Not finished yet, but I impulsively bought Susan Orlean's "The Library Book" and I think Buffistas would like it.
The Math Greek got me this for Christmas and I'm very excited to read it. I may have to interrupt Carter Beats the Devil for it.
River: You gave up everything you had. Simon: [Chinese] Everything I have is right here.
'Safe'
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."
megan walker - Jan 08, 2019 4:54:31 pm PST #25238 of 28197
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Jesse - Jan 09, 2019 7:57:36 am PST #25239 of 28197
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Tana French readers: does anyone else think she often goes off the rails toward the ends of her books? I've just gotten to that point in the one I'm reading, and it makes me not want to bother finishing it, which I realize is just crazy talk.
meara - Jan 09, 2019 10:00:35 am PST #25240 of 28197
I didn't make it through her latest one, I tried a couple times, got maybe 30% in, and just couldn't care enough
Jesse - Jan 09, 2019 10:36:13 am PST #25241 of 28197
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Witch Elm? If so, it changes radically after that first third.
Sue - Jan 09, 2019 11:33:10 am PST #25242 of 28197
hip deep in pie
The Witch Elm was the first one where I felt she really needed more editing, but I think I expect some kind of twist in her books. I'm not sure they're always successful...I didn't love the Broken Harbour, and The Trespasser as much as the others, it was def. the end of the Trespasser that left me a little cold.
Jesse - Jan 09, 2019 11:43:10 am PST #25243 of 28197
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yes! Same to all of that! OK, glad to know it's not just me then.
Sue - Jan 09, 2019 11:53:04 am PST #25244 of 28197
hip deep in pie
I just noticed last week that her new novel is being released as The Wych Elm in the UK and Ireland. I wonder what else was edited for North America.
Jesse - Jan 09, 2019 12:07:27 pm PST #25245 of 28197
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Not "jacks roll," that's for sure. (I figured it out eventually.)
Kat - Jan 09, 2019 3:01:13 pm PST #25246 of 28197
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
meara,
I've been reading a bunch of the NPR book concierge books. A number of them I'd already read (mostly the romances) but there were a lot I hadn't.
SAME. It's fun that they are coming in a few at at I'm rushing to read them before I have to return them.
I And just got "odd one out", which I really was loving until about the last 5 pages. I didn't like the ending one bit and perhaps not for the reason some might think (anyone else read it?)
So I had written down on a paper a list of titles. And I apparently had Odd One Out wrong and reserved Odd Mom Out, which was weird because it seemed so dated (it mentioned myspace) and it wasn't that good. When I saw my original list, I realized I had it wrong. So I have this Odd One Out on hold, but it hasn't come in yet.
meara - Jan 09, 2019 4:21:16 pm PST #25247 of 28197
Ooh, Kat I'll be interested to hear your thoughts after you read it!!
Another one just came in that I'm looking forward to and hoping will be good, •"book of essie", about a Duggar-like family with a reality tv show whose daughter gets pregnant as an unwed teen.