I’m very much looking forward to trawling the Yuletide stories this year to give me something to do for solo Christmas
But I understand. You gave up everything you had to find me. And you found me broken. It's hard for you.
River ,'Safe'
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."
meara - Nov 30, 2020 4:22:22 pm PST #26246 of 28175
aurelia - Nov 30, 2020 6:25:07 pm PST #26247 of 28175
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
You can find the answers here.
Oh, I have read one of those! #7, but it was 20+ years ago. That line did not stick with me.
I was looking at some of the previous lists and I hadn't read it then, but if The Library Book had been on the list this year I totally would've gotten it.
Volans - Nov 30, 2020 6:27:32 pm PST #26248 of 28175
move out and draw fire
I literally just heard about Murderbot this week. Is now on my Kindle.
We used to have a game that was sort of Balderdash plus first lines. You'd get a title and author, and everyone wrote the first and last lines, except for the person who drew the card; they wrote the real ones. Points for anyone who knew and wrote the real ones...points for getting people to guess yours was real. If I didn't know the first and last lines, I would try to write something that would be as hilarious and offensive as possible...so I guess Balderdash plus first lines plus Cards Against Humanity.
megan walker - Dec 01, 2020 12:32:48 am PST #26249 of 28175
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I was looking at some of the previous lists and I hadn't read it then, but if The Library Book had been on the list this year I totally would've gotten it.
I love The Library Book. And the chapters are so short I remember it being great for bedtime reading. As opposed to The Hot Zone, which the Math Greek sent me just before the start of shelter-in-place when I was too scared to read it. I finally did in the summer. In fact, those two, and the other non-fiction book on the list, The Feather Thief, were all gifts from the MG. I'm not a huge fan of non-fiction but they were all great reads that I would recommend.
sj - Dec 01, 2020 5:15:33 am PST #26250 of 28175
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I finished Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo last night. I absolutely loved it!
dcp - Dec 01, 2020 5:28:12 am PST #26251 of 28175
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I remember really disliking the writing style in The Hot Zone.
I thought The Coming Plague by Laurie Garrett was much more clearly presented and engaging to read.
And it appears that it is currently free in Kindle format: [link]
chrismg - Dec 01, 2020 7:36:46 am PST #26252 of 28175
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Volans, so like Low Definition for book quotes.
Volans - Dec 01, 2020 11:28:49 am PST #26253 of 28175
move out and draw fire
like Low Definition for book quotes
Yes! And now I need Low Def.
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
I did too! It was exactly my jam.
sj - Dec 01, 2020 11:45:06 am PST #26254 of 28175
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Volans, me too and now I’m out of new Bardugo to read except for the Grishaverse companion book about the lives of the saints. I can’t wait for the sequel to King of Scars to come out next year.
Amy - Dec 01, 2020 11:47:23 am PST #26255 of 28175
Because books.
It took me a minute to get into Ninth House, but once I did, I tore through it.
I think the only ones I won't reread are the original trilogy. But Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom and King of Scars? Yes, please.