I haven't read it but I'd be curious to hear what you think the adaptation got wrong.
Mal: Well, look at this! Appears we got here just in the nick of time. What does that make us? Zoe: Big damn heroes, sir.
'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."
Jessica - Apr 19, 2020 9:21:39 am PDT #25806 of 28176
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Amy - Apr 19, 2020 10:15:09 am PDT #25807 of 28176
Because books.
They added plot points left and right, and changed the motivation and action of several characters. What's on screen is much more Shocking! Suburban! Soap! Opera! than the novel, which was not as frenetic but said plenty about the nature of parents and children, and specifically motherhood, without all the added histrionics.
I only have the last episode to watch, I think, and it's been pretty much rage-watching since the second episode.
askye - Apr 22, 2020 4:20:36 pm PDT #25808 of 28176
Thrive to spite them
So in Second Life there is a big event for Realy for Life , Fantasy Faire and I'm checking out the event listings and who is the guest of honor for the LitFest? Fran Wilde! Worlds collide... but in a cool way.
-t - Apr 22, 2020 4:24:36 pm PDT #25809 of 28176
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Very cool!
Atropa - Apr 25, 2020 11:33:37 am PDT #25810 of 28176
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I just signed up for a Virtual Literary Festival (MYVLF) [link] - They're doing a book weekend in May with discussion panels; Neil Gaiman is going to talk about Ray Bradbury. Eeeeee!
esse - Apr 25, 2020 4:49:19 pm PDT #25811 of 28176
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
that looks awesome!
-t - May 09, 2020 3:46:26 pm PDT #25812 of 28176
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Caught up on Murderbot Diaries and oh my I really enjoy that so much. Going to listen to them all one after the other while I do yard work.
Meanwhile I *thought* I would read a novella real quick but it turns out The Priory of the Orange Tree is 800 pages long so I don't know where I got the idea it was short. It's got a fictional religion and dragons and a plague, though, so it's working for me. I'll just have to switch between the universes as needed.
Consuela - May 09, 2020 4:56:14 pm PDT #25813 of 28176
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I read Murderbot the other day. So good. I will have to go back and reread the whole series soon.
Right now I'm in comfort-reading mode, and I'm rereading all of Diane Duane's Rihannsu novels.
esse - May 09, 2020 5:13:47 pm PDT #25814 of 28176
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
The new murderbot is next on my list! I'm so excited.
Yeah, "Priory" is ... not a light read.
I loved Rihannsu as a young teenager, I should go back to them again!
Katerina Bee - May 09, 2020 8:11:45 pm PDT #25815 of 28176
Herding cats for fun
I quite liked Priory of the Orange Tree. I knew I could finish it but waited for paperback due to weight. I'd recommend it for having strong female characters and presenting two tender, unexpected gay love stories.