Angela Carter wrote adult novels, a number of essays and pieces of literary criticism, and several books for children. Jeanette Winterson writes mostly novels for adults, but she also has a children's book and a new YA novel coming out later this month, about which I am tentatively excited. (Speaking of which, has anyone here read her latest novel, Lighthousekeeping ? Is it any good? I really didn't like the one before that, but I'm tempted to give this one a try, since she used to be one of my very favorite authors.)
What you did to me was unbelievable, Connor. But then I got stuck in a hell dimension by my girlfriend one time for a hundred years, so three months under the ocean actually gave me perspective. Kind of a M.C. Escher perspective, but I did get time to think.
Angel ,'Conviction (1)'
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."
Kate P. - Jun 08, 2006 6:30:30 am PDT #627 of 28061
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
aurelia - Jun 08, 2006 8:32:18 am PDT #628 of 28061
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Gregory Maguire has the Hamlet Chronicles series for children, which I'm pretty sure started before Wicked came out.
Mr. Broom - Jun 08, 2006 3:49:36 pm PDT #629 of 28061
"When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor or an inspiring kind of archetype of what I'd love to see my career eventually be mentioned as a footnote for in the same paragraph, it would be, like, Bowie." ~Trent Reznor
Has E.B. White been mentioned yet? Elements of Style on the one hand, Stuart Little on the other.Which is, pardon my editorial sneer, running the gamut of fiction.
(reads too much Language Log)
Kathy A - Jun 08, 2006 4:01:32 pm PDT #630 of 28061
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I just discovered Language Log (and bookmarked it) yesterday! Found it by following a link at Positive Anymore's blog, which I found through a Google search. Love reading people who are as language-obsessed as I am.
Mr. Broom - Jun 08, 2006 5:06:20 pm PDT #631 of 28061
"When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor or an inspiring kind of archetype of what I'd love to see my career eventually be mentioned as a footnote for in the same paragraph, it would be, like, Bowie." ~Trent Reznor
And who despise Dan Brown as much as I do.
brenda m - Jun 08, 2006 6:45:47 pm PDT #632 of 28061
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Which is, pardon my editorial sneer, running the gamut of fiction.
Ahahaha! Oh yeah.
brenda m - Jun 10, 2006 5:12:02 am PDT #633 of 28061
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Hallowed Hunt is out in paperback, yay!
Also, just finished Cryptonomicon, which I loved. Though it's making me want to go back and brush up on my WWII history, particularly the Asian theatre, which I hadn't realized had gotten so vague.
Seriously, though, fabulous book. It's amazing how well the three-plus storylines intersect, and how well drawn they all are so that with each shift between them, you fall right back into that story without losing track of the rest. There were a couple of elements that felt off to me or that I had some quibbles with, but god, what a piece of work.
The parts of my brain which have been eaten by fandom are occupied with how Rodney McKay maps to Lawrence Waterhouse, but that's a story for another day.
And I'm delighted to see that the Shaftoe family (and possibly others) feature in Stephenson's next series.
Polter-Cow - Jun 10, 2006 5:15:23 am PDT #634 of 28061
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
brenda, I love that book. It took me nearly three months to finish, but I had become so engrossed in it by that time that I didn't want it to end. I loved the intersecting storylines and the mathematical digressions.
brenda m - Jun 10, 2006 5:17:10 am PDT #635 of 28061
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Yup. I'm going to take a break before I jump into the next series, but I have a feeling I'll be revisiting this one again and again.
Volans - Jun 10, 2006 5:34:39 am PDT #636 of 28061
move out and draw fire
Count me in on the Cryptonomicon love. I've tried Quicksilver twice now, with no success, though.
Hallowed Hunt is good, quite different from the other two. I have to say I really like her idea for the gods and their portfolios.