I also got the DVD of Gaiman's Neverwhere.
I saw this for the first time in a store before christmas and was sooo tempted to buy it for myself. Hopefully I can find it again now that I have christmas money to spend.
Wait. People? She eats people? 'To Serve Man.' It's 'To Serve Man' all over again.
Gunn ,'Power Play'
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."
Megan E. - Dec 29, 2003 3:44:25 am PST #297 of 10002
Nilly - Dec 29, 2003 4:28:58 am PST #298 of 10002
Swouncing
Her dialogue, though bursting with arcane references and local colloquialisms, allows the characters to shine through: The banter Laine and his Penny toss about is particularly priceless. And she builds the kind of sophisticated suspense that surrounds and embraces us to make our minds spin and the hair on the back of our neck rise in this enchanted tale.
Oh, that's just lovely. Not the least because it's true. Congratulations, Deb!
Kate P. - Dec 29, 2003 5:10:15 am PST #299 of 10002
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I got a whole bunch of books for Christmas, as usual: the new Tom Robbins, Lyra's Oxford by Philip Pullman (a bit of a letdown--it's so short!), Songbook by Nick Hornby, a couple of Joseph Campbell, and best of all Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast trilogy. Whee!
Vortex - Dec 29, 2003 5:17:36 am PST #300 of 10002
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Did anyone get any books for christmas?
I got The Boondocks anthology "A Right to be Hostile" and a book about women writers of the 20th century.
Jess M. - Dec 29, 2003 5:23:32 am PST #301 of 10002
Let me just say that popularity with people on public transportation does not equal literary respect. --Jesse
I got a bunch of books for Hanukkah:
Oryx and Crake by Margart Atwood, Lost by Gregory Maguire, Enemies, a Love Story, by Singer, Lies my Teacher Told Me (forgot the author), and Easter Island, by Jennifer Vanderbes, which I've already finished and highly recommend.
Megan E. - Dec 29, 2003 6:18:28 am PST #302 of 10002
Lyra's Oxford by Philip Pullman (a bit of a letdown--it's so short!),
I bought this for myself and read it at the airport. I also felt letdown and would have liked the story to be about 50 pages longer. The writing seemed to lack the richness of the trilogy.
Kate P. - Dec 29, 2003 7:10:48 am PST #303 of 10002
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
There's just nothing much to it, and the explanation offered at the end for the witch's behavior was pretty obvious . No interesting new revelations about the world or the characters. I was definitely disappointed.
deborah grabien - Dec 29, 2003 7:25:08 am PST #304 of 10002
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
I got Simon Winchester's new one, and a gorgeous very valuable history of Florence, among others.
scrappy - Dec 29, 2003 7:25:58 am PST #305 of 10002
Nobody
Great review, Deb! Woo hoo!
deborah grabien - Dec 29, 2003 7:35:44 am PST #306 of 10002
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Oh, speaking of reviews, I also treated myself to Kristin Olhson's "Stalking the Divine" when it first came out, and am planning on giving to my sister for her birthday. I just reviewed it at Amazon, but it likely won't show up for a day or two.