Oz ,'Storyteller'
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."
it seems to be leaning into being one of her more dark horror tales, which I know is not to the taste of everyone here
Yeah, T. Kingfisher is usually an automatic buy for me, but I suspect I’ll be reading Wolfworm in small doses, no where near bedtime.
I can only read it as having a sticky note on the front from the author that says, "I read Interview with the Vampire and watched all of Buffy, and as a lesbian, I have some thoughts.
:: moves the book up in the TBR pile ::
I have discovered that Hoopla has all the Brother Cadfael mysteries in audiobook, most of them read by Patrick Tull, who is my VERY FAVORITE narrator (except for Stephen Briggs, who is the perfect Discworld narrator). Except for some reason Hoopla is missing A Morbid Taste for Bones, which is the first one.
... anyway, if anyone needs something reassuring and well-written, with mostly-happy endings, find yourself some Brother Cadfael, by Ellis Peters.
Ooh, I keep forgetting about Hoopla. I love Ellis Peters but have not explored the audiobook versions…
Eta: A Morbid Taste for Bones is available through my Contra Costa library card, which any Californian is eligible for although you might have to physically go to a branch to get one…
I have just finished my first complete Discworld (publication order) while listening to the Pratchat podcast (out of Australia). Now I'm speedrunning their short story episodes.
All the feels
Oh, wow, Laga. What a fun project! But intense, also, I’m sure
Ok, I have finished Bury Our Bones… and I’m not sure what I think of it. I liked the set up and the, like, vampire lore but by the time I got to the end I kinda lost all sense of why I want this particular story. Maybe it will settle better in my head in a day or two
I find that I'm not finishing more and more books these days. If they don't grab me from the beginning, I don't have the emotional wherewithal to keep going to see if they ever do. Also, after 40+ years as an academic librarian, I really have no interest in the trials and tribulations of kids growing up in a horrible world. So, no dark academic for me. I'm so glad I found Buffy before I got so cynical.
I read Master and Margarita for the local book group this past month. Not gonna lie, there was a fair bit of skipping and skimming. I don’t think mid-century Soviet magical realism is my thing. Still, I’m glad I encountered it, even glancingly.
I read Master and Margarita for the local book group this past month. Not gonna lie, there was a fair bit of skipping and skimming. I don’t think mid-century Soviet magical realism is my thing. Still, I’m glad I encountered it, even glancingly.
The important thing to know is that novel was the inspiration for the Rolling Stones song "Sympathy for the Devil."