I just finished The Life of Pi. I thought it was interesting, but I'm still sort of puzzling over what I thought of the ending.
I happen to be very biteable, pal. I'm moist and delicious.
Xander ,'Bring On The Night'
We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good
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."
Hil R. - May 27, 2004 1:27:09 pm PDT #2913 of 10002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
P.M. Marc - May 27, 2004 1:44:18 pm PDT #2914 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
(and the execrable Diamond Age)
You are so insane. Best. Book. Ever.
Well, one of them. I love it. Most of my RL female friends love it. We re-read it often.
The menfolk? NSM.
Ah well.
JohnSweden - May 27, 2004 2:11:55 pm PDT #2915 of 10002
I can't even.
The menfolk? NSM.
Huh? Don't think it be a gender-y thing. I'm always along for whatever rollercoaster Stephenson builds. Diamond Age rocks in my book. (err, y'know)
P.M. Marc - May 27, 2004 2:19:03 pm PDT #2916 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Huh? Don't think it be a gender-y thing.
It was a very even gender split in my local circle when it came out.
So much so that it made us blink. YLCMV, as always.
Jessica - May 27, 2004 2:23:28 pm PDT #2917 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
FWIW, Diamond Age bored me to tears.
P.M. Marc - May 27, 2004 2:25:38 pm PDT #2918 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
FWIW, Diamond Age bored me to tears.
And because it is you (given that your historical reaction to many things is the one that 'experts' claim to be the masculine one), I'm going to admit I'm tempted to take this as proof of concept.
Consuela - May 27, 2004 2:26:19 pm PDT #2919 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Diamond Age didn't work for me. I enjoyed Snow Crash and loved Cryptonomicon. YSMV.
Atropa - May 27, 2004 2:28:22 pm PDT #2920 of 10002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I loved Diamond Age. Neo-Victorians, whee!
Jessica - May 27, 2004 2:28:45 pm PDT #2921 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
And because it is you (given that your historical reaction to many things is the one that 'experts' claim to be the masculine one), I'm going to admit I'm tempted to take this as proof of concept.
Heh. True, that.
Katerina Bee - May 27, 2004 2:40:34 pm PDT #2922 of 10002
Herding cats for fun
Betsy, "China Court" is moving to the top of the stack tonight on the strength of your recommendation. I enjoyed Rumer Godden's kid books about dolls - adored "Miss Happiness and Miss Flower" and "Little Plum." I was a bit puzzled by her "In This House of Brede," but I think that was because she presented the monastic life as deeply satisfying and I never did quite get why. Probably because I'm too pagan to grok it.
I still have to finish up with Marie Antoinette - I'm only at the Affair of the Necklace. Sure am glad nobody has Right of Entry to watch me get dressed.
"Sun, Moon & Stars..." I know I can finish that book, really.