You're wrong about River. River's not on the ship. They didn't want her here, but she couldn't make herself leave. So she melted... Melted away. They didn't know she could do that, but she did.

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."


aurelia - Dec 09, 2020 9:11:00 pm PST #26332 of 28611
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

Thank you, Cashmere!


Amy - Dec 10, 2020 9:09:41 am PST #26333 of 28611
Because books.

As usual, I'm reading books way past their debuts, and I just started The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff. Anyone else read it?


sj - Dec 10, 2020 10:25:48 am PST #26334 of 28611
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Amy, that looks good and it turns out I already own the ebook.

I just finished Catherine House which was so good if you like dark academia.


Amy - Dec 10, 2020 11:25:04 am PST #26335 of 28611
Because books.

Oh, that's on my wish list! It looks like exactly my thing.


Amy - Dec 10, 2020 11:30:10 am PST #26336 of 28611
Because books.

Way to post and forget half of what I was going to say! I Monsters is big and complex but wonderful. I live everything about it so far.

And Kindle $1.99 deals are an indulgence I always allow myself, so I have a zillion books on my Kindle I haven't read yet. The problem is I forget t they're there, so every once in a while I have to scroll through the whole list.


-t - Dec 10, 2020 11:34:44 am PST #26337 of 28611
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I don't remember hearing about Monsters of Templeton but that sounds interesting. For $1.99? Twist my arm. Why does Lauren Groff sound familiar?

My January magazines just started popping up on my kindle, I don't need to be buying new books. I will have to give myself a stern talking to.


Amy - Dec 10, 2020 11:43:04 am PST #26338 of 28611
Because books.

No, I have it in paperback, it wasn't a Kindle deal. For me! It might have been at some point.


sj - Dec 10, 2020 11:57:01 am PST #26339 of 28611
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Amy is me, if it is $1.99 or less on kindle and I’m even vaguely interested in it, I buy it. Then I can always find something for whatever reading mood I’m in.


sj - Dec 10, 2020 11:57:32 am PST #26340 of 28611
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

The book Amy mentioned is 1.99 today.


-t - Dec 10, 2020 12:37:38 pm PST #26341 of 28611
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Sorry, yes, I *did* buy it today because it is $1.99 and I will say "why not?" to a lot of things at that price. Up to $4.99, really, although that adds up fast and I should not be so spendthrifty. I looked it up because y'all were talking about it but not specifically because I expected it to be $1.99.