Shall I recommend a different one here than on FB? The Eyre Affair.
And now my boy's in love. All hearts and flowers. But, doesn't it freak you out that she used to change your diapers? I mean, when you think about it, the first woman you boned is the closest thing you've ever had to a mother. Doing your mom and trying to kill your dad. Hm. There should be a play.
Angelus ,'Damage'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
aurelia - Mar 01, 2015 7:33:10 pm PST #21019 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Consuela - Mar 01, 2015 7:33:33 pm PST #21020 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers is a cute episodic novel heavily influenced by Firefly. Except with more aliens. And more sex. And alien sex. It wasn't the best thing since sliced bread, but it's a nice lightweight novel, and it's pretty cheap.
Sherwood Smith's Rondo Allegro is a fun drama/romance set during the Napoleonic wars in France, Spain and England. There is a marriage of convenience, and lots of opera, and battles at sea, and evil in-laws, and so forth. I really enjoyed it.
The Martian by Andy Weir is basically Apollo 13 set now, on Mars: an American astronaut gets stranded on Mars and has to figure out how to survive while folks on Earth slowly realize he's not dead. It's hella fun, although a bit heavy on the science.
Lee - Mar 01, 2015 7:35:25 pm PST #21021 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
All of those sound great!
I think alien sex may be the winner though
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 01, 2015 7:37:14 pm PST #21022 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I'm currently reading London Under by Peter Ackroyd and it's a pretty interesting read so far. [link]
meara - Mar 01, 2015 8:23:26 pm PST #21023 of 30000
I quite enjoyed The Martian!!
Consuela - Mar 01, 2015 8:38:10 pm PST #21024 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I quite enjoyed The Martian
You know they're making a movie? Which surprises me not at all, since it really is so very cinematic. I just hope they cast someone who can do comedy as the guy (I forget his name), because you really need some humor for a lot of that.
Liese S. - Mar 01, 2015 10:39:04 pm PST #21025 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Oooh, oscilloscope. #missingthepoint
sarameg - Mar 02, 2015 2:26:26 am PST #21026 of 30000
I'm taking a vacation day because I have a rare day without meetings, the ice isn't melting fast enough and I have to burn days before the end of the month (obligatory fuck you CSC.) Going to attempt to make it productive, but I'm already thwarted by a Loki on my lap preventing a second cup of coffee.
Kat - Mar 02, 2015 3:14:57 am PST #21027 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I think obligatory days off should not have to be productive. Like that should be the point.
-t - Mar 02, 2015 3:19:11 am PST #21028 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I agree with Kat