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.
Anybody can be a prop class clown.
Xander ,'Touched'
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 18, 2023 6:44:15 am PST #27561 of 27939
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
-t - Feb 18, 2023 10:45:27 am PST #27562 of 27939
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 27939
"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 27939
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 27939
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.
Jessica - Feb 20, 2023 7:34:20 am PST #27566 of 27939
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Taking a break from KJ Charles, lest I read them all and have no more to read.
She has a new book coming out in 2 weeks!
Pix - Feb 20, 2023 9:34:27 am PST #27567 of 27939
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Princess Bride vibes with a woman with much more agency? Yes, please. "Tress and the Emerald Sea" by Brandon Sanderson (a secret project he wrote for his wife). Loved it.
amyparker - Feb 20, 2023 1:44:36 pm PST #27568 of 27939
In the end it's only ever been one step, and then the next.
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
The owner knows where you live and has two other copies, you're fine. I will tell you that until you believe me. :-D
Steph L. - Feb 20, 2023 4:43:59 pm PST #27569 of 27939
Apparently if you're enough of a power nerd, there is nothing that cannot be flowcharted.
In my continuing meander through dark academia, yesterday I finished If We Were Villains. And yes, it is a lot a lot A LOT like The Secret History, not just thematically, but in terms of character beats and certain plot elements. Even so, I really liked it.
I think the next dark academia book I read will be Bunny, by Mona Awad. While I wait for that at the library, I have A Restless Truth, the second book in the series that started with A Marvellous Light, by Freya Marske.
Beverly - Feb 21, 2023 1:09:57 am PST #27570 of 27939
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Jess, I'm so excited about the new book--the collection of shorts, right? Ratcatcher's Daughter is in that, and other delicious things only available on Kindle which I've not read.
Thank you Parker. I'll try to feel less guilt. (sheepish smile)