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.
Nobody can tell Marmaduke what to do. That's my kind of dog.
Trick ,'First Date'
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."
Pix - Jan 20, 2025 11:39:44 am PST #28151 of 28200
The status is NOT quo.
DavidS - Jan 20, 2025 1:00:58 pm PST #28152 of 28200
"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 28200
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 28200
"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 28200
"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 28200
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
One recently opened up near me, which I haven’t been to yet.
-t - Jan 20, 2025 2:58:28 pm PST #28157 of 28200
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.
Consuela - Jan 20, 2025 9:16:25 pm PST #28158 of 28200
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
. What bookstore where?!
Clio's on Grand at Perkins. But apparently there's also a new place in Berkeley in Elmwood...
Susan W. - Jan 20, 2025 9:46:16 pm PST #28159 of 28200
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
I'm always excited to see people getting introduced to Bujold, and I think the World of the Five Gods series is a great starting point. FWIW, I regularly re-read the Vorkosigan books from Memory onward, especially Komarr, A Civil Campaign, and Captain Vorpatril's Alliance, but rarely revisit the earlier parts of the series. Which I think just shows I'm more into space mystery, space comedy of manners, and space romantic romp than space opera.
I'm unusual in that I love the Sharing Knife series as much or more as anything else she's written--something about it just pushes everyone of my readerly buttons in all the right places.
bennett - Jan 21, 2025 6:44:51 am PST #28160 of 28200
I love pretty much everything Bujold has written but for me the World of the Five Gods and the Sharing Knife series reads, um, older (?), more mature (?). Not that there's sex, but the sensibility seems more grown-up for some reason. More regret about mistakes past, maybe. Anyway, not as much of a draw for teenagers.