I was thinking, I must be reading the wrong stuff, because I swear I see "preturnatural" all the freaking time. And I haven't read Rice in ten years, or Hamilton ever.
I'm thinking about buying something very expensive. Maybe an antelope.
Anya ,'Get It Done'
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."
Jesse - Jan 14, 2004 5:06:47 am PST #503 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
erikaj - Jan 14, 2004 5:06:48 am PST #504 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
wrod.
amych - Jan 14, 2004 5:10:08 am PST #505 of 10002
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I like "preternatural" and you never see it.
I mostly associate "preternatural" with the wacky linguistic stylings of the early years of Spy magazine.
Jessica - Jan 14, 2004 5:10:12 am PST #506 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I associate "preturnatural" primarily with Anne Rice. I've never read any Hamilton.
Betsy HP - Jan 14, 2004 6:42:12 am PST #507 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
I think my favorite is Memory. Cause, man alive, did Miles NEED that.
Ouise - Jan 14, 2004 6:44:17 am PST #508 of 10002
Socks are a running theme throughout the series. They are used as symbols of freedom, redemption and love.
My favourite is Memory, as well. Even though (or maybe because?) I find the opening section almost excruciating to read.
P.M. Marc - Jan 14, 2004 6:48:56 am PST #509 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
I mostly associate "preternatural" with the wacky linguistic stylings of the early years of Spy magazine.
Huh. I think I associate it with Smallville recaps. (Preternaturally pretty.)
Calli - Jan 14, 2004 6:53:02 am PST #510 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Memory is good. But I have a deep fondness for Brothers in Arms as well. Miles is a classic example of a character I love to read about, but couldn't stand to be around extensively in real life. His cousin Ivan, on the other hand, I'd gladly ride like a merry-go-round pony.
Ginger - Jan 14, 2004 6:57:49 am PST #511 of 10002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Miles is wound way too tight to be pleasant to be around in person. Reading about him, on the other hand, is pure pleasure.
I really love the two Cordelia books, even if she is a little too perfect. After all, there's Shopping!
Consuela - Jan 14, 2004 7:05:56 am PST #512 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Even though (or maybe because?) I find the opening section almost excruciating to read.
God, yes, Ouise. I told Theodosia this weekend that every time I read Memory I come to the part where he's going to send the report in and I start yelling at the book, "Don't hit send! You fool, don't send it!" But he always does. Stupidass genius mutant teratogenically affected double-agent.
And Betsy's right: Miles did need that, but it was so painful to read.
Raquel, Mirror Dance won't make nearly as much sense if you don't read Brothers in Arms first. I highly recommend that you do so. I mean, it'll make sense, but those two are best read in order.