I started Reading Elizabeth Peters with The Last Camel Died at Noon. Stumbled in it at the library, and how do you walk past a title like that? So the child and the precocious love interest were part of the whole thing for me.
I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby.
Giles ,'Beneath You'
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."
WindSparrow - Nov 12, 2020 7:02:24 pm PST #26230 of 28175
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Cashmere - Nov 13, 2020 8:02:13 pm PST #26231 of 28175
Now tagless for your comfort.
Another book talk dropped. This one is The Montague Siblings series by Mackenzie Lee. [link]
sj - Nov 17, 2020 2:56:08 pm PST #26232 of 28175
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I started the audiobook for Ninth House this week while I can’t do much else. The female narrator who does Bardugo’s books is excellent. I found the male narrator slightly less interesting, but so far the book is sucking me right in.
Katerina Bee - Nov 18, 2020 8:39:34 am PST #26233 of 28175
Herding cats for fun
November 18: Margaret Atwood’s Birthday! I hope she will write some more books.
sj - Nov 18, 2020 8:51:07 am PST #26234 of 28175
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
She has a new poetry book out.
megan walker - Nov 26, 2020 10:19:37 am PST #26235 of 28175
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Happy Thanksgiving Literistas!
Unfortunately I am not chez Pix and ND this year, but I'm happy to say my other Thanksgiving tradition lives on. That's right, it's time for my annual First Lines book challenge!
I have every faith that you can guess at least one of these.
sj - Nov 27, 2020 6:26:49 am PST #26236 of 28175
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I couldn't sleep last night, so I ended up reading a large chunk of Mexican Gothic, and omg it is so good! Great gothic elements, and the witty conversations are very Austenesque. I can't wait to read more of it tonight.
Jesse - Nov 28, 2020 3:52:57 pm PST #26237 of 28175
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
For years, my family has mostly been exchanging books at Christmas, in some variations. Well, earlier this fall, I ordered a bunch of random books from my local independents, and then today we decided to draw names! So only a few of these books are now appropriate gifts (one for the person whose name I drew, a couple for my mother). Oh well, the rest for me, I guess!
megan walker - Nov 28, 2020 4:22:42 pm PST #26238 of 28175
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Hints have been written for the as-yet-unguessed items in my annual First Lines book challenge. And I'll say here that one of the authors is definitely a Buffista fave, though not for what I read this year.
Consuela - Nov 29, 2020 8:54:43 am PST #26239 of 28175
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
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