My mom was so strict about movies and tv, but when I started stealing her romance novels off the shelf she just sort of raised and eyebrow and moved on. ltc has very little interest in romantic content at this point. So I don’t want her to accidentally stumble onto something that will be way too much for her.
Oh, God. Oh, God. My hair. My hair! The government gave me bad hair!
Cordelia ,'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
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."
sj - Jun 05, 2026 11:23:43 am PDT #28682 of 28686
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Dana - Jun 05, 2026 11:24:18 am PDT #28683 of 28686
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
I don't know that Deerskin would be controversial, since the rape is a part of the story it's retelling. It is unusual for McKinley, though. (I skip it on reread.)
JenP - Jun 05, 2026 11:43:42 am PDT #28684 of 28686
So I don’t want her to accidentally stumble onto something that will be way too much for her.
Totally get that. Honestly, I'm sort of back there for myself now. There's some content I just avoid because it's become too much anymore. Like, I get why it's there, but... nope. Totally different vibe than why you watch out on a kid's behalf, of course, but often the same end restult!
Laura - Jun 05, 2026 12:55:43 pm PDT #28685 of 28686
Our wings are not tired.
There's some content I just avoid because it's become too much anymore.
My list of topics to avoid keeps getting longer! There is enough awful in the world that I would prefer to not have it in my literature. For example, sick violence doesn't seem to bother me in Science Fiction, but in "real" world settings it is more difficult. It's a random line in my brain, but so much to read and so little time, so I try and stick with reading that brings joy, distraction, and even wonder from time to time.
erikaj - Jun 06, 2026 2:23:22 pm PDT #28686 of 28686
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
I used to tease my mother that she created a monster by reading the Valachi Papers(Testimony about the Mafia) while she was pregnant with me. Sometimes we do what people expect, you know, "Not the holidays without "The Holiday", etc.but we've had a few girlie movie nights over, like, Serpico.(Time-machine oosting, seriously)