Giles ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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."
Well, if anyone's interested, Cold Comfort Farm is on sale on Amazon. Not sure about anywhere else. It's a hoot - written in 1932 (? 1933?) in reaction to a bunch of novels about rural life, it's a parody of the whole genre. And I believe it kind of killed it off. There's also a delightful movie which stars Ian McKellan as Amos Starkadder.
And Kate Beckinsale!
I kind of love the 20s-30s British writing style.
I was reading a review of the book and seemingly the genre was (sarcastically) referred to as "lust in the loam". Obviously, Seth would fit right in.
I saw something nasty in the woodshed!
The water voles will get you!
I picked a hell of a time to reread the Imperial Radch novels, particularly Ancillary Mercy
I read them last year and yeah, they are a hell of a thing, especially in the current environment! But I couldn't put them down once I got going.
Cold Comfort Farm is particularly interesting because it was SF when it was written: it was written in the 30s and set in the near future--there are videocalls!--but in a world where WWII never happened.
it's a great read though. So fun.
Silliest reason to appreciate Alexis Hall. Mysterious Letter has 54 chapters. My habit of snatching a few minutes here and there to read, along with my completist desire to stop at chapter's end are both served with short chapters.
Fuck yeah, hippocampus!!!!!