Mal ,'War Stories'
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."
No, that's never happened to me before, why do you ask?
Hee. I'm afraid to try any of the historical fiction I adored growing up (an eclectic assortment--Pearl Buck, Belva Plain, Eugenia Price, Alexandra Ripley, Herman Wouk, John Jakes, Taylor Caldwell) for fear of discovering the exact same thing.
Yes, fine, I admit it, there was an unspoken "Piers Anthony" in that sentence.
What would teenagers read if it weren't for Piers Anthony?
Didn't we all read Xanth?
yes
Didn't we all read Xanth?
no
I tried to read the first Thomas Covenant book and got maybe 25 pages into it before losing interest. I thought it was really dull. I'm surprised so many other people liked (or at least finished) them. Maybe they pick up...?
eta: also, did not read any Piers Anthony books. I win!
Didn't we all read Xanth?
Please. As if I'd ever admit it in public.
I reread/skimmed the Xanth books I had before I got rid of them. His portrayals of women are really appalling.
What would teenagers read if it weren't for Piers Anthony?
Anne of Green Gables.
no
I'm going to assume that's an age thing, because I don't think I could possibly have not read Xanth. It was just so there, during the voracious years. And it was such a fast read that even when I suspected it stank, momentum meant I read three or four more books before I stopped and sold them.