The Mayor ,'End of Days'
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."
The Dirty Girls Social Club is one of the best books ever ever ever.
I definitely thought that was one of the better chick lit books I've read. it was nice to have a main character who was so (reasonably) angry.
I felt like she telegraphed the physical abuse a bit too much, though. I figured it out almost as soon as the character was introduced, and it made me feel like the others were idiots for not seeing it.
I liked it, but I'm with LJ. Honestly, I wish it had been Lauren's book, instead of doing it "Waiting to Exhale style" And why does that sound porny? DebetEsse, it's probably my fault you're confused, with my "David Simon likes urban carrots" popping up, like, everywhere. My bad. I'm useless today cause I sat up too late reading "Motherless Brooklyn" last night. Weird but captivating.
Done with the reading slump.
Read The Thin Pink Line, which I rather hated. Unlikeable heroine, unbelievable situation ... or, rather, unbelievable motive. Chunks of plotty goodness skimmed over, when it seemed important to the story and the character.
Am now halfway through The Robber Bride, and it's so very good.
I'm reading Terry Pratchett's "Jingo."
One of my favorite Discworld books ever, and for exactly the reasons you mention.
I've just finished Sharon Shinn's Jenna Starborn and found it clever and entertaining. If you don't know, it's a re-make of Jane Eyre. Some times I felt she tried to stick to closely to Eyre's plot. For example, I would have liked to have seen more sex. On the other hand, I did enjoy the crazy cyborg wife and the parts where she was talking to a "reeder" recording device, addressing it as "dear reeder" as opposed to addressing the actual reader as Jane Eyre did. Also the tone and mood mirrored Eyre quite well.
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erika, I'm very not upset. I would not have been reading it if not for you, and, as I am enjoying muchly, all is well.
Cool beans, bunky! One of us....
Yeah, as soon as I get my NetFlix mess cleaned up (and watch Farscape so I can watch the miniseries), I'm starting season 3.
I'm only to February, but the first time they mentioned the 11-year-old girl, I thought, "Adena Watson". I can't even remember her name in the book, as I read it as "Adena Watson."
Latonya Wallace, the "Angel Of Baltimore". (I just happened to start rereading last week. But I put it aside in favor of other books I've not read.) Maybe I'll teach Journalism 504, "Reporting on Blood and Guts" one day.
I probably wouldn't have the pre-reqs to take the class, but I'd audit it!