Just finished listening to Murder by Memory thanks to -t's post. Very fun!
Lorne: You know what they say about people who need people. Connor: They're the luckiest people in the world. Lorne: You been sneaking peeks at my Streisand collection again, Kiddo? Connor: Just kinda popped out.
'Time Bomb'
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 25, 2025 5:49:59 am PDT #28234 of 28259
-t - Mar 25, 2025 7:36:22 am PDT #28235 of 28259
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 28259
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 28259
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!
aurelia - Apr 03, 2025 6:05:49 pm PDT #28238 of 28259
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
While there are certainly moments of levity, I don't know that I'd call Ministry of Time a romp. I could see the potential for a screen version getting a little rompier.
JenP - Apr 03, 2025 6:35:25 pm PDT #28239 of 28259
Oh, I've only read the first page, so I definitley don't have anything besides the cover art and blurbs to go by, which I... heh, heh, heh... judged... to be rompy. That's what I get for, well, you know...
aurelia - Apr 05, 2025 2:17:30 pm PDT #28240 of 28259
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I think I was expecting rompy, or something akin to that based on reviews/blurbs, so I understand.
Another book I totally expected to be a funny romp based on a blurb was Swamplandia! That one was more misleading than the Ministry of Time.
aurelia - Apr 06, 2025 7:56:07 am PDT #28241 of 28259
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Where does this kind of book stand fall on the moral alignment chart? [link]
Looks like there are lots of charts to choose from. [link]
dcp - Apr 06, 2025 8:00:01 am PDT #28242 of 28259
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
You can only stop reading in the middle. The book falls off the stand otherwise.
-t - Apr 06, 2025 12:04:43 pm PDT #28243 of 28259
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I don’t have strong feelings about leaving books open face down to mark your place (as long as they are your books) but this seems bad and wrong to me