I think Connie's initial comment was obnoxious, Hec's response rude, and they should both take it to email so the rest of us can get back to talking about books.
One of you is gonna fall and die, and I'm not cleaning it up!
Mal ,'War Stories'
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."
Jessica - Jun 16, 2008 9:22:39 am PDT #6170 of 28370
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
flea - Jun 16, 2008 9:22:50 am PDT #6171 of 28370
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Well, I can at least take some comfort from this shameful episode in the fact that we are at our rudest over literature, and not, for example, Britney Spears' tube socks.
amych - Jun 16, 2008 9:23:13 am PDT #6172 of 28370
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
People! You're all welcome to your opinions of Ulysses, but this isn't a good place for duelling. Getting bloodstains off a server is such a messy task.
erikaj - Jun 16, 2008 9:25:06 am PDT #6173 of 28370
Always Anti-fascist!
keeping such a hard line on the subject is not inspiring to a person to change her opinion. Joyce survived obscenity trials; he might not need you to protect him.
Polter-Cow - Jun 16, 2008 9:26:03 am PDT #6174 of 28370
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
So I started reading this great book the other day! It was called One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish. See, first there was one fish, and then there were two fish! There was also a red fish and a blue fish. I can't wait to see what other fish are in store. Has anyone else read this book? DON'T SPOIL ME.
Steph L. - Jun 16, 2008 9:26:32 am PDT #6175 of 28370
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Joyce survived obscenity trials; he might not need you to protect him.
erika, have I mentioned lately that I love you?
Fred Pete - Jun 16, 2008 9:27:44 am PDT #6176 of 28370
Ann, that's a ferret.
flea, I have to agree. It isn't every board that would kerfuffle over the literary canon.
erikaj - Jun 16, 2008 9:30:57 am PDT #6177 of 28370
Always Anti-fascist!
Well, thank you. Although I can totally sympathize with the flash of anger one gets when hearing that something that gives you pleasure is junk in the eyes of your shiniest friends. I was a crime-fiction fan in an English department, after all. Which is like having your friends decide whether you have bad breath.Uh, I mean, whether to tell you. Yeah, I'm the person to critique great writing.
flea - Jun 16, 2008 9:32:05 am PDT #6178 of 28370
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P-C, not only have I READ One Fish Two Fish, I can practically recite it.
I am also wicked good and fast at the Tweedle Beetle Battle from Fox in Socks.
Atropa - Jun 16, 2008 9:32:14 am PDT #6179 of 28370
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
(Diversion tactic)
So, guess who's read The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman? You know, the next book of his that isn't out yet?
It's gorgeous. And in some ways, a love note to Ray Bradbury.