I do like mysteries as comfort reading in general. That whole order out of chaos thing they have going on really does help.
Spike? It's you. It's really you! My therapist thought I was holding on to false hope, but…I knew you'd come back. You're like…you're like Gandalf the White, resurrected from the pit of the Balrog, more beautiful than ever. Oh…he's alive Frodo. He's alive.
Andrew ,'Damage'
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 - Oct 07, 2020 8:38:07 am PDT #26159 of 28756
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
-t - Oct 07, 2020 8:44:19 am PDT #26160 of 28756
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
BTW, the new book this week I am most excited about is probably Megan Whalen Turner's Return of the Thief. I don't know what to expect from it, but I know it will be good!
Somehow have 5 other books also just showed up. Overwhelming.
bennett - Oct 07, 2020 8:50:54 am PDT #26161 of 28756
"The Senate today have voted to make me a god in Palmyra. They'll put a little statue to me in the temple, and people will bring offerings to me, asking me to bring rain or cure their father's gout. Tell me, Livia: if I'm a god, even in Palmyra, how do I cure gout?!" Augustus, "I Claudius"
Has anyone re-read the Anita Blake series recently? Do they age well? I enjoyed them until she went off the rails and wondered whether it would be fun to re-read the first 5-10 books. I think I gave up about Obsidian Butterfly, so probably wouldn't want to go much beyond that.
Toddson - Oct 07, 2020 9:23:56 am PDT #26162 of 28756
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I actually kept up with them, mostly; I found a number of the later ones to be duds. The earlier ones I don't think I re-read recently.
chrismg - Oct 07, 2020 12:57:36 pm PDT #26163 of 28756
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
I've been veering between reading all the way through my library books(I usually get WAY too many to read in the 3 weeks I have them) and going back through old favorites(mostly Bujold and Zahn). The only new ones I've bought are Network Effect , which I went through pretty quick, and Gideon the Ninth which is next in the chute.
Laura - Oct 07, 2020 1:16:54 pm PDT #26164 of 28756
Our wings are not tired.
I've been reading Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell on recommendation of many. It is quite delightful, but long. I used to pick books by their length, or the number in a series because I like to live with characters a long time, but in the past couple years most books I have read are shorter. Change of pace.
-t - Oct 07, 2020 1:20:53 pm PDT #26165 of 28756
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I was kind of thinking about reading that again as I am sure I have forgotten an awful lot, but the length is daunting. I might watch the miniseries.
DavidS - Oct 07, 2020 4:30:32 pm PDT #26166 of 28756
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I might watch the miniseries.
The miniseries was really good.
-t - Oct 07, 2020 4:39:30 pm PDT #26167 of 28756
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I know I watched in when it aired, in fact I think that's what made me read the book, but I remember so little. I've only found it available to rent, but probably worth it
Atropa - Oct 07, 2020 5:11:53 pm PDT #26168 of 28756
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
The miniseries is so good. The casting is excellent.