ooh ... and here's a page of bad covers for books after their copyrights expired ... with commentary
Travers: Perhaps you'll favor us with a demonstration while we're here. Buffy: You mean, like, right now? 'Cause, already had my recommended daily dose of fights tonight.
'Potential'
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."
Toddson - Mar 18, 2021 6:13:04 am PDT #26547 of 28175
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
chrismg - Mar 18, 2021 9:03:17 am PDT #26548 of 28175
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
That first one, with the Frankenstein cover, made me wonder if it was some kind of Munsters in-joke.
ETA: On the Bad Covers link, I mean.
Calli - Mar 19, 2021 4:20:19 am PDT #26549 of 28175
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Tor.com has an interesting article on gothic YA here: [link]
askye - Mar 22, 2021 4:52:22 pm PDT #26550 of 28175
Thrive to spite them
I started An Empire Called Memory and then got sucked into Daniel Abraham's fantasy series. I had a little trouble picturing what some of the races look like but overall didn't get lost in who people were and I did care about the characters.
I recommend the series from what I've read so far. There are alternating POV chapters like in The Expanse books. Although so far it's only POv from the more human ones. There is one character whose wife and daughter were tragically killed but he has dealt with that and so it's not about his pain.
The women are interesting and there is no sexual assault or attempted sexual assault. At least through the 2nd book. I hate that I have to point that out but since so many writers feel they have to include women being hurt as character building or to increase their peril.
-t - Mar 22, 2021 6:34:03 pm PDT #26551 of 28175
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Good to know, askye, I’ll keep that in mind
Toddson - Mar 23, 2021 5:41:28 am PDT #26552 of 28175
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I know that Seanan McGuire once posted something about being asked when Toby (October Daye in her series) would be raped and responded never ... it's become a quick and easy way to set up trauma for anyone female (as though there isn't enough other trauma in this or any other world).
Laura - Mar 23, 2021 6:04:24 am PDT #26553 of 28175
Our wings are not tired.
I hate that I have to point that out but since so many writers feel they have to include women being hurt as character building or to increase their peril.
Thank you. I couldn't agree more.
askye - Mar 23, 2021 9:28:11 am PDT #26554 of 28175
Thrive to spite them
Toddson-yeah she carries that over on all of her books. Obviously.
On Twitter someone asked about sexual assault or something like that in The Expanse (I don't remember the context) and Abraham's writing partner runs the James SA Corey Twitter account and he said they would never show it and there was no need.
I was really disappointed when Patricia Briggs used rape to traumatize Mercy Thompson.
Steph L. - Mar 23, 2021 9:46:49 am PDT #26555 of 28175
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I know that Seanan McGuire once posted something about being asked when Toby (October Daye in her series) would be raped and responded never
Toddson-yeah she carries that over on all of her books. Obviously.
Yeah, I love reading the InCryptid books and knowing I'm never going to get blindsided by sexual assault.
Shir - Mar 23, 2021 11:21:53 am PDT #26556 of 28175
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".