I stopped in here to see if anyone had read Eclipse yet, the third in Stephenie Meyer's Twighlight series. It came out Tuesday.
But then I searched the thread, and discovered there is much hatred for the series.
Meep. I, um, loved it. Don't beat me!
Everybody plays each other. That's all anybody ever does. We play parts.
Saffron ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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."
Callaluna - Aug 10, 2007 4:15:49 am PDT #3661 of 28200
Callaluna - Aug 10, 2007 4:17:48 am PDT #3662 of 28200
Posted this in Natter, but here is clearly more logical.
Looking for a light, fun Summer read for my book club. We have two rules - can't be TOO new (must be available in paperback, and preferably used) and can't be TOO long. Also, we have interesting demographics - all women, but our ages range from 29 to 80. Really.
Also, was wondering, does anyone know of a good work of fiction with Quakers as central characters? Something not too old. Basically, what I am looking for is the Quaker equivalent of Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult.
amych - Aug 10, 2007 4:21:15 am PDT #3663 of 28200
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
For the book club, any particular interests beyond a fun read? And what kinds of things have they liked (or hated) in the past?
Callaluna - Aug 10, 2007 5:55:37 am PDT #3664 of 28200
Let's see...
Liked:
The Glass Castle (Walls)
Midwives (Bohjalian)
The Memory Keeper's Daughter (Edwards)
In Her Shoes (Weiner)
The Time Travellers Wife (Niffenegger)
Hated:
The Mermaid Chair (Kidd)
Mixed Reviews:
Atonement (McEwan) (I think I was the only one who liked it)
Annie Freeman's Fabulous Traveling Funeral (Radish)
Inca Gold (Cussler)
Tales From the Bed (Estess)
Of course, we rarely all agree, but we do a rating system so we have an "overall consensus." I should also point out that this is more of a Social Club that happens to read. Only Emily and I really care about discussing the books, and we often end up discussing them amongst ourselves via email and whatnot, because our meetings tend to be 90% gab fest and feasting and 10% actual book discussion. It's just for fun, its a great group.
JZ - Aug 10, 2007 6:30:52 am PDT #3665 of 28200
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Calla, I just pinged my mom, who helps manage a couple of book clubs through her bookstore. I'll report back as soon as she does.
ChiKat - Aug 10, 2007 8:06:29 am PDT #3666 of 28200
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Life of Pi is boring my eyes out of their sockets!
Me, too!!! I read that this summer. Well, I actually started it the last week of April, but it took me until mid-July to finish it. I kept reading it in starts and stops because it just couldn't hold my interest.
Callaluna - Aug 10, 2007 8:30:14 am PDT #3667 of 28200
Thanks JZ!
I liked Life of Pi.
Man, I don't fit in around here, huh? ;)
ChiKat - Aug 10, 2007 8:31:09 am PDT #3668 of 28200
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Man, I don't fit in around here, huh? ;)
Piffle. We've missed you around here.
Polter-Cow - Aug 10, 2007 9:43:37 am PDT #3669 of 28200
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I am about a quarter of the way through The Golden Compass. I'm really liking it! I need to put a hold on The Amber Spyglass so the library has it ready when I finish this.
Jesse - Aug 10, 2007 9:56:02 am PDT #3670 of 28200
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I liked Life of Pi a LOT (except the very end, which pissed me off), and I think I'm generally pretty unwilling to read boring.