I’m trying not to go wild buying stuff (aka some kindle books that just came out from fave authors, among other things) just because “it’s going to be my birthday” and therefore I should buy All The Things?
Simon: I, uh... I never-never shot anyone before. Book: I was there, son. I'm fair sure you haven't shot anyone yet.
'War Stories'
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."
meara - Aug 25, 2022 10:47:07 am PDT #27412 of 28067
-t - Aug 25, 2022 10:54:26 am PDT #27413 of 28067
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Mm, I am standing by ready to enable you if you decide that's what you really want, meara. But go you being steadfast!
sj - Aug 25, 2022 11:15:02 am PDT #27414 of 28067
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Meara, I tried to teach ltc that last month. I don’t think it took.
Toddson - Aug 25, 2022 11:19:07 am PDT #27415 of 28067
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
There's a local group that gets books donated and they re-sell them inexpensively and use the funds for literacy programs. Once a month, they'll set up at an open plaza near my office, so I can pop over on my lunch break. Sometimes they'll set up shop for an extended period in a storefront that the owner hasn't been able to rent out, and I have horrible problems not picking up books until I can't carry any more. A lot of them go back, so I view it much like renting a book.
I finally got around to reading The Kaiju Preservation Society and really enjoyed it. I can recommend it to anyone who might be interested.
-t - Aug 25, 2022 11:50:37 am PDT #27416 of 28067
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, good to know! I keep looking at that and wavering about whether I want it or not. I don't know why it's been such a difficult decision.
Toddson - Aug 25, 2022 12:05:01 pm PDT #27417 of 28067
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I got the kindle version when it was on sale. The author, in his afterword, compared it to a pop song - comparatively light ... which is needed these days.
Jessica - Aug 25, 2022 12:46:24 pm PDT #27418 of 28067
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
The author, in his afterword, compared it to a pop song - comparatively light ... which is needed these days.
I listened to it with my kids on audio and thought it was just okay, but it totally makes sense as a "I had writers block during the pandemic and writing this book made me feel better" bit of fluff!
(The last Scalzi I read before KPS was the Interdependency trilogy in 2020, which I had to put down for a year because "society very slowly collapses in a way that forces everyone into isolation" was not a plot I could in any way enjoy reading at that time. So I get it! Light-hearted predictable shenanigans for the win!)
Cashmere - Sep 15, 2022 4:59:54 pm PDT #27419 of 28067
Now tagless for your comfort.
I'd recommend Kiss Quotient. I didn't love Love Hypothesis.
I started Bones and All before realizing it was being made into a film with Timothee Chalemet. It's pretty good. Seems like the film got raves at Venice.
Next up is The Taking of Jake Livingston. I'm not a horror fan, per se, but Kevin R. Free does the audio and I loved his narration of Murderbot. I have high hopes.
-t - Sep 15, 2022 7:54:17 pm PDT #27420 of 28067
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Agree on the Free narration of MurderBot. Very good!
Jessica - Sep 16, 2022 9:43:49 am PDT #27421 of 28067
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
I can't believe none of you reminded me that Nona the Ninth came out this week.