I liked Ancillary Justice series but somehow I got through the first book and didn't realize the gender issues until part way through the second and had to go back and reread it
Seems like everyone's got a tale to tell.
Mal ,'Safe'
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."
askye - May 16, 2025 3:03:06 pm PDT #28289 of 28333
Thrive to spite them
Amy - May 17, 2025 10:03:40 am PDT #28290 of 28333
Because books.
Different type of book, but The Change by Kirsten Miller is so far a lot of fun. Three women undergoing the change, as expected, with very unexpected results.
Dana - May 17, 2025 1:47:35 pm PDT #28291 of 28333
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I enjoyed that.
-t - May 17, 2025 4:01:36 pm PDT #28292 of 28333
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That sounds good, and my library has it immediately available. Big score because I have maxed out my holds…
JenP - May 17, 2025 6:33:16 pm PDT #28293 of 28333
OK! I have added several books to my hold list at the library from just a brief scroll-back here, thank you all very much. I also added three from roaming two bookstores with my aunt today (visiting her at the beach).
JenP - May 20, 2025 10:32:52 am PDT #28294 of 28333
I just picked up The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, The Crying of Lot 49, Watership Down (a weird, gaping hole in my history), and a Robertson Davies, because I love him and haven't read him in years. Yay, books. I still have The Three Body Problem, and so far, so good.
I think the rest will take a while to come in. I hope.
-t - May 20, 2025 10:36:12 am PDT #28295 of 28333
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Ooh, good choices.
I’m reading Asunder by Kerstin Hall, I’m not sure why I picked it up but I think it’s up for a Hugo. I’m 75% through it and it’s very good so far
JenP - May 20, 2025 1:01:56 pm PDT #28296 of 28333
I just looked it up -- intriguing!
-t - May 20, 2025 4:20:42 pm PDT #28297 of 28333
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
It reminds me a little of the Penric stories conceptualy, but a very different world and characters and everything. It was reminding me of something else yesterday, but I have already forgotten what...
-t - May 22, 2025 1:10:17 pm PDT #28298 of 28333
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Finished Asunder. And found out it's the Nebula it's up for, not a Hugo. Not that I know the difference. Anyway, the ending is not a bad ending but is not the ending I wanted and has me hoping there is a sequel where certain things can be fixed. Not to dissuade anyone from reading it but there is some emotional risk in getting involved with these characters.
Back to Christopher Moore with Secondhand Souls. Not very far into it but it is reinforcing my dislike of Fisher Stevens as a narrator (I like when the credits say "performed by" but turning that into a noun just doesn't work in my head). Unfortunate as he's done some of my favorite books of Moore's and lately I prefer audiobooks to any other kind. Not that he's bad to the point of ruining the book but I do get distracted by wishing he made different choices for his performance.