Looking for Ann of Green Gables: The Story of L. M. Montgomery and Her Literary Classic.
Which contains a link to Oops! NY Times reviews which were completely off the mark on enduring classics.
I had a whole section about civic pride.
Mayor ,'Chosen'
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."
DavidS - Aug 16, 2008 2:25:58 pm PDT #6984 of 28388
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
CaBil - Aug 19, 2008 12:11:36 pm PDT #6985 of 28388
Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.
Joss Whedon is among the 'experts' used in the trailer for Brad Meltzer's upcoming title, Book of Lies.
Polter-Cow - Aug 19, 2008 12:18:49 pm PDT #6986 of 28388
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Which sounds pretty cool. I didn't know he wrote novels.
P.M. Marc - Aug 19, 2008 12:32:27 pm PDT #6987 of 28388
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Meltzer? Yeah. He writes thrillers. They're so-so. Amusing fanboy moments (chacters with obscure-ish comic book names), less amusing gender issue stuff (needs a whap with a clue stick at times), writing varying between the solid and the clunky, but never hitting sublime.
Rucka's novels are better.
JZ - Aug 19, 2008 12:41:52 pm PDT #6988 of 28388
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Rucka's novels are better.
Of course they are.
::drifting off into haze of Rucka nostalgia::
erikaj - Aug 19, 2008 12:45:42 pm PDT #6989 of 28388
Always Anti-fascist!
I know this one! Gotham Central, right? Batman meets H:LOTS(almost)
Steph L. - Aug 19, 2008 3:38:59 pm PDT #6990 of 28388
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Which sounds pretty cool. I didn't know he wrote novels.
There's a preview for Book of Lies at the end of the latest issue of Angel (whichever issue we're up to by now). It seems...intriguing, but I'd rather read it as a comic. I'm not crazy about his writing style. It's a little too Dan Brown at times for me. t edit Okay, I'm basing that solely on the preview snippet I read, and nothing else, but it still packed a lot of heavy-handed description into a few preview pages.
Kat - Aug 19, 2008 5:57:40 pm PDT #6991 of 28388
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Holy SHIT. The Crazy continues. From TwilightMoms:
For Roswell fans, it was hot sauce sent to the WB Studios that kept the show on the air.
For the Writer’s Guild, it was mail bins full of pencils that sent a message to the company executives.
Now, it’s up to Stephenie Meyer’s fans to show their support for a great writer and an amazing book series.
Entertainment Weekly, the same magazine that put Twilight on the cover and gave us articles about the movie, the actors and the author gave “Breaking Dawn” a “D” rating. That’s right; a “D”!
How are we going to send a message of support and show Entertainment Weekly that they’re wrong? By starting The White Queen Project!
Grab any white chess pieces that you have and send them (one at a time or all at once) with a letter (if you like) to:
GAH! There is something so different from trying to save a show (which can be sort of crazy) and showing support for striking workers and disagreeing with a review. WTF?!
beth b - Aug 19, 2008 6:56:23 pm PDT #6992 of 28388
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Actually, really glad about the review in EW. I was talking with a library patron today that has read all the books and enjoyed them all -- but the last one she did not find appropriate for her 12 yr old son. ( who is probably reading twilight because it is going to be a movie). Between this mom and the EW review I was able to give a co-worker some info she could use to talk to her daughter -- who is only 13.She isn't going to try and stop her.
Actually , the mom that I talked to -- said the worst part about Breaking dawn was that everyone got exactly what t they wanted at the end
P.M. Marc - Aug 19, 2008 7:48:32 pm PDT #6993 of 28388
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Okay, I'm basing that solely on the preview snippet I read, and nothing else, but it still packed a lot of heavy-handed description into a few preview pages
Nah, that's a totally fair assessment, as one who has read his novels.