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Now we're saving a vampire from vampires. I got two words for that -- Nuh and uh.

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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."

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-t - Aug 16, 2025 11:34:08 am PDT #28393 of 28440

I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I LOVE Vera Wong! It was the first Sutanto I read and remains my favorite, although I will pretty much read anything she puts out at this point. I think the second came out this year (VW’s Guide to Snooping on a Dead Man) and maintains everything I enjoyed in the first

Left Handed Booksellers I have looked at so often and not yet read. And look, the audiobook is available from my library now. Can’t have too many audiobooks lying around (note, I have clearly demonstrated that I can have too many audiobooks when they have to be returned on a certain date but I will ignore that for now)

It’s something the way the books I have actually bought get neglected because I need to read the library books that have a deadline first

bennett - Aug 17, 2025 9:54:32 am PDT #28394 of 28440

2025 Hugo winners. I really recommend "The Tainted Cup".

Vortex - Aug 17, 2025 8:18:16 pm PDT #28395 of 28440

"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Random question -- what is the difference between a novella and a novelette?

megan walker - Aug 17, 2025 8:28:24 pm PDT #28396 of 28440

"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Random question -- what is the difference between a novella and a novelette?

It's only a novelette if it comes from the novel region of France, otherwise it's a sparkling short story.

JenP - Aug 18, 2025 7:20:04 am PDT #28397 of 28440

Ha, ha, ha! Jessica beat me to the Comm.

Jessica - Aug 18, 2025 7:30:32 am PDT #28398 of 28440

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I think there is a semi-official wordcount difference but I don't know offhand what it is.

Dana - Aug 18, 2025 7:31:02 am PDT #28399 of 28440

I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

I'm pretty sure it's just word count.

Tom Scola - Aug 18, 2025 7:34:35 am PDT #28400 of 28440

Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

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For the Hugos, a novelette is 7,500–17,500 words, while a novella is 17,500–40,000 words.

DavidS - Aug 18, 2025 11:15:59 am PDT #28401 of 28440

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

For the Hugos, a novelette is 7,500–17,500 words, while a novella is 17,500–40,000 words.

A novelette is a long short story. A novella is a short novel. That's how I think of it anyway.

erikaj - Aug 18, 2025 1:07:21 pm PDT #28402 of 28440

Always Anti-fascist!

I think Hec is right, although that doesn't mean that something won't come along and scramble the categories anyway.

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