l just started reading it, Almare, but I haven't gotten very far yet.
Whoa! I... I think I'm having a thought. Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's a thought. Now I'm having a plan. Now I'm having a wiggins.
Xander ,'First Date'
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."
sj - Mar 23, 2005 4:39:09 pm PST #7308 of 10002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Brynn - Mar 23, 2005 5:06:25 pm PST #7309 of 10002
"I'd rather discuss the permutations of swordplay, with an undertone of definite allusion to sex." Beverly, offering an example of when your characters give you 'tude.
Brynn, did you see my post in Natter? The actual source (surprised the hell out of me -- I could've sworn it was Wilde himself) was his lover Bosie Douglas.
Oh, well, that is surprising. Thanks for the research all. Once again, Buffistas are the ultimate Scoobies.
Almare - Mar 24, 2005 5:21:04 am PST #7310 of 10002
"My drink preference does not indicate my sexual preference. "
Darn I despretely want to talk about the book! So, heh, spoilers for bits of the whole thing.
Like the adorable way that the footnotes tell their own amusing story!
Also, I am totally suprised that with the ending no one has written any Childermass/Vinculus slash. It's such a cute theif like relationship they have at the end.
And was any one scandalized that Jonathan left his wife behind?! Because, towards the end He went to all the trouble of getting her to out of the fairy realm, only to leave her to work with Norrell at God nows where?
Did any one else feel severe pride during the meeting of the new Learned Society of Yorkshire Magicians, when the gentlewoman was the only magician out of 5 sibblings that wanted to bother with the group? Heh. I loved the way her father defended her, despite the fact he thought they were all idiots.
Lilty Cash - Mar 24, 2005 5:30:06 am PST #7311 of 10002
"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."
I'm finally reading HHGttG. It's like the Buffistas wrote it. I can't stop laughing. That is all.
sumi - Mar 24, 2005 5:33:26 am PST #7312 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
It broke me to think that after all that Jonathan and his wife could not be together.
I need a sequel. NOW.
Wolfram - Mar 24, 2005 7:01:37 am PST #7313 of 10002
Visilurking
I need a sequel. NOW.
Me too. After the first 100 pages I literally got sucked into that book. Harry Potter for adults, my ass. I love HP books for what they are, but the two aren't even in the same league.
sumi - Mar 24, 2005 7:41:37 am PST #7314 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
No, they're really different.
Sparky1 - Mar 24, 2005 7:46:18 am PST #7315 of 10002
Librarian Warlord
A friend of mine has Jonathan Strange on CD and listened to it while she was doing her long-ass commute. I asked, "how did they handle the footnotes?" She says, "just said, 'footnote,' and read them." I'm intrigued, and want to do the whole thing over again, this time in audio.
sumi - Mar 24, 2005 9:05:03 am PST #7316 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
Who is reading it?
Sparky1 - Mar 24, 2005 9:11:00 am PST #7317 of 10002
Librarian Warlord