Jess, I'm so excited about the new book--the collection of shorts, right?
I forgot about the shorts (title by our own Fay!) - I was talking about Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen
Zoe: Don't think it's a good spot, sir. She still has the advantage over us. Mal: Everyone always does. That's what makes us special.
'Serenity'
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."
Jessica - Feb 21, 2023 8:22:59 am PST #27572 of 28095
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Beverly - Feb 21, 2023 12:31:43 pm PST #27573 of 28095
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Oh yes, that too! A (wrote surfeit, which is untrue) plethora of riches!
It's been years since I read them but I loved Helen McInnes' WWII spy novels. I don't know if they'd hold up today, but if you like WWII spy books, and if you can find them, you might give them a try.
Cashmere - Feb 24, 2023 7:10:19 pm PST #27574 of 28095
Now tagless for your comfort.
I can't wait for The Secret Life of Country Gentlemen! That will be part of a duology!
I'm almost done with Lavender House by AC Rosen and I still don't know who did it!! (It's a new, historical, queer noir mystery.
-t - Feb 25, 2023 4:45:38 pm PST #27575 of 28095
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Pix, I have seen the name Brandon Sanderson bandied about but I haven’t been able to tell if he’s someone I want to read or not. The references always seem to be more about his fan base than books. Would this Tress be a good one to try out or is there a more or less standard beginning book I should jump back to?
Pix - Feb 25, 2023 5:41:29 pm PST #27576 of 28095
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
I like almost all of his work, honestly. Tress is completely different than his "normal" stuff, but it's a lovely piece. I absolutely recommend it.
If you want to try one of his series, I recommend starting at the beginning of the Mistborn series with "The Final Empire." Alternatively, start the Stormlight series with "The Way of Kings." Both excellent.
But read Tress regardless.
-t - Feb 26, 2023 6:35:44 am PST #27577 of 28095
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Thanks!
Toddson - Mar 01, 2023 12:47:17 pm PST #27578 of 28095
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
For those, like me, who haven't read Gideon The Ninth, the Kindle version is on sale for $1.99.
sj - Mar 01, 2023 1:06:06 pm PST #27579 of 28095
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I went to Savers today to drop some stuff off, but of course I had to shop with the coupon they gave me. I found the first five Spiderwick Chronicles for ltc in hardcover.
-t - Mar 04, 2023 5:13:21 pm PST #27580 of 28095
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I finally got around to listening to Hugh Laurie reading Three Men in a Boat, and then realized it was very abridged so I found an e-book copy and read that and now am listening to Willis’s To Say Nothing of the Dog. I thing I’m going to revisit the whole Oxford Tome Travel series. I pretty much read them as they came out, so big gaps in between, and while they are pretty memorable I suspect a binge would be rewarding.
meara - Mar 04, 2023 8:22:57 pm PST #27581 of 28095
I feel I need to read three men in a boat sometime to really get To Say Nothing of the Dog, though I’ve enjoyed it without having ever done that. Maybe the cliff notes.