I'm reading Terry Pratchett's "Jingo."
One of my favorite Discworld books ever, and for exactly the reasons you mention.
We're still working on a plan, but so far it involves being sent to prison and becoming somebody's bitch.
Fred ,'Just Rewards (2)'
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."
Anne W. - Sep 01, 2004 1:35:56 pm PDT #5687 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
hun_e - Sep 01, 2004 1:48:16 pm PDT #5688 of 10002
Meanwhile, back at the Hall of Justice...
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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DebetEsse - Sep 01, 2004 4:07:24 pm PDT #5689 of 10002
Woe to the fucking wicked.
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.
erikaj - Sep 01, 2004 4:12:51 pm PDT #5690 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Cool beans, bunky! One of us....
DebetEsse - Sep 01, 2004 4:18:46 pm PDT #5691 of 10002
Woe to the fucking wicked.
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."
erikaj - Sep 01, 2004 4:24:31 pm PDT #5692 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
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.
DebetEsse - Sep 01, 2004 4:25:58 pm PDT #5693 of 10002
Woe to the fucking wicked.
I probably wouldn't have the pre-reqs to take the class, but I'd audit it!
Jesse - Sep 01, 2004 5:13:32 pm PDT #5694 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I just FINALLY put Homicide on hold at the library. My only defense is that I don't usually read non-fiction.
erikaj - Sep 01, 2004 5:47:30 pm PDT #5695 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
I'm such a moron...I'm happy like I wrote the damn thing. B. org just brings out the Leni Riefenstahl in me. But not in a creepy, fascistic way.
Jesse - Sep 01, 2004 5:50:54 pm PDT #5696 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
No worries, erika. I do that, too -- you should have seen me showing people around the city last weekend (no, really, you should have) -- like it was my own thing that I was bringing out just for them.