Have I mentioned The Midnight Bargain here? Here, let me let the NYTimes do it for me: [link]
River: I didn't think you'd come for me. Simon: Well, you're a dummy.
'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."
hippocampus - Oct 14, 2020 9:23:33 am PDT #26175 of 28175
not your mom's socks.
-t - Oct 15, 2020 1:51:31 pm PDT #26176 of 28175
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
OK, I wasn't sure about A Deadly Education when I started it, but before I knew it I was halfway through and mad that I couldn't stay up all night to finish it. And now I have to wait until July for the next one!
It's good, is what I mean to say.
erin_obscure - Oct 17, 2020 9:00:20 am PDT #26177 of 28175
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
TMW the reviews are SO MUCH BETTER than the book . Don't judge me too harshly, I was not at all sober and Netflix decided I should watch After which was so gorgeously horrible I had to look it up and stumbled upon these reviews. Many of which are absolutely perfect. I DO NOT recommend reading any of this drivel. But parts of the movie were entertaining...as long as you are a grown ass adult who understands what constitutes a healthy relationship and are willing to not think at all for a couple hours.
-t - Oct 17, 2020 10:53:48 am PDT #26178 of 28175
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That first review is amazing! Sounds like a fascinating phenomenon I want to keep a safe distance from
-t - Oct 17, 2020 1:44:03 pm PDT #26179 of 28175
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
The narrator of The Hollow Places is called Carrot and I like her.
It's definitely horror.
-t - Oct 20, 2020 6:19:39 pm PDT #26180 of 28175
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Y'all. The Once and Future Witches. So very good.
DebetEsse - Oct 31, 2020 12:39:23 pm PDT #26181 of 28175
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Just finished Harrow. I think I liked it better, even, than Gideon, and I think it should be nominated for a Hugo. The narrative structure was really interesting and engaging (if a bit of *work* to follow) for me, although I could see others finding it off-putting.
But, I mean, come on, in has an in-universe barista AU . I liked that I thought I was figuring things out, but it turns out that, no! There's a whole other layer of THINGS.
-t - Oct 31, 2020 12:59:42 pm PDT #26182 of 28175
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Right? Glorious. I should get to my audiobook reread soon...
I randomly found myself thinking, apropos of nothing but regarding Harrow, "and it would surprise you to learn that planet-killing necromancers are perhaps not the good guys?" I'm gonna say it takes some sharp world building to put me in that position.
DebetEsse - Oct 31, 2020 4:29:17 pm PDT #26183 of 28175
Woe to the fucking wicked.
To be fair, I'm not sure there is a GOOD guy to be found.
Although I'm quite glad we got to spend more time with Abigail and Magnus, and actually got to meet Dulcinea.
-t - Oct 31, 2020 4:52:01 pm PDT #26184 of 28175
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
All true