That makes sense, -t. There has to be enough variation so the brain doesn’t get bored.
Buffy: A Guide, but no water or food. So it leads me to the sacred place and then a week later it leads you to my bleached bones? Giles: Buffy, really. It takes more than a week to bleach bones.
'Dirty Girls'
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 13, 2023 5:29:15 am PDT #27722 of 28024
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
sj - Sep 13, 2023 10:04:42 am PDT #27723 of 28024
"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 28024
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 28024
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 28024
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
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 28024
I'm a fucking amazing catch!--Fiona Gallagher, Shameless(US)
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?
Beverly - Sep 16, 2023 1:13:45 am PDT #27728 of 28024
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I just found out there are two kinds of ladybug--well really only one, the other wears a ladybug suit. It's not quite as bright a red, has an M mark on it's head, smells bad, and bites. Our lovely ladybug is a brilliant red, has fewer black spots and no M, no smell and no bite. So maybe when in doubt, look for the M, take a sniff and if it's smelly, shoo it away before it bites.
dcp - Sep 16, 2023 3:46:52 am PDT #27729 of 28024
"I yam what I yam and that's all what I yam," -- Popeye
Ladybug vs. Asian Lady Beetle: [link]
(P.S. Despite the company name, not a known relative of mine.)
Toddson - Sep 18, 2023 5:40:58 am PDT #27730 of 28024
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
And if you see what looks like an orange-ish "lady bug" it may be a baby carpet beetle, which can grow up to eat holes in your wool clothes.
Jessica - Oct 02, 2023 7:36:56 pm PDT #27731 of 28024
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
My almost-13 daughter wants to read things that are "scary and gay" so hit me up with your YA/middle grade lesbian horror recs.