I’m 2/3rds of the way through my reread now, and I had forgotten a surprising amount of the details of the book. I remember the characters and impressions and the cliffhanger but that was about it.
You two carried me through that war. Now I need you to carry me just a little bit further. If you can.
Tracy ,'The Message'
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."
sj - Feb 16, 2023 5:14:20 am PST #27556 of 28095
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
JenP - Feb 17, 2023 3:08:47 pm PST #27557 of 28095
Well, hi, all. I've got a plan to read 23 books on 2023. Probably laughably few for some of you, but, hey.
I figure reading in here will boost my plan, so I'm going to scour for some recs. That KS in advance!
Right now I'm reading a pretty lackluster book called Dragonfly by Leila Meacham that was gifted to me at Christmas, but I'm almost done, so I'm going to persevere.
The tl;dr - every character is a Mary Sue, and nothing is earned.
I listened to The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson while I was driving back and forth a couple of times at Christmas time. The science was riveting and the mechanations of that world were pretty fascinating to me - the intermingling of academia and commercial endeavors -- though he sometimes got a bit... I dunno, puerile?... with interpersonal stuff. (I don't think I've ever had to spell that word out before. It was hard.)
Susan W. - Feb 17, 2023 6:26:32 pm PST #27558 of 28095
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
I've been really lucky in my fantasy reading this month.
When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb: If I had to elevator pitch this, I'd call it Jewish Good Omens in early 20th century NYC, and it's so charming and sweet.
Saint Death's Daughter by C.S.E. Cooney is a rather long and twisty story of a rather sunny-natured necromancer with a literal allergy to violence.
Siren Queen by Nghi Vo is Old Hollywood with fae and dark magic.
-t - Feb 17, 2023 7:34:50 pm PST #27559 of 28095
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, hey, I picked up a sample of Saint Death’s Daughter - I think because of a review but I don’t actually remember how I came across it. Anyway, good to hear you liked it! Adds some weight to its entry in the what-to-read-next lottery
Kate P. - Feb 17, 2023 8:40:29 pm PST #27560 of 28095
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I really enjoyed When the Angels Left the Old Country. It was less Good Omens-y than I thought it might be (no apocalypse, for one thing), but I didn't mind. I thought it was well-plotted and the specifically Jewish theology of the angels and demons was really interesting to me. And I appreciated how joyfully queer the story is without feeling anachronistic. I predict many Buffistas would like it too!
sj - Feb 18, 2023 6:44:15 am PST #27561 of 28095
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I finally finished my reread of Ninth House and OMG I had forgotten so much. I knew Sandow and Belbalm were the bad guys and Darlington was in a Hell dimension, but that was about it. I guess that’s what you get for reading like your life depends on it during a pandemic and not really taking any time to reflect on any of it. I’m hoping to start the sequel tonight.
-t - Feb 18, 2023 10:45:27 am PST #27562 of 28095
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I’m relieved I’m not the only one, sj.
sj - Feb 19, 2023 7:34:39 am PST #27563 of 28095
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Oh, good-t! I’m relieved too. I’m going to read other things for a couple of days before starting the sequel.
sumi - Feb 19, 2023 1:41:27 pm PST #27564 of 28095
Art Crawl!!!
I’m reading Vampire Weekend by Mike Chen & thoroughly enjoying it as a different take on life as a vampire.
Beverly - Feb 19, 2023 7:47:26 pm PST #27565 of 28095
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Taking a break from KJ Charles, lest I read them all and have no more to read. Parnassus on Wheels at the moment, then Madly Deeply, Alan Rickman's memoirs, a loaned copy of Le Guin's Always Coming Home which I must read and return before its owner thinks I've absconded with it for good. And The Alice Network, about which I've heard good things.