Oh, man, I came across a review of something described as Dark Academia that I thought I should tell you about that I don't think was any of those but I forgot the title. Maybe I can find it again...
I think what my daughter's trying to say is: nyah nyah nyah nyah.
Joyce ,'Same Time, Same Place'
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."
-t - Mar 31, 2023 10:46:39 am PDT #27604 of 28095
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
-t - Mar 31, 2023 10:58:33 am PDT #27605 of 28095
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I think it might have been Saturnallia by Stephanie Feldman?
Steph L. - Mar 31, 2023 11:08:20 am PDT #27606 of 28095
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Oooh, I'm putting that on my TBR list.
-t - Mar 31, 2023 12:48:23 pm PDT #27607 of 28095
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Another quick note on House With Good Bones - the mother of the POV character is approximately my age and I do not know how to feel about that.
DavidS - Mar 31, 2023 5:35:08 pm PDT #27608 of 28095
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Re: The House With Good Bones, my friend Eleanor at Borderland books is running a Creepy Girl Book Club for women who like disturbing horror.
I got to meet one of the young participants, Rebecca, and she was really fun.
I recommended the early 00s horror movie May by Lucky McKee and when I started to describe it, I said, "It's kind of a riff on the Frankenstein theme about this young woman who's a Vet Tech..."
And she interrupted, "OMG, I'm a Vet Tech!"
Later the conversation turned to the fling I had with my boss when I moved to Boston, and I was talking about her childhood saying, "Apparently in Filipino families it's not unusual for one daughter to obviously be The Favorite and everybody says that part out loud..."
And she said, "OMG, I'm filipino!" That makes her sound a little Valley Girl which she is not. She's tall and pretty with a bit of kauai style and a deadpan snarky humor.
Whenever she comes in we ask her how many castrations she's done that day, usually accompanied with a "snip snip" sound and hand gesture. "So much for the patriarchy" we all agree.
Re: Dark Academia, Eleanor is also a huge fan of this genre and has put up display shelves devoted to it, so I can easily get some recs from her.
Kalshane - Apr 01, 2023 9:02:33 am PDT #27609 of 28095
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
I enjoyed City of Brass and that series and I believe the pirate are related somehow. It sounds even more fun!
I just finished The City of Brass a couple weeks ago and immediately bought The Kingdom of Copper and The Empire of Gold, though I haven't had time to read them yet.
I'm apparently in a fantasy con artist space right now because the previous books I read before The City of Brass were The Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick and the first two books of The Gentleman Bastards series by Scott Lynch.
Cashmere - Apr 02, 2023 5:12:11 pm PDT #27610 of 28095
Now tagless for your comfort.
The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty.
Susan, I *just* bought this and can't wait to get to it. Buckle my swash.
Pix - Apr 03, 2023 8:12:48 pm PDT #27611 of 28095
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
I LOVED "The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi"! I loved the characters, the plot, the snark, the humor — so much fun! I truly hope she writes the sequels the ending hints at.
-t - Apr 06, 2023 6:03:27 pm PDT #27612 of 28095
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Finally listened to Firewatch. I don’t think I am emotionally equipped to go right into Doomsday Book like I planned.
sj - Apr 13, 2023 1:39:38 pm PDT #27613 of 28095
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
There are a couple dozen mass market Doctor Who novels at the bookstore today that I’m having a hard time convincing myself I don’t need to buy. They’re in near perfect condition.