suspenseful, or was it a literary exercise in a journey from denial to acceptance of self-as-other?

aurelia - May 12, 2017 8:59:25 pm PDT #24561 of 28235

All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

DebetEsse, I guess the latter? Maybe? That seemed to be the continuing trajectory. That whole trilogy was really not up to the level of the Newsflesh series.

hippocampus - May 13, 2017 10:11:58 am PDT #24562 of 28235

not your mom's socks.

Consuela I cannot wait to read that

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