Thanks P-C!
Two of us thought blonde, for some reason...
Cacophony. That's pretty. What's it mean?
Harmony ,'Underneath'
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."
Jars - Nov 03, 2007 1:29:08 pm PDT #4265 of 28258
Polter-Cow - Nov 03, 2007 1:30:56 pm PDT #4266 of 28258
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
That reason would be the movie trailers. Heh.
Jars - Nov 03, 2007 1:56:10 pm PDT #4267 of 28258
It's a definite possibility, but I think it might've been the monkey. And it's golden hair. Because it came up when we were reading a review talking about how fans are annoyed that Mrs. Coulter had blonde hair in the movie, and we were all "but she does have blonde hair..."
Kate P. - Nov 03, 2007 4:02:26 pm PDT #4268 of 28258
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I was about to answer "blonde" as well, and I *just* re-read the books. Must be the monkey.
erin_obscure - Nov 04, 2007 12:26:43 pm PST #4269 of 28258
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
Yah, monkey was golden but Coulter was dark and sleek.
very first mention of her in Golden Compass, p. 37: "..a beautiful young lady whose dark hair falls, shining delicately, under the shadow of her fur-lined hood,...." then on p. 58: "She was beautiful and young. Her sleek black hair framed her cheeks, and her daemon was a golden monkey."
But if Pullman is so keen on Kidman, then i have no argument with the blonde :)
Susan W. - Nov 06, 2007 6:44:00 am PST #4270 of 28258
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
I've grumbled off and on on the board about how the Seattle library system isn't putting enough, you know, books in its fancy new buildings. Looks like I'm not alone in my annoyance: [link]
ETA graph showing most popular books according to numbers of holds at SPL for the most recent week: [link]
Hayden - Nov 06, 2007 5:48:42 pm PST #4271 of 28258
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
From the dept of things that are awesome, Cormac McCarthy chats with the Coen Brothers: [link]
Susan W. - Nov 11, 2007 6:31:40 pm PST #4272 of 28258
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
I just finished From Where the Sun Now Stands, by Will Henry, a novel about Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce seen through the eyes of a young warrior from Joseph's family. It's at once tragedy and coming-of-age story, and I so badly wished I could rewrite history and give them a different ending.
It's an older book, published in 1959, and is currently out of print, but it's been reissued recently enough to be available for cheap at Amazon and in the collections of many libraries.
I don't normally read Westerns, but I'm glad I made an exception in this case. An excellent and moving book.
Polter-Cow - Nov 11, 2007 10:29:48 pm PST #4273 of 28258
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Recommendations: Anansi Boys and The Book Thief.
Aims - Nov 16, 2007 4:09:39 am PST #4274 of 28258
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Ok - I read American Gods as my First Neil Gaiman novel.
I liked it fine enough. Would I like Coraline?
(conversation in movies reminded me)