Yeah, other than knowing that is probably a character from Dickens I don't know who that is
And don't you ever stand for that sort of thing. Someone ever tries to kill you, you try to kill 'em right back! ... You got the right same as anyone to live and try to kill people.
Mal ,'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."
-t - Jul 15, 2021 2:42:03 pm PDT #26797 of 28476
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
sj - Jul 17, 2021 10:45:46 am PDT #26798 of 28476
"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?
-t - Jul 17, 2021 10:48:12 am PDT #26799 of 28476
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yes, I'd say so. I wasn't wild about it to start with but was entirely enthusiastic by the end.
Kate P. - Jul 17, 2021 11:21:46 am PDT #26800 of 28476
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I loved that book, but can definitely understand why El's narrative voice comes across as whiny to some. To me it made sense given what we know/learn about her and her world, but I wouldn't say it changes a whole lot over the course of the book.
sj - Jul 17, 2021 11:51:38 am PDT #26801 of 28476
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I'm usually not a person that needs a character to be likable, but I was thinking "Please shut up" by the time I finished the first chapter. Is there more action later in the book or is it all talky?
-t - Jul 17, 2021 11:54:38 am PDT #26802 of 28476
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Definitely more action
sj - Jul 17, 2021 1:40:47 pm PDT #26803 of 28476
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
thanks -t and Kate! I'll give it another try tonight if I can get this migraine to go away.
sj - Jul 18, 2021 12:47:27 am PDT #26804 of 28476
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I’m about a quarter of the way through A Deadly Education, and it’s starting to grab me. It’s pouring rain again, snd I can’t sleep so I guess I’ll read.
-t - Jul 20, 2021 7:53:01 am PDT #26805 of 28476
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
One of the Smart benches recommendations I enjoyed was Spoiler Alert.
This floated to the top of my TBR pile in the past couple of days and it is fun! Such a love letter to fandom and fic. Thanks for the rec, Toddson!
Jessica - Jul 20, 2021 7:55:09 am PDT #26806 of 28476
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Spoiler Alert was a treat, and it's getting a sequel later this year!