Dan Savage fans, where I learned about that mostly, think she could have both, natch. (Some at the same time, some not, because, you know, Savage Love.) Don't have an empirical opinion, but I do share your Impressedness, sj.
Look, you got a little stabbed the other day. That's bound to make anyone a mite ornery.
Mal ,'Ariel'
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."
erikaj - May 27, 2026 5:32:38 pm PDT #28658 of 28703
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
Atropa - May 27, 2026 5:57:45 pm PDT #28659 of 28703
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Maybe this has already been discussed, but I just read CINDERWICH by Cherie Priest and y’all should all read it if only for the character that is obviously based on Atropa.
Hee hee! All three of the "sisters" are based on Cherie's friends.
DebetEsse - Jun 01, 2026 3:51:00 pm PDT #28660 of 28703
Woe to the fucking wicked.
So, I have a problem with Tapestry of Fate.
Wool doesn't burn, especially not without an accelerant (so the burning of the construct is not impossible) or REALLY high heat.
And that's ignoring Lab using "knit" for "incorporated into the tapestry", which it emphatically is not.
dcp - Jun 01, 2026 4:03:28 pm PDT #28661 of 28703
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
What? You've never heard of spontaneous ovine combustion ?
-t - Jun 01, 2026 5:53:55 pm PDT #28662 of 28703
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I have the audiobook but I haven’t listened to it yet. We shall find out how open minded I am willing to be on those points when I do. Definitely could bother me, but might not…
Calli - Jun 01, 2026 6:27:55 pm PDT #28663 of 28703
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I’d be more forgiving of the spoiler font issues if Tapestry wasn’t in the title . You sort of need to go the extra mile to get related things right then.
I just finished Dionysus in Wisconsin. Did someone here recommend? I really enjoyed it. The world building was fun, and I liked the characters. I have a hold on the next book at the library.
sj - Jun 01, 2026 6:47:39 pm PDT #28664 of 28703
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
ltc just finished reading Catching Fire, and she is shouting “what!?!” Over and over again. It’s kind of adorable.
sj - Jun 02, 2026 8:56:50 am PDT #28665 of 28703
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I picked up Spread me by Sarah Gailey and The Tapestry of Fate at the library today. Oh, and I found out Mona Awad is going to be doing a signing near me in September. So, I grabbed a ticket for that.
-t - Jun 02, 2026 9:15:10 am PDT #28666 of 28703
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I am getting to the end of Children of Strife and liking it much more than #3 in the series (not that I disliked Children of Memory but I didn't love it quite as much as the first two) - it's giving me two of the things I like best, explorations of identity and fictional theology (and science fictional theology is a pretty rare treat!) and a good bit of mantis shrimp detail (Children of Memory was, IMO, lacking in fun evolution info) so I'm happy.
And my hold for Father Material just became available so that's up next. I am excited and only a little worried that Hall take it in a direction I don't like...
Amy - Jun 02, 2026 11:50:16 am PDT #28667 of 28703
Because books.
ltc just finished reading Catching Fire, and she is shouting “what!?!” Over and over again. It’s kind of adorable.
One of us, one of us!!!