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River: They weren't cows inside. They were waiting to be, but they forgot. Now they see the sky and they remember what they are. Mal: Is it bad that what she said made perfect sense to me?

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We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good

Closed Threads

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."

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Consuela - Oct 09, 2005 8:18:36 am PDT #9220 of 10002

We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

According to his publisher, Peter Beagle never got paid for the movie version of The Last Unicorn. [link]

They have a list of books for sale, but I don't actually want any of them. I'd buy an autographed edition of A Fine and Private Place or The Folk of the Air, but they're apparently out of print. Too bad.

In other news, there was a piece on NPR about the mainstreaming of science fiction. They talked to Terry Pratchett, Kazuo Ishiguru, and Susanna Clarke. They noticeably did not talk to Margaret Atwood. Heh.

It's very frustrating to have genre conventions become so inextricably entwined with content. Ah, well.

sumi - Oct 09, 2005 9:29:48 am PDT #9221 of 10002

Art Crawl!!!

While looking for a list of books by an author (Ann C. Fallon) I came upon the Internet Book List. . .it's like the IMDB, except it's for books!

Volans - Oct 09, 2005 9:42:18 am PDT #9222 of 10002

move out and draw fire

I hate that Peter S. Beagle, who is such a good author, has never been financially successful. I do wonder how someone else got legal custody of his mother.

I still think his adaption of LOTR was better than Walsh's. I wish PJ had gotten Beagle, instead of his partner and Phillipa Boyens.

Steph L. - Oct 09, 2005 4:59:50 pm PDT #9223 of 10002

Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

Anyone reading Anansi Boys? Dear god, I am LOVING it.

DebetEsse - Oct 09, 2005 5:01:01 pm PDT #9224 of 10002

Woe to the fucking wicked.

I am, and I am. I'm maybe 2/3 through. Very fun. I do think I liked American Gods more, though.

Steph L. - Oct 09, 2005 5:05:08 pm PDT #9225 of 10002

Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

I'm maybe 2/3 of the way through, too. I may go back and re-read American Gods when I'm finished. I really liked American Gods, but it was also intellectually tough slogging, for me.

P.M. Marc - Oct 09, 2005 5:18:34 pm PDT #9226 of 10002

So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

I fear my book budget only stretched to Thud! for new releases.

I am JEALOUS of you Anansi Boy havers, though.

DebetEsse - Oct 09, 2005 5:20:39 pm PDT #9227 of 10002

Woe to the fucking wicked.

It and Coraline are the only two books I've bought for myself in months. I love my library.

Waiting for the library to get SoUE 12 into their system rather than this "on order" crap, would be nice, though

Steph L. - Oct 09, 2005 5:21:11 pm PDT #9228 of 10002

Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

I got it from the library, as I am NOT one of the Buffistas who eschew the library since they can't stand to give the books back.

DebetEsse - Oct 09, 2005 5:23:31 pm PDT #9229 of 10002

Woe to the fucking wicked.

Me, neither. I'd rather have broadband and Netflix.

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