That is a very true statement. I'm wondering who else you met there - the ones I know are Didi at Nova, Rani at Graff, and Gili at Utz.
No. And yes. It's always sudden.
Tara ,'Storyteller'
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."
Shir - Dec 12, 2020 7:23:08 am PST #26354 of 28175
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Calli - Dec 12, 2020 8:49:47 am PST #26355 of 28175
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I picked up the first couple of Murderbot novellas on some $1.99 deal ages ago and then promptly went off and read other things. I finally started the first on in November and proved the efficacy of daily deal prices within a couple of weeks as I snapped up and plowed through all of them within weeks. It was rather nice to get caught up in a new world—I had a lot of trouble getting into anything new over the summer and into fall.
I also have The Goblin Emperor in my TBR pile. It sounds like a good thing to unearth over the holidays.
Tom Scola - Dec 13, 2020 2:41:26 pm PST #26356 of 28175
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
RIP John le Carré.
bennett - Dec 13, 2020 4:48:48 pm PST #26357 of 28175
RIP John le Carré.I hate this year.
hippocampus - Dec 14, 2020 3:20:20 am PST #26358 of 28175
not your mom's socks.
Shir - yes, I know Rani also! (ETA darnit autocarrot)
Shir - Dec 14, 2020 12:35:29 pm PST #26359 of 28175
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
He is great too (though I don't know him as much as I know Didi).
-t - Dec 16, 2020 8:21:35 am PST #26360 of 28175
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Read a couple of good novellas or short novels (not sure about the nomenclature) recently: Princess Floralinda and the Forty-flight Tower by Tamsyn Muir and Seven of Infinities by Aliette de Bodard. Both very good. I kinda want to talk about Floralinda but I also don't know what I can say about it except if you like Tamsyn Muir you probably want to read it. And Seven of Infinities made me want to reread all the Xuyu stories. I do like that universe a lot.
aurelia - Dec 16, 2020 10:03:05 pm PST #26361 of 28175
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Bad Sex in Fiction Award Cancelled as We’ve Had “Too Many Bad Things in 2020” [link]
-t - Dec 17, 2020 7:31:17 am PST #26362 of 28175
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Fair point
Jessica - Dec 17, 2020 8:07:00 am PST #26363 of 28175
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
A spokesperson said: “With lockdown regulations giving rise to all manner of novel sexual practices, the judges anticipate a rash of entries next year. Authors are reminded that cybersex and other forms of home entertainment fall within the purview of this award. Scenes set in fields, parks or back yards, or indoors with the windows open and fewer than six people present will not be exempt from scrutiny.”
LOL