I am looking for recommendations for a children's classic (pre 1980).
The Phantom Tollbooth
The Great Brain
A Summer To Die
Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry
It's Like This, Cat
Picking a theme could be an interesting reading challenge. [link]
Let me guess. We're in a hurry.
Inara ,'Serenity'
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."
aurelia - Jan 09, 2018 6:57:08 pm PST #24923 of 28201
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Calli - Jan 10, 2018 1:49:38 am PST #24924 of 28201
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Kiera Andrew's work sounded interesting, so I went to check it out. There's a novella of hers currently available for free if anyone wants to give her work a try: [link]
It's 18th c Canadian wilderness rather than pirates, but it's still M/M.
aurelia - Jan 13, 2018 11:03:46 am PST #24925 of 28201
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I got a call from my uncle this morning thanking me for the books I sent to my cousin and her kids. He said I managed to replace some of the favorites that were lost in the fire. So excellent advice, people! Thank you!
sj - Jan 15, 2018 4:31:05 am PST #24926 of 28201
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Yay, aurelia! That's lovely.
hippocampus - Jan 23, 2018 12:54:27 pm PST #24927 of 28201
not your mom's socks.
amych - Jan 23, 2018 1:01:12 pm PST #24928 of 28201
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
hippo, yes it does.
Connie Neil - Jan 23, 2018 1:12:54 pm PST #24929 of 28201
brillig
Angels sing thee to thy rest, great lady.
Calli - Jan 23, 2018 1:21:54 pm PST #24930 of 28201
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Oh. The end of a literary era.
Kate P. - Jan 23, 2018 2:54:04 pm PST #24931 of 28201
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Oh man. I feel like she had so much left to say.
sumi - Jan 23, 2018 3:30:58 pm PST #24932 of 28201
Art Crawl!!!
Far too early.