Wow. That's a weird woman to pick to be your only.
I don't shop in many bookstores that aren't Borders or B&N, so I'm rarely presented with that sort of winnowing.
How is their standard SF shelf? Better balanced?
There's more than one way to skin a cat. And I happen to know that's factually true.
Mayor ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
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."
§ ita § - Apr 20, 2007 4:55:19 am PDT #2607 of 28176
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Dana - Apr 20, 2007 5:33:45 am PDT #2608 of 28176
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Oxford University Press is having a big spring sale.
Hayden - Apr 20, 2007 6:42:15 am PDT #2609 of 28176
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Jon B. - Apr 20, 2007 6:53:51 am PDT #2610 of 28176
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Heh. FAQWife just forwarded that to me. I love the Sarah Vowell bit.
Hayden - Apr 20, 2007 6:58:33 am PDT #2611 of 28176
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
That was spot-on.
Consuela - Apr 20, 2007 4:49:09 pm PDT #2612 of 28176
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
their standard SF shelf? Better balanced?
Who is "their"? If Moe's, that was their standard shelf. Their other SF is all used, so there's a wide variety (Berkeley, you know).
If Borders et al., they generally have a broad distribution, although I rarely find the writers I've been hearing on LJ I should be reading, like Charlie Stross, fr'instance.
DavidS - Apr 20, 2007 6:08:46 pm PDT #2613 of 28176
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Ouch.
Not entirely fair since they've done a lot of things like the Embedded in Afghanistan stuff. Still, a pointy stick in the eye.
§ ita § - Apr 20, 2007 9:38:21 pm PDT #2614 of 28176
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Who is "their"? If Moe's, that was their standard shelf.
I meant Moe's. I thought you were only looking at the new stuff.
Interesting.
Consuela - Apr 21, 2007 8:34:45 am PDT #2615 of 28176
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Yeah, I should have clarified. I meant, "new" as in "not used," not "new" as in "just came out."
vw bug - Apr 22, 2007 3:59:12 am PDT #2616 of 28176
Mostly lurking...
So, my literary Buffistas, what exactly is the (your) fascination with Frankenstein? I've got to write two papers about it today, and I need to be a little more interested in the subject than I am. Otherwise, the paper is going to be all, "I didn't like this, and I didn't like that. Oh! And that? Didn't like it either." So, I thought I'd see what other people's fascinations are to see if I can look at it in a new light.