Thanks, Hec. I'll check with her mom and see if she has any of those already.
Volans, I haven't read Johannes Cabal or T Kingfisher, but they're on my list.
Two steaming cups of chocolate goodness. Courtesy of whomever I swiped it from out of the cupboard.
Ben ,'The Killer In Me'
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."
sj - Dec 02, 2020 3:33:38 pm PST #26270 of 28175
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
sj - Dec 02, 2020 6:14:03 pm PST #26271 of 28175
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
The niece wants Promised neverland, and after a long search, I finally found an online bookstore that had a new copy of the first volume available.
DavidS - Dec 02, 2020 6:21:40 pm PST #26272 of 28175
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
The niece wants Promised neverland, and after a long search
Matilda is way into the anime too, though it's rather sad.
-t - Dec 02, 2020 6:47:21 pm PST #26273 of 28175
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
My love for Murderbot is mostly the character and relationships with other characters. I feel like the plots got more absorbing in the later novellas, but I can’t call much to mind right at the moment. Too much recent Regency murder mystery crowding out my sci-fi character study knowledge.
Dana - Dec 02, 2020 6:57:26 pm PST #26274 of 28175
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
The second novella introduces a great character.
-t - Dec 02, 2020 7:12:51 pm PST #26275 of 28175
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
If you mean who I think you mean, and why wouldn’t you, very yes. And if you mean someone else probably still yes, actually.
Dana - Dec 02, 2020 7:15:23 pm PST #26276 of 28175
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I mean who you think I mean.
Calli - Dec 03, 2020 3:49:36 am PST #26277 of 28175
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Yes, I adore that character and that character’s interactions with Murderbot. I also love that Murderbot will now autocomplete when I’m typing on my iPad, so I must be doing something right with my spare time.
Consuela - Dec 03, 2020 10:57:04 am PST #26278 of 28175
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
That character's interactions with Murderbot are a lot like Rodney McKay and John Sheppard, which is no surprise if you know that Wells wrote professional tie-in novels for SGA.
I read the first Murderbot a while back. I liked the character, but I thought the plot was kind of dull, but everyone here seems to like them so much maybe I'll give the next one a try.
I find the plots actually kind of hard to follow, but the voice and emotional growth of Murderbot are what keep drawing me back. I sympathize so much with its desire to NOT DEAL WITH PEOPLE AND THEIR FEELINGS. It's just charming.
megan walker - Dec 03, 2020 11:22:26 am PST #26279 of 28175
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
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.
Yes, The Hot Zone is definitely written in the style of pulpy thriller. That's why I liked it. I would never choose to read a book like Garrett's. As I said, I'm not a big non-fiction fan. Unless it's for work, I rarely pick it up for myself. I only read Life Among the Savages this year because it was Jackson and I'm slowly reading all her stuff.