I swear, one of these times, you're gonna wake up in a coma.
Cordelia ,'Showtime'
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."
§ ita § - Feb 12, 2005 7:04:09 am PST #7041 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Anne W. - Feb 12, 2005 7:06:08 am PST #7042 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Thanks, ita! That's exactly what I was looking for.
Polter-Cow - Feb 12, 2005 7:24:44 am PST #7043 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Hey, ita, in that vein, what's the origin of the sentence "This is why we can't have nice things"?
Sheryl - Feb 12, 2005 10:46:10 am PST #7044 of 10002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
I have done some serious book culling.(What prompted this was learning about a used book sale the local JCC is doing.) Scarily enough, once I finally shelved the books I had read and put on the book cases, there was basically no net change. eep...
Ginger - Feb 12, 2005 12:57:43 pm PST #7045 of 10002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Salon has an interesting essay [link] about H.P. Lovecraft and the NY Times has one [link] about romance vs literary fiction.
Ginger - Feb 21, 2005 1:23:38 pm PST #7046 of 10002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Heavens. We haven't been very literary lately, have we?
I just finished A Scholar of Magics by Caroline Stevermer and it was charming. I wanted to thank people who originally recommended A College of Magics.
Nutty - Feb 22, 2005 6:56:51 am PST #7047 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
That's the Magic Chocolate Pot universe, right? First book was an epistolary novel?
I went to a bookish conference this weekend and am all inspired-like. Now I am in search of venues for short fiction (not the New Yorker*). Where do you all find short fiction? What would/do you pay for it? To what do you subscribe (i.e., magazines), and what do you wait for in collections?
Mostly I am thinking about oddball stuff, SF, fantasy, and the literary end of things. But, I am curious to hear what other people read and how.
* a) I already get the New Yorker and b) don't always read its fiction and c) would like to find people who aren't already famous enough to get into the New Yorker.
Beverly - Feb 22, 2005 7:16:47 am PST #7048 of 10002
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
It took me forever to get through Mairelon the Magician, which is I believe the precursor to Chocolate Pot. The author's prose style kept me from committing to the story. And when one of the maids gasped, "Cool!" she lost me completely.
DXMachina - Feb 22, 2005 8:14:14 am PST #7049 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Mostly I am thinking about oddball stuff, SF, fantasy, and the literary end of things.
For SF, there are the SF magazines, such as Analog and Asimov's, which are all about short fiction. There are similar mystery magazines. A quick browse through the literary section of the magazine stand at Borders or B&N (or similar), would turn up lots of options.
Jesse - Feb 22, 2005 8:17:32 am PST #7050 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
The Sun has some fiction, and is often generally lovely.