All of Judy Blume was suspect when I was a kid.
Giles! I accidentally killed Spike. That's okay, right?
Buffy ,'Never Leave Me'
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."
Connie Neil - Apr 17, 2009 8:26:15 am PDT #8889 of 28414
brillig
Amy - Apr 17, 2009 8:33:32 am PDT #8890 of 28414
Because books.
But... but... what about me?
I think I write more actual smut than you, baby. ::smirks::
Barb - Apr 17, 2009 8:35:04 am PDT #8891 of 28414
“Not dead yet!”
That's what I mean! Where did I fail?
I suck (no pun intended) at the smut.
I have, however, been informed that I do "elegantly sensual" very well, which is all well and good, but you know, sometimes, you just wanna hit the smut factor.
Amy - Apr 17, 2009 8:38:21 am PDT #8892 of 28414
Because books.
Sadly, sometimes I can hit nothing but ...
Laga - Apr 17, 2009 10:35:56 am PDT #8893 of 28414
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
we were passing around VC Andrews in 5th grade. leh.
DavidS - Apr 19, 2009 3:18:33 pm PDT #8894 of 28414
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
What a loss. I think he's not only one of the three or four most important science fiction writers, I think he's simply been one of the best post-war novelists to come out of Britain.
His insight into media and our culture were profound and very influential on me.
DavidS - Apr 19, 2009 5:08:56 pm PDT #8895 of 28414
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Bruce Sterling describing Ballard's status:
In the circle of American science fiction writers of my generation — cyberpunks and humanists and so forth — [Ballard] was a towering figure. We used to have bitter struggles over who was more Ballardian than whom. We knew we were not fit to polish the man’s boots, and we were scarcely able to understand how we could get to a position to do work which he might respect or stand, but at least we were able to see the peak of achievement that he had reached.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 19, 2009 5:58:18 pm PDT #8896 of 28414
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Is Watership Down as scary as Harry Potter?
Yes, but it's not as bad as The Plague Dogs. Richard Adams really liked the traumatizing animal stories, I'll tell you what.
beth b - Apr 19, 2009 8:14:37 pm PDT #8897 of 28414
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I think I was 12 or 13 wen I read Watership Down, but I can't be sure. suspenseful,sad, but I don't think I would have used scary . And I didn't touch anything like horror 'til college.
Now I want to reread it.
Laga - Apr 19, 2009 10:22:00 pm PDT #8898 of 28414
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Yes, but it's not as bad as The Plague Dogs
Oh god, The Plague Dogs, yeah. Nobody should read read that.
suspenseful,sad, but I don't think I would have used scary
I was terrified of the cat.
Can you run? I think not.
I was afraid of The Owslafa too.
I really liked Traveller. Especially at the end how he thought they won .