My copy of How Long 'Til Black Future Month? is keeping Le Guin's collected short stories company on my shelf. *g*
The Broken Earth trilogy is magnificent, but the first book especially needs a content warning. (Do we do those with spoiler font?)
You never know if a girl's gonna say 'yes', or if she's gonna laugh in your face and pull out your still-beating heart and crush it into the ground with her heel.
Xander ,'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."
amyparker - Nov 17, 2019 3:46:06 pm PST #25552 of 28195
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
Gris - Nov 19, 2019 1:24:28 pm PST #25553 of 28195
Hey. New board.
Okay Broken Earth it is.
I just finished Philosophers War , the sequel to late year's Philosopher's Flight.
Very interesting AU historical fantasy novels. Some plot points are feeling a little wrong (or overly convenient), and the romance is pretty boring, but my overall feeling is definitely positive. The second one is darker and more epic, but maybe I liked the first one a little more? Still sussing out my feelings.
meara - Nov 19, 2019 1:49:59 pm PST #25554 of 28195
I just finished Ninth House. I take it there will be a sequel/series? I will say I had less patience with it than I might've used to, given that "spoiled scions of wealthy families not understanding or caring how what they do affects others" just feels too present lately.
chrismg - Nov 19, 2019 3:06:28 pm PST #25555 of 28195
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Kat - Nov 19, 2019 3:37:10 pm PST #25556 of 28195
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Ten Thousand Doors of January was delightful! I'm so glad I read it on all y'all's rec! Did you know that erinaceous's sister repped the book? (I read acknowledgments)
meara - Nov 19, 2019 4:15:21 pm PST #25557 of 28195
I haven't read it yet, so no I didn't, but I did see Erinaceous referenced in "Because Internet", which I thoroughly enjoyed.
-t - Nov 20, 2019 4:51:10 am PST #25558 of 28195
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I was up until 1 reading Catfishing on CatNet and now I am full of gronk.
Worth it, though.
megan walker - Nov 28, 2019 9:45:30 am PST #25559 of 28195
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
It's that time of year, my annual First Lines challenge: [link]
Dana - Dec 28, 2019 6:10:18 am PST #25560 of 28195
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I don't know how much people have been keeping up with the RWA v. Courtney Milan saga, but I cannot quite believe that today's development is that the president-elect of RWA lied about knowing Chuck Tingle.
Steph L. - Dec 28, 2019 6:12:29 am PST #25561 of 28195
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I cannot quite believe that today's development is that the president-elect of RWA lied about knowing Chuck Tingle.
Wait, what?
I'm almost impressed by the RWA's implosion. If they had deliberately said "Hey, let's self-destruct," it couldn't have happened this thoroughly. But here they are.