I'm reading "Tale of Two Cities" for the first time. You know, this Dickens fellow has quite a way with words. I think he'll go far.
Xander, don't speak Latin in front of the books!
Giles ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
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."
Connie Neil - Jun 03, 2005 7:18:06 am PDT #7820 of 10002
brillig
Nutty - Jun 03, 2005 7:39:17 am PDT #7821 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Dickens is so much fun. Wait till you get to the climax, with Miss Pross! I just love the name, Miss Pross, and the fact that she is a stout, indefatigable, middle-aged handmaiden makes it that much more enjoyable. (I am sure, unless you're on page 2, that you've already met Miss Pross.)
Connie Neil - Jun 03, 2005 7:56:08 am PDT #7822 of 10002
brillig
Well, page 30, with the banker and Miss Manette. But I'll look for Miss Pross.
-t - Jun 03, 2005 7:58:49 am PDT #7823 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I always had the vague idea that I kind of liked Tolstoy, but I'm reading "The Kreutzer Sonata" and hating it.
Betsy HP - Jun 03, 2005 9:33:25 am PDT #7824 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
sumi - Jun 03, 2005 9:36:34 am PDT #7825 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
Craziness.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 04, 2005 2:41:35 pm PDT #7826 of 10002
Oh honey, the mentally unwell people have been in the fanbase since Game Changers was Stucky fanfiction on the internet. The calls have been coming from inside the house the whole time!
OK, I'm done with Smoke and Shadows. Any Tanya Huff fans around who haven't bought a copy yet and would like one?
Consuela - Jun 04, 2005 3:42:13 pm PDT #7827 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
What series is that in, Matt?
Sheryl - Jun 04, 2005 6:10:22 pm PDT #7828 of 10002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
What series is that in, Matt?
I'm not Matt, but I can tell you that it's tangential to the Blood series, in that the main character is Tony, who is Henry's sometime partner/food source.
(sorry, if that's not coherent, I'm a little tired)
Volans - Jun 05, 2005 10:54:02 pm PDT #7829 of 10002
move out and draw fire
OK, I read Curse of Chalion in one day, and have just ordered Paladin of Souls. Damn. I'd given up on there ever being good fantasy again.
Memory jog: This article [link] reminds me of a short story where this guy builds a dancing automaton, and its partner can't get out of its embrace and dies. Sort of a modern Red Shoes. Is this familiar to anybody? I thought it was maybe M.R. James or Le Fanu.