Cool, thanks!
I meant should in the "I might have liked it better when I was younger and things in general were newer to me" sense -- like, if I'd wanted to like it, I should have read it earlier, ha!
Inara: Mal, this isn't the ancient sea. You don't have to go down with your ship. Mal: She ain't going down. She ain't going anywhere.
'Out Of Gas'
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."
JenP - Mar 23, 2025 1:30:23 pm PDT #28228 of 28260
EpicTangent - Mar 23, 2025 1:43:20 pm PDT #28229 of 28260
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
I haven't read Red Rising myself (yet), but I bought the first book on the strength of the really, really strong recommendation of a friend whose opinion I value. I'm not sure how strong of a data point that is, but there it is.
JenP - Mar 23, 2025 4:55:57 pm PDT #28230 of 28260
Ooh, cool. I look forward to your review!
-t - Mar 23, 2025 5:33:43 pm PDT #28231 of 28260
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I'd wanted to like it, I should have read it earlier,
Oh, that totally makes sense!
If you like it I will reconsider my stance, Epic. It’s very possible that what I didn’t like about the samples was the production (I think was one of those “full cast” readings which I can hate even if I like the source material (not always, sometimes I love them. I wish I knew what the critical difference that led to those divergent outcomes was!))
EpicTangent - Mar 23, 2025 5:53:15 pm PDT #28232 of 28260
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Well, unfortunately, I won't be getting to it soon! My library has been annoyingly prompt with bringing in my holds lately, so those are priority. But I'll let you know. Patrick (my friend) was a really big reader, and a very smart guy, so if he recommended it (and seriously, he REALLY recommended it), it must have ... err ... something to recommend it.
Jessica - Mar 24, 2025 8:37:45 am PDT #28233 of 28260
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I read Hyperion something like 30 years ago, it’s pretty hazy.
Same here. I remember the worldbuilding more than any of the characters, but I am glad to have read them. (That house that one guy has in Endymion? I want to live there! Except for the, um, consequences.)
JenP - Mar 25, 2025 5:49:59 am PDT #28234 of 28260
Just finished listening to Murder by Memory thanks to -t's post. Very fun!
-t - Mar 25, 2025 7:36:22 am PDT #28235 of 28260
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I actually just listened to it myself yesterday! Very pleased with it - the world building is interesting, the mystery is good, and Dorothy Gentleman is a likable detective
JenP - Apr 03, 2025 8:45:16 am PDT #28236 of 28260
I just finished The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet. I liked it. At first, I was like, "So... when does the story start?" but then I realized it was actually reflecting the reviews I'd read -- the characters are the story. I mean, part of me now wants an actual adventure with that crew and not just the little fracas at the end there, but I'm glad to have gotten to know them. Some interesting vignettes and commentary.
Now I'm starting The Ministry of Time, which sounds like a fun romp.
-t - Apr 03, 2025 11:10:13 am PDT #28237 of 28260
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I've had Ministry of Time sitting in my TBR for a while now, interested to hear what you think!