I really liked the City of Stairs and its sequels. For some reason it felt very post-WWII for me. Lots of espionage and geopolitical upheaval in the aftermath of war.
Inara: I think she looks adorable. Mal: Yeah, but I never said it.
'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."
Consuela - May 28, 2025 10:04:58 pm PDT #28331 of 28332
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
-t - May 29, 2025 8:26:43 am PDT #28332 of 28332
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I read The Crying of Lot 49 for my freshman rhetoric class and loooooved it. It was the first book that was that kind of weird that I had come across, and for a class, blew my mind. Reading Pynchon tends to make me paranoid, though. I've had Against the Day in my TBR for almost a decade but it's still daunting and there are so many other books...
For example: New KJ Charles is out and thanks to the magic of pre-ordering is already on my phone, but can I ignore work and spend all day reading it as would clearly be best for everyone? No, I cannot.
I am only partway into The Change but I am really liking it so far. Thanks for mentioning it, Amy and Dana!
I liked The Raven Scholar a whole lot and am very glad that it's the first in a series because I want to learn everything about this world