Finished Barrayar today.
Damn, that was good. Tense, though -- I was holding my breath for, like, the last 1/4 of the book. Good stuff.
I don't know about you guys, but I've had it with super-strong little women who aren't me.
Buffy ,'Get It Done'
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."
Steph L. - Apr 29, 2007 6:49:42 pm PDT #2641 of 28176
I look more rad than Lutheranism
§ ita § - Apr 29, 2007 7:27:08 pm PDT #2642 of 28176
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I finished a book too! Way too exciting, considering it's not exciting. I just read so rarely these days.
Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner. I have to admit, the shenanigans in Swordspoint sometimes went over my head, when they weren't primarily emotional. This one talks down to me more, and I can't say I don't appreciate it.
I think she did a good job of a clueless learning-her-way story without me feeling impatient or scornful. Katherine didn't know some things, and she was going to learn them, but I didn't dislike her or the author for it.
Didn't love the book, but I sure did enjoy it.
Ginger - Apr 30, 2007 4:36:18 am PDT #2643 of 28176
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Finished Barrayar today
Shopping!
Steph L. - Apr 30, 2007 5:10:35 am PDT #2644 of 28176
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Finished Barrayar today
Shopping!
Oh, YEAH. I forgot you had mentioned that!
Damn, I love Cordelia.
Consuela - Apr 30, 2007 5:54:10 pm PDT #2645 of 28176
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
She paid too much.
I do adore Cordelia. She's just awesome. Aral is too, of course.
DavidS - May 01, 2007 11:47:12 am PDT #2646 of 28176
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
erikaj - May 01, 2007 12:08:54 pm PDT #2647 of 28176
Always Anti-fascist!
No way...I believe I did come close to writing Lethem/ Pelecanos once. Not sure if George would dig that...but it is *me*...as I recall they spent much more time fondling records than each other.(As well as being quite jealous of the time I spent with the other one.) But you just can't punk the leading crime writer in America...I'm sure you feel me on that. But I think they are both very cute.
vw bug - May 09, 2007 10:22:23 am PDT #2648 of 28176
Mostly lurking...
Ok. Who wants to talk Flannery O'Connor? erika? Anyone? Bueller?
DavidS - May 09, 2007 10:24:38 am PDT #2649 of 28176
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Ok. Who wants to talk Flannery O'Connor? erika? Anyone? Bueller?
Dude, I own a Flannery O'Connor t-shirt. She's my favorite writer. What do you want to talk about?
vw bug - May 09, 2007 10:28:38 am PDT #2650 of 28176
Mostly lurking...
Good Country People. For starters, anyways.
I'm having a disagreement with my professor. He says that Hulga "takes a chance on love," and I say that's bullshit. So, I thought I'd see what some other O'Connor lovers think.
The point of him saying that was, he was trying to get us to think about the point where Grace is offered in this story as today's quiz question. I'm still not completely sure how to answer that question, but partially it is because I disagree with him on his use of "takes a chance on love."