Just finished reading my mother's Da Vinci Code. It was ... well, it depends on how much crack he's on, really. A cursory web scan indicates "a fair amount." Is that true?
I kind of assumed it was peyote, personally....
Oh, I'm gonna go to the special hell.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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."
deborah grabien - Dec 29, 2003 12:13:50 pm PST #328 of 10002
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
§ ita § - Dec 29, 2003 12:20:22 pm PST #329 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Seems a hot book. My mother was given it this Christmas by a cousin also reading it, and on my beach walks, it was the only book I saw being read more than once.
But ... it's condescending, and I don't know which facts are fake, and which are interesting.
deborah grabien - Dec 29, 2003 12:47:38 pm PST #330 of 10002
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Yup, it's a huge bestseller. I haven't read DVC, but I have Angels & Demons in my TBR pile. Scanning it, he looks a bit - well, odd.
Betsy HP - Dec 29, 2003 12:50:29 pm PST #331 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
Pulled over by the cops? Quick, hide your almanac!
sj - Dec 29, 2003 12:54:14 pm PST #332 of 10002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I loved the Blind Assassin, I hope you enjoy it, erika. I received Sandman Book of Dreams and The Bitch in the House for Christmas. I also recieved a great many book gift certificates, so I have a huge order coming in soon, with a few Buffy books included.
erikaj - Dec 29, 2003 12:56:55 pm PST #333 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
I hope to, I'm kind of Atwood's Bitch, though.
sj - Dec 29, 2003 1:04:51 pm PST #334 of 10002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I hope to, I'm kind of Atwood's Bitch, though.
It was the first Atwood I read, and I just loved it. Let me know what you think of it.
Atropa - Dec 29, 2003 2:24:15 pm PST #335 of 10002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Did anyone get any books for christmas?My goodness, yes. Shadows Over Baker Street, which is a Sherlock Holmes/H.P. Lovecraft cross-over. Spirit in the Wire by Charles DeLint, and Low Red Moon by Caitlin R. Kiernan (which I'm looking forward to reading, but better do it before I start the new job, because Caitlin is very very good at making me so creeped out that I don't sleep).
Then, on the weekend, I went out and bought MORE books, because I kept finding ones I wanted. Including a new vampire fiction anthology called The Best of Dreams of Decadence (DoD apparently being a vampire fiction magazine); to my immense surprise, almost every story is good. I only bought it for the new Tanith Lee story, but now I'm going to need to check out the magazine.
amyparker - Dec 29, 2003 2:29:02 pm PST #336 of 10002
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
I got books for my birthday; is that close enough?
erikaj - Dec 29, 2003 2:34:54 pm PST #337 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Yeah, I'd say. sj, you should read more Atwood...she writes about women as if we matter. Even if "Cat's Eye" did remind me of an unfortunate friend from sixth grade.