The second novella introduces a great character.
You like ships. You don't seem to be looking at the destinations. What you care about is the ships, and mine's the nicest.
Kaylee ,'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."
Dana - Dec 02, 2020 6:57:26 pm PST #26274 of 28175
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
-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.
-t - Dec 03, 2020 11:56:32 am PST #26280 of 28175
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I also love that Murderbot will now autocomplete when I’m typing on my iPad
Ha! I don't get the Murderbot autocomplete, but I do get Murderbiscuit...
Laura - Dec 03, 2020 12:08:44 pm PST #26281 of 28175
Our wings are not tired.
Murderbot is next up in my queue.
I'm still less than 100 pages to go with Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, which is taking way longer than it should, but by the time I settle down to read I fall asleep! Life really needs to stop getting in the way of my reading. My original thought was to dive right into Piranesi, but Murderbot has been staring at me and it wants to be next.
amyparker - Dec 03, 2020 12:29:39 pm PST #26282 of 28175
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
I sympathize so much with its desire to NOT DEAL WITH PEOPLE AND THEIR FEELINGS. It's just charming.
Stupid breakable humans I JUST WANT TO WATCH MY SHOWS IS THAT SO MUCH TO ASK.
-t - Dec 03, 2020 12:52:46 pm PST #26283 of 28175
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Right? So relatable!
Laura, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell just takes a long time, as I recall. And there isn't a strong reason to jump from that to Piranesi if you'd rather hop over to Murderbot, they aren't related