My brain is broken, trying to imagine Murderbot and Jackie Daytona in the same space.
And remember, if you hurt her, I will beat you to death with a shovel.
Willow ,'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."
Dana - Nov 17, 2023 2:05:01 pm PST #27790 of 28066
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
-t - Nov 17, 2023 2:22:10 pm PST #27791 of 28066
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
It doesn't feel right in my brain
-t - Nov 19, 2023 12:22:10 pm PST #27792 of 28066
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
So, when I started reading the sample chapter of System Collapse whenever that came out I decided pretty fast I needed to reread Network Effect, and it was a short step from there to rereading all of Murderbot in chronological order (not very different from publication order, but worth it to me). I didn’t time it quite right to be ready for System Collapse when it was first available, but now that I’m current I am pretty happy with my choices.
I love these characters so much, and each story/novella/novel is excellent but I am just more and more impressed as it goes on at how good the series is as a series.
Dana - Nov 19, 2023 3:04:21 pm PST #27793 of 28066
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
I just had that angst about the most recent short story taking place chronologically before Network Effect. How do I number it? I kind of want to read it chronologically, but am I brave enough to just change the number? That's the kind of shit they pulled with the Chronicles of Narnia, and I do not appreciate that.
-t - Nov 19, 2023 3:49:38 pm PST #27794 of 28066
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yeah, I hear you. I support changing the number. Maybe number the short stories and novellas separately from the novels? They’re all part of the same story, but dividing them up seems to make the ordering more manageable. For now, anyway.
meara - Nov 19, 2023 10:40:21 pm PST #27795 of 28066
Hmm, I’m on the hold list at the library but probably need to re-read the earlier ones. Some I’ve read many times but I think the last one or two I’ve only read once?
-t - Nov 20, 2023 9:21:15 am PST #27796 of 28066
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
To be honest, I kind of wish I had just read the new one cold so I would know what it was like that way - I suspect it would probably be fine. OTOH, it starts not long after the end of Network Effect, so having that fresh in your mind is nice. I *like* rereading all of them but I doubt it's really necessary, as such.
I found myself thinking about Witch King as I was finishing up System Collapse, so I just rolled on and read that one again, too. I like it better every time I reread it.
bennett - Nov 21, 2023 9:34:05 am PST #27797 of 28066
T Kingfisher's Paladin's Faith (book 4 in the Saint of Steel series) is now available to pre-order on Amazon.
-t - Nov 21, 2023 9:36:57 am PST #27798 of 28066
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Sweet! Coming in December, not long too wait!
-t - Nov 21, 2023 10:52:23 am PST #27799 of 28066
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
And there's new Naomi Kritzer, Liberty's Daughter. I was reading the short stories in this setting in a magazine back in the day (which was possibly not that long ago, I really don't remember when this was) and loooooved them, so I am very excited to get a novel!
Eta - should perhaps disclaim, has nothing to do with CatNet so far as I know