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.
Lorne: You know what they say about people who need people. Connor: They're the luckiest people in the world. Lorne: You been sneaking peeks at my Streisand collection again, Kiddo? Connor: Just kinda popped out.
'Time Bomb'
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."
Topic!Cindy - Jul 22, 2005 2:17:17 pm PDT #8480 of 10002
What is even happening?
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?
billytea - Jul 22, 2005 5:43:54 pm PDT #8489 of 10002
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
They didn't actually understand what happened in the story, or what was implied. And this is disheartening for me, because I really want them to be engaged and curious and reading something that's manageable, that's going to get them thinking and turning over the pages and wanting to talk about it. I guess that this Pokemon-level interest in HP isn't a bad thing, as such. I just find it depressing.
Fay! There are kids, right there on your lawn! You should do something about that.