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)
Mal: Ready? Zoe: Always.
'Serenity'
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."
-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
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.
Atropa - Oct 02, 2020 2:17:27 pm PDT #26143 of 28175
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Oooooh.
Shir - Oct 04, 2020 2:17:01 am PDT #26144 of 28175
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Next week ICON SFF festival will take place virtually via live streaming, and there are two live events with authors (in English) that might interest some of you. The first is a conversation with Daryl Gregory and Kelly Link (Monday, 5/10, 10:00pm Israel time), and the other is a conversation with Stephanie Burgis (Tuesday, 6/10, 4:00pm Israel time). The website is mostly in Hebrew, but I can help interested parties to buy tickets and access the live stream.