It’s the same person. I’ve only read the Wasp Factory but thought it was fantastic.
I'm also a fan of Wasp Factory and his literary fiction.
Zoe: Jayne. This is something the Captain has to do for himself. Mal: No! No, it's not!
'War Stories'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
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.
DavidS - May 03, 2023 11:46:14 pm PDT #22047 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
DavidS - May 03, 2023 11:46:53 pm PDT #22048 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I am just about to start rereading Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner, for book club
I love it. The Bindery had it on a shelf of Witchy books.
Laura - May 04, 2023 5:34:58 am PDT #22049 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
I just finished #14 of Deborah Crombie's Kincaid & James series. I've been enjoying them quite a lot. I do love series. Current read is Breathing Lessons by Anne Tyler, which is different for me, and interesting so far. Current listen is Katherine by Anya Seton, which is my book club read for this month. For the most part I have hated the biographic picks they have had in the past, but I am enjoying this one. I tend to do the book club selections in audio since I listen in the car and it takes me a month to get through a book that way. My pick for them is next month so I am making them read The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow. I told them I just wanted a reason to read it again.
Calli - May 04, 2023 6:34:19 am PDT #22050 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
What are other folks reading? Including fic?
I'm about halfway through the Stariel series by AJ Lancaster. Sort of a pseudo-Edwardian UK with fairy lands, family conflict, magic, and figuring out how to get house repairs sorted. [link] Fic-wise I'm rereading the Accidental Warlord series by inexplicifics. There are some bits that annoy me, but the whole "highly competent people who want to do good things" trope is incredibly soothing.
DavidS - May 04, 2023 6:35:11 am PDT #22051 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
After all the other shenanigans, our plane was delayed on the tarmac for an hour before takeoff last night and we got home at 11.
But we did get home. Unfortunately one week from today we'll be packing up to go back down again.
The good news is, JZ is pooping, and I'm discovering new places to eat in the neighborhood.
Tom Scola - May 04, 2023 6:51:41 am PDT #22052 of 30000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
I hear there's a really good place nearby called Zazie. Have you tried it?
meara - May 04, 2023 7:25:11 am PDT #22053 of 30000
Lol Tom
DavidS - May 04, 2023 7:59:51 am PDT #22054 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I hear there's a really good place nearby called Zazie. Have you tried it?
I'll check it out.
-t - May 04, 2023 8:05:04 am PDT #22055 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Glad you *finally* made it home! Jeesh.
the Stariel series by AJ Lancaster.
Ooh, I read that pretty much at random and liked it much more than I expected to (I kept seeing the cover/title of the first one and something about it put me off but I think I eventually had access to a copy for free so gave it a try. Once I got started I plowed through the whole series and enjoyed it muchly)
Calli - May 04, 2023 11:05:54 am PDT #22056 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
something about it put me off but I think I eventually had access to a copy for free so gave it a try.
Yeah, I got it in one of those $0.99 or free deals and then it sat in my kindle library for ages before I felt like trying it. I'm glad I did, though.