-t it’s funny because I’ve definitely noticed that sort of pattern in romance novels too, and that’s why I read them. Their predictability is comforting to me, and my internal book clock is telling me that there should be more spice by now.
Well, look who just popped open a fresh can of venom.
Xander ,'Empty Places'
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 - Sep 12, 2023 5:06:05 pm PDT #27718 of 28095
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Amy - Sep 12, 2023 5:28:42 pm PDT #27719 of 28095
Because books.
Internal book clock! I love that idea.
sj - Sep 12, 2023 7:37:21 pm PDT #27720 of 28095
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
It’s the only way I could think of to describe it.
-t - Sep 13, 2023 5:25:38 am PDT #27721 of 28095
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That’s a great description! And I generally find it comforting, too, this particular repeating pattern was just too precise - like marching in lockstep rather than a dance
sj - Sep 13, 2023 5:29:15 am PDT #27722 of 28095
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
That makes sense, -t. There has to be enough variation so the brain doesn’t get bored.
sj - Sep 13, 2023 10:04:42 am PDT #27723 of 28095
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
For those keeping track at home, there is spice in the second half of the book.
Amy - Sep 13, 2023 10:09:26 am PDT #27724 of 28095
Because books.
I got A House with Good Bones from the library and just started it. One question: Is it bug-heavy ? Because that might be a no for me.
Toddson - Sep 13, 2023 10:32:53 am PDT #27725 of 28095
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
There weren't a lot of bugs, except ladybugs, through the book. Did you know ladybugs will bite?
Jessica - Sep 14, 2023 12:34:44 pm PDT #27726 of 28095
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I’ve definitely noticed that sort of pattern in romance novels too, and that’s why I read them.
I am 100% that reader who periodically checks the % read indicator to see if it's time for the MCs to kiss yet.
erikaj - Sep 14, 2023 1:09:52 pm PDT #27727 of 28095
Always Anti-fascist!
Totally. I don't want to say "Why else would you read that?" because, say, Jasmine Guillory writes a fun book all around. But at the same time, why else would you read that?