'The Message'
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."
Oh, there's a new Kay book out tonight! Oh, yeah, I really like Kay!
I'll thump fdown the moola for it in hardback. Can I wait for my sister to pick it up and get a really good discount?
I dunno!
Damn, I wish I'd known. I'd've asked to send a book to you to get auto'd.
Give me a recap when you go, please!
Which book are you reading?
The Hanging Gardens. And it wasn't until after I finished the book (in the wee hours of this morning) that I worked the stupid title out. Okay, title not stupid, ita stupid.
And the Wire In The Blood book was The Last Temptation. Never did nail down the why of the "wire in the blood," and am currently not even sure if that book was made into TV for the BBC, or it was others in the series. I intend to read/rent them all, so eventually I will know.
I think I need to mail them to my mother now.
Erin, I don't know if you know this site, but Guy is keeping a journal of this tour and the results are posted here:
Also, regarding getting things signed by GGK, see this:
If that doesn't work for you, email me at profile addy, I'd be glad to help.
Oh, Kay *Scarpetta*.Duh.(/head down in fandom)
Oh, cool, John! Thanks so much!
Ooh, GGK. Tigana is one of my favorite books, and the one that got me started into the fantasy genre.
Tigana is one of my favorite books, and the one that got me started into the fantasy genre.
I love Tigana too. I think A Song for Arbonne is my favourite of his books, but it is like choosing among children, I love them all.
It's hard to pick, although I do like the ending of al-Rassan. It's such a complex, real ending. I hated it, but I like it, too.
I really enjoyed both of those (though the Fionavar(?) ones kind of lost me midway through the second book) but Tigana just grabs at my heart whenever I think about it.
Must go read again.
I do like the ending of al-Rassan
The ending of Lions of Al-Rassan made me want to throw the book across the room, and not in a good way.
There's manipulation of the reader, and then there's the writer with his hands over your eyes, snickering "neener neener, I'm not gonna tell you, neener neener!"
Pissed. Me. Off.
I've never felt as kindly to GGK since. And yes, I've read everything, and will probably read LLotS, but only in paper or from the library.