Oh, I just loves me some Corwood.
Damn it! You know what? I'm sick of this crap. I'm sick of being the guy who eats insects and gets the funny syphilis. As of this moment, it's over. I'm finished being everybody's butt monkey!
Xander ,'Lessons'
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."
Scrappy - Apr 03, 2008 7:31:44 am PDT #5436 of 28483
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
erikaj - Apr 03, 2008 9:08:17 am PDT #5437 of 28483
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
Yeah...in another world, he could bend me over a radio car any day. (ha...rare circle that will recognize that as a tender compliment)
hippocampus - Apr 03, 2008 3:24:17 pm PDT #5438 of 28483
not your mom's socks.
I retain my title of Grand Commissioner Of Using The Term "Art" Correctly Unlike The Rest Of You Proles, Unless You Happen To Be Using It Like I Do, In Which Case It's All Good And I Apologize For Calling You A Prole.
aw!: awe
Hil R. - Apr 05, 2008 7:06:06 am PDT #5439 of 28483
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I just finished The Amber Spyglass. And while I could see that ending coming from a mile away, there were still a lot of in-between parts that seriously surprised me. Also, I think I need a much better background in Catholic theology to understand what he was trying to do with several sections. Overall, though, exciting read.
Aims - Apr 07, 2008 6:41:47 am PDT #5440 of 28483
Shit's all sorts of different now.
So, I read a prequel The Land and a squel Let the Circle be Unbroken to Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. Wonderful books, all three. I feel kinda dumb for being so scared of them.
Steph L. - Apr 07, 2008 7:27:17 am PDT #5441 of 28483
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I just finished The Amber Spyglass. And while I could see that ending coming from a mile away, there were still a lot of in-between parts that seriously surprised me. Also, I think I need a much better background in Catholic theology to understand what he was trying to do with several sections. Overall, though, exciting read.
Hil, I finished it this weekend, too. And yes, the ending was pretty predictable, and I also don't think that Pullman earned it (I can think of several different ways that Lyra and Will could have stayed together). But honestly? I think I liked it best of the trilogy, mostly because of the mulefa world where Mary Malone was. For some reason, I just adored that part.
lisah - Apr 07, 2008 7:46:41 am PDT #5442 of 28483
Punishingly Intricate
mostly because of the mulefa world where Mary Malone was. For some reason, I just adored that part.
I just couldn't take that part seriously because it always always became muffaleta in my head.
DawnK - Apr 07, 2008 8:29:17 am PDT #5443 of 28483
giraffe mode
When my daughter was reading Amber Spyglass we spent at least 30 minutes trying to draw the mulefa. (lisah, I say muffaleta too! Annoyed the female child like whoa!)
Volans - Apr 10, 2008 9:08:36 am PDT #5444 of 28483
move out and draw fire
I just found Grammar Girl..very cool. [link]
And in book news, I also just found Howard's Solomon Kane stories. I wasn't a huge Conan fan, but I'm kind of digging on Kane.
DavidS - Apr 10, 2008 9:12:34 am PDT #5445 of 28483
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I wasn't a huge Conan fan, but I'm kind of digging on Kane.
I think they're his best sword and sorcery stories. Very goth! Neal Adams did some gorgeous comics versions. But I'm also a big fan of REH's Dennis Dorgan stories and A Gent From Bear Creek (surprisingly funnny, since that's not what you'd expect from Conan's glower).