Nifty! I've been waiting to post it since he announced the design ages ago - finally actual shirts are available - it immediately made me think of buffistas.
I know I'm a bad poet, but I'm a good man. All I ask is that... is that you try to see me—
William ,'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."
-t - Aug 21, 2009 8:42:02 am PDT #9856 of 28385
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
shrift - Aug 21, 2009 9:49:39 am PDT #9857 of 28385
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I would also recommend Dragon Bones and Dragon Blood, which are "traditional" fantasy.
While I enjoyed reading Dragon Bones and Dragon Blood, I feel I should mention that both books had enough rape, threat of rape, and previously raped characters (male and female) that I started wondering about the author.
Gudanov - Aug 21, 2009 11:09:43 am PDT #9858 of 28385
Coding and Sleeping
I started wondering about the author.
That reminds me of starting the "Sword of Truth" series and starting to wonder about the author of that. It seemed to really go to a BDSM and rape place and I had to give up on the series.
Tom Scola - Aug 21, 2009 11:12:32 am PDT #9859 of 28385
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
That reminds me of starting the "Sword of Truth" series and starting to wonder about the author of that. It seemed to really go to a BDSM and rape place and I had to give up on the series.
The TV series had the same effect on me.
Gudanov - Aug 21, 2009 11:17:18 am PDT #9860 of 28385
Coding and Sleeping
I had no idea there was a TV series. It seems improbable due to the aforementioned BDSM and rape, but apparently not.
§ ita § - Aug 21, 2009 11:18:18 am PDT #9861 of 28385
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Is the series Legend of the Seeker?
Tom Scola - Aug 21, 2009 11:19:50 am PDT #9862 of 28385
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Is the series Legend of the Seeker?
Yes.
It seems improbable due to the aforementioned BDSM and rape, but apparently not.
You would think.
StuntHusband - Aug 21, 2009 11:27:01 am PDT #9863 of 28385
Electromagnetic candy! - Stark
Legend of the Seeker appeared in my "Recommended for you" insta-queue on Netflix. I guffawed loudly and clicked "NOT INTERESTED".
Zoinks.
§ ita § - Aug 21, 2009 12:38:38 pm PDT #9864 of 28385
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I tried watching it. Didn't get as far as much bondage or BDSM--it just struck me as pretty third rate. But Fay did link to a hilarious clip with our hero tied up and being threatened with an electric dildo.
askye - Aug 21, 2009 3:05:23 pm PDT #9865 of 28385
Thrive to spite them
I just finished reading the latest from the Mercy Thompson series. I got in from the library since it's hard back, but I'll probably get it in paperback when it comes out.
I really like the series, I like that she's okay with who she is and she doesn't have them woe is me with my tragic past that haunts me still. I mean her past isn't all happy but it's not My Blonde StepMother Hates Me and Everyone Left Me to Cry Alone When My Mother Died And my Fiance Rejected Me of Anita Blake or the uncomfortable ness with her powers like Sookie.
Plus the world building is cool and I like how the fae are written.