On the subject of vampire books, Claudia Grey's Evernight finally cropped up in Bangkok a few weeks ago. It's a YA vampire book, but it's not trying to be Twilight. Or at least - it should appeal to the Harry Potter and Twilight crowd, insh'allah, but it has a much more likeable protagonist than Meyer's sparklefest. Reminded me a little of the Bluebloods books, but I liked this one rather more, I think.
It's all about choices, Faith. The ones we make, and the ones we don't. Oh, and the consequences. Those are always fun.
Angelus ,'Smile Time'
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."
Fay - Jun 05, 2009 1:06:05 am PDT #9203 of 28404
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Kathy A - Jun 05, 2009 6:23:15 am PDT #9204 of 28404
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I'll pass that onto my sister's stepdaughter, Fay--she's a 15-y.o. who loved Twilight and Harry Potter and is always looking for new books. She also loved the Blueblood books.
sumi - Jun 05, 2009 6:48:12 am PDT #9205 of 28404
Art Crawl!!!
I already passed the info along to my friend with two Twilight loving nieces.
Fay - Jun 06, 2009 6:42:16 am PDT #9206 of 28404
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Oh, dear heavens - can you imagine being mid-shag and having Neil Gaiman wander innocently into your hotel room?
...I just - I mean, I suppose there are people who would be thrilled, and come on the spot, but I think for the most part it would be death by mortification.
Barb - Jun 06, 2009 6:52:08 am PDT #9207 of 28404
“Not dead yet!”
Oh sweet jaysus. That's just... there aren't words, really.
Fay - Jun 06, 2009 6:54:50 am PDT #9208 of 28404
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
I know, right?
I think that might be even more surreal than SA's experience of having Neil turn up for sushi when she was meeting Roz K for lunch one day. Possibly. Or not.
You'd wonder if you'd hit your head mid-shag and passed out, wouldn't you? And whether there would be, I don't know, tapdancing penguins or something showing up next.
Barb - Jun 06, 2009 7:01:11 am PDT #9209 of 28404
“Not dead yet!”
Well, we're assuming they recognized him. And I dunno... my faculties aren't that sharp, necessarily mid-shag. They probably just thought there was some wacko perv wandering into their room.
But still... recognized or not, that's just not what you expect to have happen.
Fay - Jun 06, 2009 7:32:22 am PDT #9210 of 28404
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
And now they're Twitter celebrities!
Barb - Jun 06, 2009 7:38:13 am PDT #9211 of 28404
“Not dead yet!”
I'll lay money he'll use some facsimile of the moment in a book.
Because really, how can you not?
Fay - Jun 08, 2009 4:59:15 am PDT #9212 of 28404
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
...so, hang on, is Neil Gaiman a Scientologist? It seems thoroughly at odds with everything of his I've ever written, but I'm seeing people assert it's so, and there seems to be evidence to bear it out?