Bester: Mal. Whaddya need two mechanics for? Mal: I really don't.

'Out Of Gas'


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."


Calli - Oct 01, 2004 8:54:19 am PDT #6078 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Jason and Nathanial.

So far? They get laid.

Ah--something they've always claimed to want. I hope they aren't guilt tripping afterward.

Their stories interest me way more than Anita's. Nathaniel's so damaged, and Jason keeps being the voice of reason in an unreasonable universe. It doesn't hurt that I tend to envision Nathaniel as a shorter Tom Welling and Jason as Ewan MacGregor.


Katerina Bee - Oct 01, 2004 9:14:14 am PDT #6079 of 10002
Herding cats for fun

What I liked about original Anita was her being the voice of reason. Plus the determination: the little bitch just would not tolerate seeing anybody getting hurt on her watch, and this seemed to come from her basic humanity, which made her a pretty good class protector IMHO.

Heh. When I had a crappy temp job doing front desk and snotty people would demand my name, I would tell them it was Anita Blake. That was fun.

edit: oh thanks, now I'm visualizing Ewan McGregor and I just can't stop. Yum.


Ouise - Oct 01, 2004 10:45:51 am PDT #6080 of 10002
Socks are a running theme throughout the series. They are used as symbols of freedom, redemption and love.

It's definitely the library for this one. I'm sorry that I bought the last one, even.

On a brighter note: Betsy, I bought the Rachel Caine "Weather Warden" books on your recommendation, and enjoyed them very much. I'm very glad that I didn't read the back-cover blurb of the second book until after reading the first. Way to totally give away the ending. Now I'm on tenterhooks for the next one and looking forward to lending them out to get my friends addicted. Thank you!


Anne W. - Oct 01, 2004 1:58:08 pm PDT #6081 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.

More on the Anne Rice kerfuffle.


Deena - Oct 01, 2004 2:24:40 pm PDT #6082 of 10002
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara

I just got the first Weather Warden book and plan to start it tonight.


Pix - Oct 02, 2004 1:28:14 pm PDT #6083 of 10002
The status is NOT quo.

Here you go: Anne Rice: looney or egotist?

Is it wrong that my response to that whole thing was BWAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! ?

Really, Anne. Is this really the best way to inflame engage your readers?

ION, I couldn't even buy the latest Anita Blake. I love eroticism in horror, but what everyone else said. When the corpse is preferable to the sex, you have a problem.


Betsy HP - Oct 02, 2004 1:30:28 pm PDT #6084 of 10002
If I only had a brain...

I finished it last night. I admit, I gave about three minutes to each chapter.

There is damned little non-sexual content. And it's not great porn, either. Seriously. This isn't even a fun wallow. It is a waste of money, paper and time.


bon bon - Oct 03, 2004 1:06:15 pm PDT #6085 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

I have to buy the LKH anyway. I must know.


Anne W. - Oct 03, 2004 1:15:41 pm PDT #6086 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.

Don't buy the new LKH. Buy the new Terry Pratchett instead.


Polter-Cow - Oct 03, 2004 1:19:19 pm PDT #6087 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

bon, this is what libraries are for.