The Starless Sea doesn't trump The Night Circus for me, but then the only way The Night Circus could have been more aimed at me was if it had vampires.
I'm going to see to Wesley, see if he's still whimpering.
Giles ,'Chosen'
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."
Atropa - Nov 10, 2019 6:54:58 pm PST #25533 of 28195
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Gris - Nov 11, 2019 12:58:50 am PST #25534 of 28195
Hey. New board.
I'm reading Night Circus right now. So far I'm disappointed with the lack of Circus.
Calli - Nov 11, 2019 4:36:52 am PST #25535 of 28195
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I just started 10k Doors. So far I'm liking it a lot.
-t - Nov 12, 2019 6:51:36 am PST #25536 of 28195
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Have started 10k doors. Reading it and Starless Sea close together is making me very thinky, so that's nice
ETA and apparently the new Expanse novella was released early? I don't think my brain can handle switching gears to that right now...
Kat - Nov 12, 2019 11:06:15 am PST #25537 of 28195
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Finished Starless Sea and it felt.... bloated. It's no Night Circus for sure.
I loved 10k Doors of January, I'm struggling with Starless Sea and I think it's because I'm trying to novel and read, and I really liked a book that people are hating (9th House) -- weird.
I didn't love Ninth House for 2/3rds of the book, but the last 1/3rd got me and I really enjoyed it. And then the same thing happend with Less which I actively disliked until the final 15% and its mediocrity was broken by a delightul ending.
Pix - Nov 12, 2019 6:15:52 pm PST #25538 of 28195
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Finished Starless Sea and it felt.... bloated. It's no Night Circus for sure.
Yep, my feelings too. Enjoyed it, but didn't love it.
sj - Nov 13, 2019 5:27:37 am PST #25539 of 28195
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Reminder if you're looking for any books cheap and want me to check the library book, just give me a shout at my profile addy. I just snagged a bunch of library edition graphic novels for myself.
-t - Nov 14, 2019 9:35:04 am PST #25540 of 28195
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
OK, 10k doors of January is excellent.
Pix - Nov 14, 2019 5:15:54 pm PST #25541 of 28195
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
OK, 10k doors of January is excellent.Right?? SO GOOD.
hippocampus - Nov 16, 2019 9:46:44 am PST #25542 of 28195
not your mom's socks.
Oh gosh, Less. I have so many thoughts about that book.
Starless Sea is -- I'm having a hard time finding a handhold. I suspect that's because I had a book in my brain, and am grading fifty thousand student stories.
I got the impression that 9th House is something of a jump for fans -- but it was right in my wheelhouse, most of the time.
I am doing the approach-avoid thing with The Water Dancer because I still need to get grading done and I suspect I won't be able to get up once I've sat down with this one. T enjoyed it a lot.