IN other News, not about me: help my reading is going too slowly. I think I broke myself by reading The Obsession, which was recommended bc I'm looking for a romance/thriller for the syllabus and that is NOT what we will be using. Who's got recs.
Remember that sex we were planning to have, ever again?
Zoe ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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."
hippocampus - Apr 20, 2021 7:40:32 am PDT #26654 of 28174
not your mom's socks.
Toddson - Apr 20, 2021 8:04:09 am PDT #26655 of 28174
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
For Murderbot fans, there's a short piece called Home online. I'm not reading the series, but I understand it falls between Exit Strategy and Network Effect.
amyparker - Apr 20, 2021 8:34:39 am PDT #26656 of 28174
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.
I like the aesthetic of both cottagecore and dark academia. But I’d like them to come with WiFi.
Not a router, but may I suggest this really spendy speaker?
Murderbot! {runs off to read}
-t - Apr 20, 2021 12:22:13 pm PDT #26657 of 28174
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Sweet, sweet Murderbot. I was supposed to be finishing up my reread to be ready for the next book about now. Oops.
meara - Apr 20, 2021 12:54:51 pm PDT #26658 of 28174
You’re looking for a romance/thriller? Any more details about requirements? More romance or more thriller? How romance-y? Like would Victoria Dahl’s Jane Doe be romancey enough? Or needs more actual love?
dcp - Apr 20, 2021 1:11:37 pm PDT #26659 of 28174
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I'm looking for a romance/thriller
Have you read any from the Lee/Miller Liaden universe? I got hooked long ago by Agent of Change and have stuck with them since, although sometimes they veer further into romance than I've liked.
meara - Apr 20, 2021 2:38:22 pm PDT #26660 of 28174
Hah, I love those but wouldn’t have called any of them thrillers!
meara - Apr 20, 2021 2:39:36 pm PDT #26661 of 28174
Also I feel like smart bitches probably has a tag for romance thrillers! Like that one where they’re in Antarctica and they have to trek across the ice while being hunted by bad guys...
Toddson - Apr 22, 2021 6:47:24 am PDT #26662 of 28174
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
The newest Courtney Milan dropped Tuesday - "The Devil Comes Courting" - delayed from February.
Laura - Apr 22, 2021 7:13:46 am PDT #26663 of 28174
Our wings are not tired.
Not licking doorknobs yet, but I did join a neighborhood book club! My previous one fell apart. Alas, the May meetup at a member's outside patio is when I am out of town so I won't meet them until June. I'll read the May and June selections anyway.
May is Erica Bauermeister's The Scent Keeper, which was available as an eBook. I actually purchased the paper variety of the June selection which is Julie Andrews' The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles. I've been reading on Nook for so long I barely remember that smell of book pages!
So, I know no one in this group, but local people who read. I'm rather excited about the prospect of being social again. Well, in about 6 weeks, then I go north for summer and won't see them until October.
Summer is much more engaging for socialization as the local Old Forge NY library has gatherings outside at least weekly. Local writers and guest readings, musical groups, all kinds of events. They laid hula hoops on the ground for distancing last summer for the events.