These girls have the most beautiful dresses. And so do I -- how about that?

Kaylee ,'Shindig'


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."

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JenP - Jan 20, 2025 6:57:45 am PST #28148 of 28157

That sounds cool, Suela. Nice find!

I have finished the Expanse "TV" series now, which is a bummer. Now I see what you mean about so much more story to tell. What a shame they didn't keep going -- they set up a lot, so clearly they had plans.


-t - Jan 20, 2025 7:06:46 am PST #28149 of 28157
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oh, wow, Consuela, that sounds amazing! I would like to browse around there for a good long time


Steph L. - Jan 20, 2025 7:20:11 am PST #28150 of 28157
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

Suela, that sounds like the perfect bookstore!


Pix - Jan 20, 2025 11:39:44 am PST #28151 of 28157
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie

Thanks for the rec for "The Teller of Small Fortunes" — I loved it! I followed it with "The House of Frank," by Kay Synclaire, and it's just lovely. It centers on a woman mourning the loss of her sister, but it's a fairy tale world that will give you hope in the best way. Sad in parts since it's about grief, but hopeful, too. I then read "The Spellshop" by Sarah Beth Durst, which is fluff, but a warm hug of fluff. Nice comfort read. I read "Frogkisser!" by Garth Nix last week, and that one was also fun and comforting. I then completely changed my focus by starting "James" (the retelling of Huck Finn) by Percival Everett. It's the opposite of comforting, but it's very good.


DavidS - Jan 20, 2025 1:00:58 pm PST #28152 of 28157
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I hit up a great used-book store today: they have a BAR. And the books are shelved in chronological order by subject, so you have a novel about Ancient Rome next to the Aenied.

What bookstore where?!


-t - Jan 20, 2025 1:30:25 pm PST #28153 of 28157
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Not Consuela so not sure this is right, but I found [link] on yelp


DavidS - Jan 20, 2025 1:44:32 pm PST #28154 of 28157
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Not Consuela so not sure this is right, but I found [link] on yelp

Cool beans!


DavidS - Jan 20, 2025 1:58:36 pm PST #28155 of 28157
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Huh - apparently it's a trend locally (and elsewhere I expect): [link]


Tom Scola - Jan 20, 2025 2:20:15 pm PST #28156 of 28157
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500

One recently opened up near me, which I haven’t been to yet.


-t - Jan 20, 2025 2:58:28 pm PST #28157 of 28157
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

They all sound so nice! I hope it’s one of those trends that catches on and spreads.


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