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.
Don't belong. Dangerous, like you. Can't be controlled. Can't be trusted. Everyone could just go on without me and not have to worry. People could be what they wanted to be. Could be with the people they wanted. Live simple. No secrets.
River ,'Objects In Space'
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."
erin_obscure - Oct 17, 2020 9:00:20 am PDT #26177 of 28385
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
-t - Oct 17, 2020 10:53:48 am PDT #26178 of 28385
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 28385
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 28385
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 28385
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 28385
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 28385
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 28385
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
All true
Jessica - Nov 01, 2020 8:08:32 am PST #26185 of 28385
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The audiobooks of this series are SO GOOD. I was especially impressed with the narration in Harrow because the first-person narrator during the second-person narration bits was able to be exactly the right voice without being objectively spoilery. I suspected, but I didn't *know* until I was supposed to.
Utterly brilliant.
-t - Nov 01, 2020 8:53:26 am PST #26186 of 28385
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Ooh. I haven’t listened before, I am really looking forward to the experience (once I finish listening to MurderBot, which I am also enjoying very much)