Thanks for the tips! I'll reread the last few chapters and check out smonster's LJ.
We have to see the chimp playing hockey! That's hilarious! The ice is so slippery, and, and monkeys are all irrational. We have to see this!
Anya ,'Bring On The Night'
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."
Alicia K - Jul 22, 2005 1:42:20 pm PDT #8479 of 10002
Uncertainty could be our guiding light.
Topic!Cindy - Jul 22, 2005 2:17:17 pm PDT #8480 of 10002
What is even happening?
I don't think she summarized it, but she mentioned it, and she'd probably talk about it. I left her a heads up that you'd been looking for summaries, just in case.
Consuela - Jul 22, 2005 3:14:19 pm PDT #8481 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
But I'm invested in children reading books that they can understand, and building their reading skills.
Eh. Depends on the kid, I guess. I read lots of books I didn't completely understand when I was a kid. I continue to do so now. I find that part of the fun, really. But not all kids are me. Just as well, really.
As for Gabaldon, I got through to the one where there's a whole mistaken-identity thing and the daughter's boyfriend gets handed off to the Indians, and it all just became too much for me. I won't read any more, although I enjoyed the first two, and the way that Claire came back.
But really, there's far too much sturm and drang for me. (And yes, I know that's hypocritical coming from a Farscape fan.)
Topic!Cindy - Jul 22, 2005 3:16:00 pm PDT #8482 of 10002
What is even happening?
Alicia, smonster said she just found an Outlander synopsis that seems pretty comprehensive, here: [link]
She said to pop by her lj or her profile address is good (she said to say she'd posted in Minearverse recently) if you have any questions.
brenda m - Jul 22, 2005 3:16:40 pm PDT #8483 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
That one kind of lost me. But I loved the first book, and Claire's return, and Jamie and Claire are still some of my favorite fictional characters.
-t - Jul 22, 2005 3:25:30 pm PDT #8484 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
FWIW, I read the Outlander series all out of order and with big gaps in between them and never really felt the lack. I probably missed some subtleties, but there was certainly enough non-subtle stuff going on to keep me from wondering what I'd missed.
Consuela - Jul 22, 2005 3:26:06 pm PDT #8485 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
there was certainly enough non-subtle stuff going on
i.e., porn.
Topic!Cindy - Jul 22, 2005 3:26:38 pm PDT #8486 of 10002
What is even happening?
In kilts
-t - Jul 22, 2005 3:28:04 pm PDT #8487 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Porn and fighting and kilts, oh my!
Typo Boy - Jul 22, 2005 4:37:54 pm PDT #8488 of 10002
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
But I'm invested in children reading books that they can understand, and building their reading skills.
OK - you've backed off on this - but just to add to your Lord of the Rings example. I read Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court at that age along with Heartbreak House. I missed a lot of the points of the former, and I'm sure almost 100% of the latter - but still enjoyed what I got out of it. What is more being exposed to such things at an early age helped make me the sensible well grounded person I am today. Hold on; I'm not helping my case, am I?