Cacophony.  That's pretty.  What's it mean?

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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."


Steph L. - Aug 08, 2024 11:49:43 am PDT #28001 of 28095
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

I'm reading Casey McQuiston's new book (The Pairing), and I can't decide if I like the characters or not. Also, it's making me very, very hungry AND making me want to take a food and wine tour of Europe.

Update: I *do* like the characters. A LOT.


Jessica - Aug 08, 2024 1:30:55 pm PDT #28002 of 28095
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

I have it waiting on Kindle and audio, but am suffering from "But if I read it I won't have it to look forward to anymore!" syndrome.


-t - Aug 08, 2024 2:07:30 pm PDT #28003 of 28095
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Update: I *do* like the characters. A LOT.

Oh good! I read the sample and was not sure how I felt about it, so that makes me feel better. I will not be able to listen to it until I finish Sorceress, though. I don't think switching between those two would go well. And I'm not even halfway through The Last Murder at the End of the World and I'm a year behind on the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction! Ack!


Steph L. - Aug 08, 2024 4:50:42 pm PDT #28004 of 28095
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

Final update: okay, that was DELIGHTFUL. And now I desperately want to take a food/wine tour of Europe.


-t - Aug 08, 2024 6:38:00 pm PDT #28005 of 28095
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

am suffering from "But if I read it I won't have it to look forward to anymore!" syndrome.

I know this is off topic but I have to say how much this is me wrt Umbrella Academy right now!


Steph L. - Aug 08, 2024 6:56:03 pm PDT #28006 of 28095
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

I know this is off topic but I have to say how much this is me wrt Umbrella Academy right now!

I know it's still off topic, but I only watched the first episode tonight because I don't want it to be over and there are only 6 episodes dang it.


Pix - Aug 08, 2024 7:15:43 pm PDT #28007 of 28095
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie

New Umbrella Academy is out?? Yay.


-t - Aug 12, 2024 6:44:27 pm PDT #28008 of 28095
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

The Pairing has me all verklempt. Good stuff. I don’t know if I need a full tour, but I could certainly go for some pastries and cocktails!


Steph L. - Aug 12, 2024 7:07:33 pm PDT #28009 of 28095
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

I could certainly go for some pastries and cocktails!

OMG, I want every single pastry in that book.


Jessica - Aug 22, 2024 6:51:16 am PDT #28010 of 28095
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

Update: I *do* like the characters. A LOT.

Curious to know when this happened for you because I'm in Bordeaux and...I still don't like them very much. Maybe it's the narrator? I can't tell, but something about this book isn't clicking for me.