my collection is so haphazard. except the forensic books...they don't come in paperback, and could be used as the most ironic weapons ever.
Kaylee: H-how did you... g-get on...? Early: Strains the mind a bit, don't it? You think you're all alone. Maybe I come down the chimney, Kaylee. Bring presents to the good girls and boys.
'Objects In Space'
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."
erikaj - Apr 12, 2008 12:37:28 pm PDT #5471 of 28344
Always Anti-fascist!
Sue - Apr 12, 2008 2:56:33 pm PDT #5472 of 28344
hip deep in pie
I have no book fetishes. No that's not true. I would love to find LM Montgomery's books in the first edition that I read them in. Also, I hate musty books. So if choosing between editions in a used book store, I will always pick the newest one. And you will often see me smelling books to see if they would drive me crazy when I read them. I look at leather bound books and only see future red rot.
When I was a small child I was very aware that library books pass through many hands and was pretty much compulsive about washing my hands after touching library books.
Anne W. - Apr 12, 2008 3:08:43 pm PDT #5473 of 28344
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Question for you all: I'm trying to think of a fairy tale where it's the husband who would pay the penalty for guessing or prying into his wife's secrets. Sort of a reverse-Bluebeard, but with the penalty being losing his wife or his wife and children.
I seem to think something like this does exist, but I cannot for the life of me think of what it is.
Hil R. - Apr 12, 2008 3:09:20 pm PDT #5474 of 28344
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
The one with the woman with the ribbon around her neck, and when the husband unties the ribbon, her head falls off?
sumi - Apr 12, 2008 3:11:42 pm PDT #5475 of 28344
Art Crawl!!!
Or the story of Orpheus and Eurydice?
Anne W. - Apr 12, 2008 3:12:14 pm PDT #5476 of 28344
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
That wasn't the one I was thinking of, but I think that works for my purposes. Thanks!
Edit: Both work perfectly!
Nutty - Apr 12, 2008 7:02:09 pm PDT #5477 of 28344
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
All of the Selkie/trapped-animal stories appear to fit your criteria too. You know, "I'll be your wife if you don't ever ask me about _____" and eventually the dope husband has to ask, and discovers his wife is a mermaid or a seal or I read a Japanese one recently where she turns out to be a clam (!) and she has to go away after that. (I am not sure why, although I am also not sure I would want to stay married to a clam.)
The same thing happens with reversed sexes in Whitebear Whittingdon (East of the Sun, West of the Moon), which is a folk tale that mirrors Eros and Psyche. Except if Eros were a bear, and his wife got a good look at him in the dark and screamed her fool head off, and then to win him back had to do several quests that all came in threes.
Anne W. - Apr 13, 2008 4:19:04 am PDT #5478 of 28344
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Thank you. This is all very helpful.
lisah - Apr 14, 2008 4:48:15 am PDT #5479 of 28344
Punishingly Intricate
Did anyone know about the His Dark Materials prequel that's been released? I'm interested because it stars my favoritest character from the series. Two of them actually!
Steph L. - Apr 14, 2008 5:31:31 am PDT #5480 of 28344
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Oh, cool! I'd like to read that.