dammit.... too much white font....
resiting ... resiting....
Oh! I know this one! 'Slaying entails certain sacrifices, blah blah blahbity blah, I'm so stuffy, gimme a scone.'
Buffy ,'Help'
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."
beth b - Apr 01, 2007 7:17:09 pm PDT #2467 of 28175
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Strix - Apr 01, 2007 8:06:35 pm PDT #2468 of 28175
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Oh, that's good news about Jenks . I really like that particular, uh, particularity. Is that vague enough?!
I agree with you; I think Harrison laid some strong groundwork for Skimmer being Kisten's killer. I mean, Skimmer was jealous of Rachel AND Kisten's emotional importance to Ivy. I think Skimmer helped negotiate the deal with Al and got Kisten's 2nd death as a reward -- one she asked for.
All in all, I thought it was a good read, and had some great HSM. I also hadn't thought of Ceri getting together with Quen! I love that idea!
But in the book she seemed fascinated with Trent.
I'm kinda sad that Kisten's dead; he was sexay. But he was also a little...weaker than I like in a strong protag's love interest, male or female. I like stength matched with strength.
Maybe that's why I don't have have a boyfriend. I KNOW I smell good, dammit. . .
Oh! and about Matalina. I dunno if she's safe. I mean, Harrison gutted Rachel pretty well in this book. I do like that she doesn't back down from the hard buy good writing decisions -- like not making Trent into a fuzzy puppy, even though it would be much easier for him to become one.
Megan E. - Apr 02, 2007 4:17:43 am PDT #2469 of 28175
In non-HP book news, Oprah has chosen Cormac McCarthy's The Road for her next book. I haven't read it but I have read some of his work -- this strikes me as an unusual choice for her.
I find this very unusual, what with the eating of babies and other nastiness.
(white fonted for spoiler and general ickiness)
Typo Boy - Apr 04, 2007 8:29:38 am PDT #2470 of 28175
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
My blog on Gristmill is going to get a special section.
The editor does not like the title "No Hair Shirt Solutions to Global Warming" on grounds that most people won't know what a hair shirt is or why you would not want to wear one.
The point the title should convey is that we can solve global warming without requiring moving to a peasant hut or slaughtering rabbits or chopping wood. Ideally it should be short, snappy and smartass.
Any thoughts would be appreaciated.
DebetEsse - Apr 04, 2007 8:37:10 am PDT #2471 of 28175
Woe to the fucking wicked.
I find the word "yurt" funny. Something like, "Fixing Global Warming: Why you don't have to live in a yurt", maybe? That's a bit long.
Ginger - Apr 04, 2007 8:45:19 am PDT #2472 of 28175
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Solving Global Warming without Raising a Sweat?
Typo Boy - Apr 04, 2007 9:01:39 am PDT #2473 of 28175
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Riffing off Ginger:
"No Sweat Solutions to Global Warming"?
amych - Apr 04, 2007 9:03:32 am PDT #2474 of 28175
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
"No Sweat Solutions to Global Warming"
I like it. Nice play on "no sweat"="easy" and "no sweat"="not too warm".
Typo Boy - Apr 04, 2007 9:11:40 am PDT #2475 of 28175
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
OK - think I'll go with that. Thanks Ginger, and thanks everyone.
Volans - Apr 07, 2007 7:50:55 am PDT #2476 of 28175
move out and draw fire
Huh. Lifehacker had a list of sites for free books today, and one of the comments included a link to goodreads.com which looks like a good companion to LibraryThing. It's what you've read and what you'd like to read.