Willow: Yes. Hi. You must be Angel's handsome, yet androgynous, son. Connor: It's Connor. Willow: And the sneer's genetic. Who knew?

'A Hole in the World'


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."


Jessica - May 20, 2026 12:53:39 pm PDT #28648 of 28703
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I started the first one when it was released but I wasn't in the mood for it back then, so I put it aside and only remembered I had it in my audiobook library a couple of weeks ago.


-t - May 20, 2026 1:46:31 pm PDT #28649 of 28703
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Added to my holds...


-t - May 20, 2026 1:49:32 pm PDT #28650 of 28703
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Feel kinda odd sitting in my actual library using their wifi to manage my Libby shelf


sj - May 21, 2026 1:13:44 pm PDT #28651 of 28703
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

I started reading the first Dungeon Crawler Carl because I’ve heard so many good things about it, but the first few chapters seem to be almost entirely exposition. Does it get better?


sj - May 23, 2026 9:59:44 am PDT #28652 of 28703
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

ltc has started read The Hunger Games. She has become absolutely feral if we interrupt her while reading


Pix - May 23, 2026 9:57:50 pm PDT #28653 of 28703
The status is NOT quo.

In case anyone else was waiting for it, the sequel to the fabulous The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by S.A. Chakraborty came out a couple of weeks ago. It's called The Tapestry of Fate, and though I'm not loving it as much as I loved the first one (which would be hard to beat), I'm still enjoying it a lot. [link]


sj - May 24, 2026 11:04:00 am PDT #28654 of 28703
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Thanks, Pix! Not sure how I missed that.


sj - May 26, 2026 6:22:33 am PDT #28655 of 28703
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

For those keeping track at home, ltc has finished the first Hunger Games book, and she is team Katniss doesn't need Peeta or Gale. Also she wants to know if Peeta name is meant to be like pita bread because his family are bakers, which never occurred to me.


Calli - May 26, 2026 5:26:16 pm PDT #28656 of 28703
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

ltc is right and she should say it. (Re: Katniss doesn’t need a guy at this stage of her life, if ever. No opinion on names.)


sj - May 26, 2026 6:08:12 pm PDT #28657 of 28703
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Yeah, I’m kind of impressed with her opinion on this.