Buffistas

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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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DavidS - Jul 23, 2026 4:38:41 pm PDT #28721 of 28722

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

You would think I would know a lot about Beowulf after that but I absolutely do not.

Recent scholarship suggests that Grendel's mom was unduly slandered by mistranslation and misogyny.

So there's that!

Also, you could read John Gardner's novel Grendel for an intriguing modern take on the tale from Grendel's POV.

-t - Jul 23, 2026 4:52:21 pm PDT #28722 of 28722

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

I have been meaning to do that for a long time but I still haven't. Looks like my library doesn't have it so it won't be that easy to add to ye olde TBR mountain, but I will explore other options. Hm, the audiobook is short...

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