Oh, hooray, somebody else who liked Elephants! (high fives Anne). That book made me want to read up more about Elephant Tramps. I'm certain there are many interesting stories in there.
One of you is gonna fall and die, and I'm not cleaning it up!
Mal ,'War Stories'
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."
Katerina Bee - Aug 20, 2007 9:40:55 am PDT #3760 of 28200
Herding cats for fun
§ ita § - Aug 20, 2007 6:09:15 pm PDT #3761 of 28200
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I just finished the Tad Williams Otherland series and...pfft. I got caught up somewhat in the Sam and Orlando story, but not enough. Rennie and !Xabbu were completely and utterly flat. No emotional resonance whatsoever.
I can't believe (except that I totally can, because I'm compulsive like that) I got all the way through it. Grrr. And to think I owe a quarter in overdue fees on it...
buffysmglover - Aug 21, 2007 1:56:39 am PDT #3762 of 28200
Tim Cox - Buffy: Anya, that thing you created burst through solid pavement and ate her dog.
Anya (anguished): Oooh, puppy!
I finished the last 200 pages of LIFE OF PI the day before I had to have it read, and I thought the ending was hilarious.
Scrappy - Aug 21, 2007 5:24:53 pm PDT #3763 of 28200
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Go you with the timely finishing!
Susan W. - Aug 22, 2007 8:01:06 pm PDT #3764 of 28200
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
I just read a book that's pure fun--THE RULES OF GENTILITY, by Janet Mullany. It's a parody/spoof of both chick lit and Regency romance, but amid all the parody and the slapstick the author takes her characters seriously enough that the reader cares what happens to them, so it works as story as well as spoof.
I don't claim it's in any way Deep or Important, but if you're looking for best-quality froth, I recommend it highly.
sumi - Aug 23, 2007 4:42:56 am PDT #3765 of 28200
Art Crawl!!!
Oh, that does sound like fun.
sumi - Aug 23, 2007 6:49:18 am PDT #3766 of 28200
Art Crawl!!!
Kate P. - Aug 23, 2007 7:12:34 am PDT #3767 of 28200
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Oh, that's sad! She's one of my mom's favorite authors.
DavidS - Aug 23, 2007 7:13:49 am PDT #3768 of 28200
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
R.I.P. Grace Paley
Awww, she spoke at my college and got overwrought (in a sweet way) about nuclear disarmarment.
Glamcookie - Aug 23, 2007 7:18:12 am PDT #3769 of 28200
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
YA readers: Have you any recommendations for good urban lit? I've done the Bluford series with the juvie kids and they're looking for more urban fare. Any ideas?