He is difficult...
Death is your art. You make it with your hands day after day. That final gasp, that look of peace. And part of you is desperate to know: What's it like? Where does it lead you? And now you see, that's the secret. Not the punch you didn't throw or the kicks you didn't land. She really wanted it. Every Slayer has a death wish. Even you.
Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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."
Sophia Brooks - Jul 12, 2008 2:05:01 pm PDT #6707 of 28384
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
le nubian - Jul 12, 2008 6:16:15 pm PDT #6708 of 28384
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Folks, has anyone here read Sunshine by Robin McKinley? NPR just discussed this book and recommended it, but the commenters on Amazon seem more mixed. I read Robin's much earlier book when I was a teenager Beauty and it is one of my favorite books of all time. Her (re)telling of "beauty and the beast" was just wonderful.
So if Sunshine is close to being that good, I'm on board.
(BTW, I did a search of this thread and found the book in 2 posts. Typo Boy seemed to like it)
Typo Boy - Jul 12, 2008 7:02:21 pm PDT #6709 of 28384
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Yeah definitely liked Sunshine. Been a while, so memory is fading. I think I liked it best of the McKinley books, but that is compared to Blue Sword, not Beauty. I am starting to worry a bit about my memory, because I know I read Beauty, and I can't remember anything about it.
Atropa - Jul 12, 2008 7:03:42 pm PDT #6710 of 28384
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Sunshine is fantastic. It's one of the books I find myself re-reading every year.
Steph L. - Jul 12, 2008 7:14:30 pm PDT #6711 of 28384
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
We just watched the movie of Rosencranz and Guildenstern Are Dead (quite good) and then on Disc 2, the interview with Tom Stoppard.
Well, we watched most of the interview, because Sweet Fancy Moses, for someone who wrote such a witty play, his interview was as boring as death. How does that happen?
Sue - Jul 12, 2008 7:35:36 pm PDT #6712 of 28384
hip deep in pie
Rosencranz and Guildenstern Are Dead (quite good) and then on Disc 2, the interview with Tom Stoppard.
I saw that movie in the theatre, and had to see it a second time because we were laughing so hard in parts, we missed bits of the movie. Also, my DVD only has one disc. I don't even have the boring interview with Tom Stoppard.
le nubian - Jul 12, 2008 8:08:38 pm PDT #6713 of 28384
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
thank you all! I will buy Sunshine.
beth b - Jul 12, 2008 8:53:48 pm PDT #6714 of 28384
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Good - you should buy it. I should reread.
Frankenbuddha - Jul 13, 2008 8:23:56 pm PDT #6715 of 28384
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Oldman and Roth are an awesome comedy duo in R&GaD!! I'd love to see them teamed up again in something similar (not that there are many things that are similar to R&GaD - maybe Waiting for Godot, which Beckett always saw as a sort-of comedy).
Volans - Jul 14, 2008 7:21:54 am PDT #6716 of 28384
move out and draw fire
Knut! All sorts of bravo! I loaned "Superpowers" to a friend, who then broke down and bought it, and is recommending it to a couple of his friends. Hopefully all will be purchases.