I don't recall who read the Dexter that I'm currently listening to, but he's annoying. If I had any hope of getting the book itself out of the library itseld I'd go that way instead.
It's because you didn't have a strong father figure isn't it?
Joyce ,'Chosen'
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."
§ ita § - Nov 28, 2007 12:03:08 pm PST #4380 of 28370
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
beekaytee - Nov 28, 2007 12:29:31 pm PST #4381 of 28370
Compassionately intolerant
Dexter that I'm currently listening to
Nick Landrum? Sounds familiar...good to avoid.
Nadine Gordimer
Sounds lovely, AND a Nobel winner. Great recommendation.
Strega - Nov 28, 2007 1:26:26 pm PST #4382 of 28370
The NEA's new report on reading patterns in the U.S.: [link] (pdf)
Short version: fewer people are reading; fewer people can read; this is bad.
Polter-Cow - Nov 28, 2007 1:31:52 pm PST #4383 of 28370
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Well, crap. J.K. Rowling isn't trying hard enough.
hippocampus - Nov 29, 2007 5:14:08 am PST #4384 of 28370
not your mom's socks.
Is anyone here a McSweeney's subscriber?
lisah - Nov 29, 2007 5:41:03 am PST #4385 of 28370
Punishingly Intricate
but I remember being awed the sheer sound of one particular author/reader on a long commute ages ago: Nadime Gordimer.
isn't she South African?
hippocampus - Nov 29, 2007 5:42:03 am PST #4386 of 28370
not your mom's socks.
isn't she South African?
yes she is.
Frankenbuddha - Nov 29, 2007 5:56:11 am PST #4387 of 28370
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I don't recall who read the Dexter that I'm currently listening to, but he's annoying. If I had any hope of getting the book itself out of the library itseld I'd go that way instead.
They so should have gotten Michael C. Hall to do those.
Scrappy - Nov 29, 2007 8:41:07 am PST #4388 of 28370
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
We are, Sox.
hippocampus - Nov 29, 2007 8:42:11 am PST #4389 of 28370
not your mom's socks.
how do you like it Scrappy?