I got Mirabile for my sister - who didn't like it as much as I did - and for myself. My hard copy has disappeared, but I got the e-book. Somehow, my hard copy of Hellspark is still around. I liked it, but not as much as Mirabile. I have high hopes for Uhura's Song.
Every planet has its own weird customs. About a year before we met, I spent six weeks on a moon where the principal form of recreation was juggling geese. My hand to God. Baby geese. Goslings. They were juggled.
Wash ,'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."
Toddson - Mar 03, 2022 5:50:12 am PST #27341 of 28067
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Sophia Brooks - Mar 03, 2022 8:41:50 am PST #27342 of 28067
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Thank you for the Pirenesi recommendation! I read it in two sittings- communte home, commute in- I just could not put it down!
Consuela - Mar 04, 2022 1:21:15 pm PST #27343 of 28067
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Wasn't it lovely? So good.
Sophia Brooks - Mar 06, 2022 9:24:50 am PST #27344 of 28067
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I just wanted to crawl inside it. I was interested that she was inspired by The Magician’s Nephew, which I also love.
-t - Mar 06, 2022 2:37:56 pm PST #27345 of 28067
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I just wanted to crawl inside it.
Oh, yes, that’s a good way to put it.
dcp - Mar 06, 2022 5:41:58 pm PST #27346 of 28067
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
For contrast, I did not enjoy Piranesi.
Too much of the first four parts were too much like some of my dreams (and nightmares). It was a real slog to get to the fifth part, where...I guess I want to say, the storytelling was more conventional.
Perhaps I would enjoy it more on re-reading, now that I know how the pieces fit together, but it will take a while before my distaste for the dream/nightmare sensation fades, and I might not get around to it.
Laura - Mar 07, 2022 4:46:28 am PST #27347 of 28067
Our wings are not tired.
I can see that, dcp. In fact, I can see how Piranesi could induce those type of dreams in people who never experienced them previously!
Sophia Brooks - Mar 08, 2022 5:21:22 am PST #27348 of 28067
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I can see that. I think going in knowing that The Magician’s Nephew was an inspiration helped me understand where it was going and enjoy the truly beautiful prose. Also, because the world is to much with us (late and soon) I almost envied the main characters aloneness and routines and ability to see beauty.
Toddson - Mar 09, 2022 10:11:13 am PST #27349 of 28067
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Nebula finalists are announced.
Martha Wells was nominated but declined because she felt her Murderbot series has received enough praise.
Jessica - Mar 09, 2022 11:50:53 am PST #27350 of 28067
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Martha Wells was nominated but declined because she felt her Murderbot series has received enough praise.
And let's be real, Murderbot would rather set itself on fire than be honored at an awards ceremony.