I read Remarkably Bright Creatures a few months ago. Didn't like it as much as I anticipated, but what can you do...
Death is your art. You make it with your hands day after day. That final gasp, that look of peace. And part of you is desperate to know: What's it like? Where does it lead you? And now you see, that's the secret. Not the punch you didn't throw or the kicks you didn't land. She really wanted it. Every Slayer has a death wish. Even you.
Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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."
JenP - Aug 24, 2023 10:49:06 am PDT #27687 of 28200
sj - Aug 24, 2023 12:12:04 pm PDT #27688 of 28200
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Amy I picked up Needless Street last night based on your recommendation, and I could not put it down. I’m about a 3rd of the way through.
Cashmere - Aug 24, 2023 2:01:50 pm PDT #27689 of 28200
Now tagless for your comfort.
My boss loved that book.
Amy - Aug 24, 2023 3:48:58 pm PDT #27690 of 28200
Because books.
I did not see most of it coming. LOVED.
I have read Hendrix and he's wonderful. Particularly liked I Southern Book Club.
Amy - Aug 24, 2023 3:49:35 pm PDT #27691 of 28200
Because books.
Apparently I'm shit at formatting on my phone.
sj - Aug 24, 2023 5:40:46 pm PDT #27692 of 28200
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I have read two Hendrix where I loved the concept but hated the execution of it.
sj - Aug 25, 2023 6:32:25 am PDT #27693 of 28200
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Amy, I finished the book last night. I saw most of it coming, but there were a few surprises.
Dana - Aug 25, 2023 7:56:10 am PDT #27694 of 28200
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
With the stuff of his that I've read (which I think is just Horrorstor and How to Sell a Haunted House), it works for me about 90%. Not quite a home run, but enough that several times during Haunted House, I said out loud, "Holy shit."
Amy - Aug 25, 2023 8:09:12 am PDT #27695 of 28200
Because books.
Dana, yeah, Haunted House had some wild stuff. I think My Best Friend's Exorcism and Southern Book Club are two of the best.
Thanks, sj! There was one of hers I stopped reading because it freaked me out too much (The Hollow Places) but I really liked her writing! I'll pick up ...Good Bones from the library.
sj - Aug 25, 2023 8:33:01 am PDT #27696 of 28200
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Hollow Places is definitely her scariest book, imho.
I read Horrorstor and The Final Girls Support group. I loved all the chapter headings and such with Horrorstor, but the story itself didn’t scare me. FGSG just made me think he should write less female characters because there was a lot of cringe there.