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Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.

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aurelia - Dec 10, 2012 4:47:43 pm PST #3874 of 30001

All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

I currently have Red Ranger Came Calling for the youngest (unless I hear that they still have one I gave to one of the older kids years ago), a kids version of Swan Lake and some Dahl for the 7 yr old (birthday and Christmas) and the first Alex Rider for the 13 yr old (also need something for birthday).

I'm picking up Wrinkle so I can read it and Pratchett's Wintersmith to save for later.

sarameg - Dec 10, 2012 4:53:00 pm PST #3875 of 30001

Honestly, my favorite L'Engle is one not written for kids- Other Side of the Sun It is....quite fucked up and disturbing and gothic and whoa.

Steph L. - Dec 10, 2012 5:03:04 pm PST #3876 of 30001

I look more rad than Lutheranism

Honestly, my favorite L'Engle is one not written for kids- Other Side of the Sun It is....quite fucked up and disturbing and gothic and whoa.

That's my favorite, too! And it really IS fucked up and disturbing.

meara - Dec 10, 2012 5:03:41 pm PST #3877 of 30001

Good luck dealing, Suzi!!

I also wanted to be a boxcar child!

Cashmere - Dec 10, 2012 5:15:24 pm PST #3878 of 30001

Now tagless for your comfort.

We are getting these for Owen:

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His third grade teacher swears by them.

JZ - Dec 10, 2012 5:47:34 pm PST #3879 of 30001

See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.

Tons of birthday wishes, virtual Scotch, and a better and gentler year ahead to you, Suela, a year worthy of your awesomeness and of the year you've been enduring (and an appreciative job, to boot).

Lots of dealing~ma to you, Suzi.

I've never read any of L'Engle's works for grown-ups. Clearly this needs to be remedied.

sarameg - Dec 10, 2012 5:51:53 pm PST #3880 of 30001

I'm trying to remember what other of her adult stuff I read (something with a classical pianist protagonist?) but OSOtS eclipses (NPI) them all. It was so HEAVY.

Sorta like reading most of Steinbeck, but the one that stuck with me was To a God Unknown one of his lesser mentioned works, but one that grabbed me the way the classics didn't. Cause for all the Steinbeck had some disturbing stuff, that one had so much more spirituality and confusion and ooph.

Stephanie - Dec 10, 2012 5:58:40 pm PST #3881 of 30001

Trust my rage

I love the L'Engle book about the dictator in Venezuela and Meg and Charles change history through kything. (I should look up the title, I guess.) I also loved all the Austin stories. Oh, and Many Waters. Oh, and House Like a Lotus. I should re read her stories.

Dana - Dec 10, 2012 5:59:24 pm PST #3882 of 30001

I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

A Swiftly Tilting Planet.

I love that you can't remember the book name, but you remember the term "kything."

Jessica - Dec 10, 2012 6:03:05 pm PST #3883 of 30001

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Ooh, maybe after I'm done with my current Tolkien run I'll go on a L'Engle binge.

I have no brandy in the house. Do we think rum or bourbon for the eggnog loaf cake glaze?

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