Sometimes, ignorance IS bliss (at least for reading).
Xander: Am I right, Giles? Giles: I'm almost certain you're not. Though, to be fair, I haven't been
listening.
'Sleeper'
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 - Jul 14, 2021 9:36:28 am PDT #26789 of 28370
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
-t - Jul 14, 2021 9:44:27 am PDT #26790 of 28370
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I think I read a short story in that series but not the novels. Hm, 2.99 is still a little high for a kneejerk impulse buy, at least the day before payday...
meara - Jul 14, 2021 1:47:13 pm PDT #26791 of 28370
It’s probably available at your library, since it’s the first book and several more are out. I remember enjoying the first one but never read the others!
-t - Jul 14, 2021 2:26:46 pm PDT #26792 of 28370
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I decided that I could take the $3 risk
ETA because what I need is more to read. I'm almost finished with Bleak House and I only had 2 books that I pre-ordered and forgot about pop onto my reader this week so my TBR pile is not quite overwhelming enough
-t - Jul 15, 2021 1:30:11 pm PDT #26793 of 28370
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Finished Bleak House, yay! I'm glad you said it was a soap opera before I started, Jesse, that put me in the right frame of mind. I was way more worried about that whole Jarndyce-Woodcourt-Summerson situation than the Jarndyce and Jarndyce suit, but that also worked out better so all to the good. For some reason I keep wanting to call Esther Summerson "Ethel Summersby" which makes searching the text pretty frustrating, but after a rocky start when I wasn't sure I'd make it through the parts she narrates I did grow pretty fond of her. Bucket will be an excellent addition to my informal database of early detectives, quite a departure from the Dupin mold! I started watching the 2005 PBS miniseries (with Gillian Anderson) and it might be a little too This is Serious Art for me, Dickens's little winks and nods to the reader are my favorite parts, but I'm not giving up on it yet. I was hoping that the performance would clarify why everyone seems to enjoy Skimpole's company so much but they seem to have opted for less universal fondness instead. Ah well. I might give the Diana Rigg version a try also, or I might decided I've had enough of Bleak House, we'll see.
Mystery of Edwin Drood up next, although I will be taking a bit of a break to enjoy While We Were Dating and maybe some other books that have come my way...
Toddson - Jul 15, 2021 1:34:19 pm PDT #26794 of 28370
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I saw the Diana Rigg version and enjoyed it quite a bit. There's a PBS show called "Dickensian" (I think) that mixes up Dickens characters from a number of his books; I enjoyed that as well. It does give you Miss Havisham's back story, which I found interesting.
-t - Jul 15, 2021 2:05:21 pm PDT #26795 of 28370
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I've only ever read A Christmas Carol (which I love), Great Expectations (which was ok I guess), and now Bleak House (which I liked) so I feel like I would have to do a lot of homework for Dickensian
Toddson - Jul 15, 2021 2:11:17 pm PDT #26796 of 28370
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Well, I don't think I've read much more, but I got enough of the references to know who people were (Little Dorrit, for example).
-t - Jul 15, 2021 2:42:03 pm PDT #26797 of 28370
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yeah, other than knowing that is probably a character from Dickens I don't know who that is
sj - Jul 17, 2021 10:45:46 am PDT #26798 of 28370
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I started reading A Deadly education last night snd I found the first chapter to be whiny and boring. Should I push through? Does it get better?