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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."

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§ 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.

sj - Dec 29, 2003 2:45:16 pm PST #338 of 10002

"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

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.

I have plenty of books of hers to read, they are in my huge to read pile. I tried to read her latest, Oryx and Crake, but I couldn't get into it.

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