Oh yes, thumbs down on Children of Men.
Anya: We should drop a piano on her. It always works for that creepy cartoon rabbit when he's running from that nice man with the speech impediment. Giles: Yes, or perhaps we could paint a convincing fake tunnel on the side of a mountain.
'Touched'
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."
Beverly - Apr 01, 2021 7:40:52 pm PDT #26588 of 28175
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Toddson - Apr 02, 2021 1:34:30 pm PDT #26589 of 28175
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
This is an older book, but I waited for it to be on sale at a reduced price and so I finished it recently. It took a while for me to get into it, but once I did it moved along. Basic story (set in the early 1800s) - a highly skilled chef, employed by a titled man who's the head of a trading company (kind of like the British East India Company) has a dinner party interrupted by pirates, accidentally gets himself into the middle of this, sees his employer killed, then is hauled off by the pirates. Their leader is a woman and she tells him that he will have to make her one delicious meal on Sunday or he'll be killed. It follows the adventures of the pirates, the chef having to come up with something wonderful with paltry food/seasonings and a cooking place that is woefully inadequate.
-t - Apr 02, 2021 1:46:58 pm PDT #26590 of 28175
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Kidnapped by pirates is good
Seriously, that is an intriguing description
Toddson - Apr 02, 2021 1:55:01 pm PDT #26591 of 28175
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
And the meals he cooks ... he's very ingenuous and makes some meals that sound delicious out of the least promising things.
Laura - Apr 02, 2021 2:16:07 pm PDT #26592 of 28175
Our wings are not tired.
To those who recommended the Chanur books I send thanks. Enjoyable so far.
meara - Apr 02, 2021 3:32:36 pm PDT #26593 of 28175
What’s the name of the book Toddson?
So, one of my fave authors has created a spinoff “universe” from one of her series, and co-wrote the first book and has other people doing others. Mostly sound good, and I liked the first one, but the latest...just...ok, if you name one of the mean guys “Redd Bottom” you’re not being cure you’re being ridiculous. And I’ve read some fun ridiculous like, were-bear stuff? But this is not that, but I can’t get past it. Especially since the hero is apparently called “Bull” and his brothers include “Blade”. Just...take it back a notch, lady.
Consuela - Apr 02, 2021 7:21:06 pm PDT #26594 of 28175
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
To those who recommended the Chanur books I send thanks. Enjoyable so far.
Glad you're enjoying them! I do love me some Cherryh.
Right now I"m reading All the Light We Cannot See, which I found in a Little Free Library a few weeks ago. Pretty good so far, although the blind girl and her dad are a bit precious.
Toddson - Apr 05, 2021 5:49:40 am PDT #26595 of 28175
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
meara, the book is called "Cinnamon and Gunpowder" (sorry about being offline over the weekend)
amyparker - Apr 06, 2021 1:42:50 pm PDT #26596 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.
Is this one of us? If so, hiiiiiiii I can't wait to read this. If not, still can't wait!
-t - Apr 06, 2021 2:25:16 pm PDT #26597 of 28175
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That sounds amazing! And I want to be friends with her (if I am not already, but I don't think I am)