Giles ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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."
I think it was set during WWI - does that sound about right?
WWI is the era when Rameses and Nefret get their act together, and there are a few post-war books that cover their kids, some political intrigue, and I think the last one involves Tutankhamon's tomb.
Ah. Apparently, I've missed a few.
I pre-ordered Knut's book today! *o/* Although the bookstore owner was confused because her online ordering thing said it wasn't coming out until June and yet I know he has hard copies now...
One sentence stories. These are the most popular stories/sentences- some will break your heart.
My colleague's thought for the day:
That Beckett dude can write a little.
No kidding. He makes despair sound like the most sublime emotion people are capable of.
I just finished Gaiman's Fragile Things. The DH got it for me for Christmas, and then absconded with it.
I'm always a little disappointed with Gaiman's novels, but OMG his short stories! It's a difficult form, but really where he shines, I think.
Ooh, I'm reading it right now, too! But I've never read any other Gaiman. I was totally won over from the opening of the first story, because I love the Holmes.
I've read Smoke and Mirrors, and I find his short stories to be kind of hit-or-miss with me, much like his novels (although those are generally hit-or-good-but-not-quite-great).