I read Erica Jong's too. I can't remember if I liked it or not.
Ah, the pitter patter of tiny feet in huge combat boots. Shut up!
Mal ,'War Stories'
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."
Daisy Jane - Jul 14, 2004 1:26:17 pm PDT #5123 of 10002
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
erikaj - Jul 14, 2004 1:30:17 pm PDT #5124 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
I liked it. There were pirates in it.
Betsy HP - Jul 14, 2004 1:31:38 pm PDT #5125 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
The coprophagy got me down. I think that's where I quit.
sumi - Jul 14, 2004 1:33:00 pm PDT #5126 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
Fitzgerald voted yay -- Durbin voted Nay.
Sophia Brooks - Jul 14, 2004 2:38:07 pm PDT #5127 of 10002
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
There were pirates in it.
I think there were gay pirates! Of course I think I read this at the same time as he marathon clan of the Cave Bear readinfs so this may be taken withagrain of salt (or Jondalar's giant womanmaker)
msbelle - Jul 14, 2004 7:31:10 pm PDT #5128 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I have two bookcrossing books that I am ready to part with. Ithought I'd offer them here first.
Emma - Jane Austen
Box Socials - W.P. Kinsella
If you are interested, either mention it in thread or email me.
Jim - Jul 14, 2004 10:33:16 pm PDT #5129 of 10002
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
I always thought Fanny Hill was a movie about a group of US marines attempting to conquer a vietcong brothel
Hayden - Jul 15, 2004 8:18:11 am PDT #5130 of 10002
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
JohnSweden - Jul 15, 2004 10:11:01 am PDT #5131 of 10002
I can't even.
Cross-posted from my LJ:
One of my favourite writers to come out of the rich vein of fantasy and sf in the mid-80s is Steven R. Boyett. Steve has a superb voice and a way of looking at things just slightly askew that makes you take a fresh and second look at familiar objects and ideas. In 1983, he wrote a book that I loved called Ariel, which was very well-received and Steve began an ambitious series of novels, the first of which was called the Architect of Sleep. He then encountered some difficulty with his publisher and the short version of the story is that the second novel, The Philosopher of Dreams, and the rest of the series never reached print. Nor did his subsequent novels, books that I am dying to read, but the business of publishing won't bring to me.
However, and here's the cool part: Steve has a website -
There, you can follow a link to the e-book version of Ariel and to a collection of short stories called Orphans (Steve is terrific in the short form, as well). Some of these short stories are new to me, so I'm keen to have the chance to catch up with them.
And thus, I bring them to you.
Fred Pete - Jul 15, 2004 10:23:10 am PDT #5132 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
Steven R. Boyett
Haven't thought of him in far too long. If Ariel is what I'm thinking of (boy and his unicorn, set in a world where electricity suddently stops working and magic suddenly starts working), I have very fond memories.
I don't remembe rArchitect of Sleep as well, but it involved a human transported to a world of intelligent raccoon-like beings. Also worthwhile.