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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."

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Jessica - Sep 28, 2020 9:56:03 am PDT #26133 of 28175
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I finally got around to reading (listening to) Gideon the Ninth and WOW. So good! Starting the sequel as soon as I can log off from work today.

Also literally the first thing I've been able to get through since March that isn't romance or fanfic, so yay me.

DebetEsse - Sep 28, 2020 9:59:38 am PDT #26134 of 28175
Woe to the fucking wicked.

Yes! That was a fun one. I'm approaching the top of the waitlist for Harrow at the library, and looking forward to it. I do expect it will be less Agatha Christie than Gideon, which makes me a little sad.

-t - Sep 28, 2020 10:02:21 am PDT #26135 of 28175
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Woo! I have the Gideon audiobook on deck to listen to after I get caught up again on Murderbot, which is only stalled out because I am forcing myself to only listen to that when I am doing household chores...Anyway, I really liked the sequel but also am not sure I know what is actually happening in it so I look forward to hearing someone else's opinion about it (also hoping the third book answers some of my questions)

amyparker - Sep 28, 2020 10:30:44 am PDT #26136 of 28175
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.

Becky Chambers has a new book out in July, and her work has moved from "auto-buy" to "Yeeaaaaaah, I'll wait until the reviews show up" for me. Which makes me sad, but after the violent animal death in "To Be Taught, If Fortunate" and A Closed And Common Orbit, this is better: the story may have needed it, but it's literally the only thing I can remember about "To Be Taught", and I deleted it as soon as I finished because I knew I'd never be able to read it again.

sj - Sep 28, 2020 12:18:28 pm PDT #26137 of 28175
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

I think I will probably have to reread Gideon first because I was having a lot of trouble concentrating when I was reading it and I'm not sure I remember much.

Atropa - Sep 28, 2020 12:26:27 pm PDT #26138 of 28175
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

PSA for anyone planning on reading the new Allie Brosh book: it's fantastic, but if you struggle with grief or depression parts of it are really hard.

Consuela - Sep 28, 2020 8:51:11 pm PDT #26139 of 28175
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

I ordered the new Allie Brosh, need to go pick it up at the bookstore (along with Vol. 1 of Saga, which I've heard enough about that I need to read).

Jesse - Sep 29, 2020 4:09:22 am PDT #26140 of 28175
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I'm vaguely annoyed that I ordered Allie Brosh's book through a local (but not walkable) bookstore as part of a special event and I don't have it yet, but I also have multiple library books I need to read ASAP.

Jesse - Sep 29, 2020 11:29:48 am PDT #26141 of 28175
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Of course it came in today's mail! AND I was one of the first whatever number of registrants for the event, so I also got a special print!

Cashmere - Oct 02, 2020 1:15:37 pm PDT #26142 of 28175
Now tagless for your comfort.

I don't know if Atropa has seen this: New YA novel featuring the Countess of Bathory. [link]

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