Jilli, my roommate slogged his way all the way through Eragon for this very reason. In the end I think he was pretty upset that he didn't listen to me and give up after three pages.
'Dear Diary, Today I was pompous and my sister was crazy.' 'Today, we were kidnapped by hill folk never to be seen again. It was the best day ever.'
Jayne ,'Safe'
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."
Laga - Sep 17, 2007 9:54:49 am PDT #3868 of 28212
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Jessica - Sep 17, 2007 10:04:47 am PDT #3869 of 28212
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Don't do it, Jilli!
Signed,
Read 4 Dune prequels before convincing myself that, no, they really weren't ever going to stop sucking.
DavidS - Sep 19, 2007 7:40:42 am PDT #3870 of 28212
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Oooh, cool book cover design from the New Directions series of the 40s-50s.
Full gallery of the covers - really gorgeous. Classic mid-century design. Perfect for beatniks.
How do people feel about books re-released as a series imprint?
Do you like collecting things like Virago Modern Classics or the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series?
Sue - Sep 19, 2007 1:39:11 pm PDT #3871 of 28212
hip deep in pie
I don't collect them, but I have discovered a lot of great female fiction through the Virago Modern Classics series. People like Elizabeth Hardwick, Storm Jameson and Grace Paley. I would take a second look at things because they've been chosen for that series.
I'm not very married to having older versions of books, just because I find musty book smell unbearable.
As a child I used to wash my hands fanatically after handing library books, they just felt dirty. (As a student job in a library, I actually had washing books--well their plastic covers-- as a duty.)
Laga - Sep 20, 2007 7:11:23 am PDT #3872 of 28212
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Polter-Cow - Sep 20, 2007 7:43:05 am PDT #3873 of 28212
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Aaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!
I mean, it's art, but those poor books!
Polter-Cow - Sep 20, 2007 8:19:27 am PDT #3874 of 28212
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Okay, why has no one told me about Gideon Defoe before?
Laga - Sep 20, 2007 8:33:04 am PDT #3875 of 28212
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I mean, it's art, but those poor books!
I know. I thought the "autopsy" title was quite apt. I was fascinated and horrified. I told the friend who sent me the link that I found the books hauntingly beautiful.
Katerina Bee - Sep 20, 2007 8:53:48 am PDT #3876 of 28212
Herding cats for fun
Wow... carved books. I am torn between the horror of book destruction and helpless admiration for the artistry of it all.
I wonder how that would look with one of those big Gray's Anatomy books?
Connie Neil - Sep 20, 2007 9:00:59 am PDT #3877 of 28212
brillig
I don't think I even want to look.