You know, it occurred to me that, for all her writerly faults, LKH created a world that stuck with me. I was watching the weather channel this morning and they talked about St. Louis and the first thing that came to mind was the Anita Blake books.
That's beautiful. Or taken literally, incredibly gross.
Buffy ,'Potential'
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."
Calli - Jan 17, 2006 8:30:19 am PST #9819 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Calli - Jan 17, 2006 11:11:34 am PST #9820 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Consuela - Jan 17, 2006 3:04:55 pm PST #9821 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I'm thinking of Eliza Dushku or Jessica Alba for Anita. Dark and attractive to the geekly audience, and both experienced with the ass-kicking.
Strix - Jan 17, 2006 3:07:41 pm PST #9822 of 10002
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Suela, d'oh! I cannot imagine why Eliza never crossed my mind! I think she'd be great.
erikaj - Jan 17, 2006 5:29:00 pm PST #9823 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
That would be cool. Really cool, not marketing-cool.
Connie Neil - Jan 17, 2006 7:27:13 pm PST #9824 of 10002
brillig
Eliza might work, but Anita turns into such a twit that I wouldn't wish the part on her.
Kate P. - Jan 18, 2006 8:10:47 am PST #9825 of 10002
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
The Big Over Easy, the first in the Jack Spratt Investigates series (according to the review I read in EW, it's a cross between Film Noir and nursery rhymes).
Oh cool, I hadn't heard of that one. Although I have to say I lost interest in the Tuesday Next books about 3 books in, but if the first book or two of the new series are as good as the first couple TN books, I'll give them a shot.
Anne W. - Jan 18, 2006 8:31:10 am PST #9826 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I finished "Julie and Julia," and enjoyed it, although there were times I wanted to shake the author. Plus, the whole bit about the maggots really squicked me.
I'm home sick from work (I feel fine if I stay in bed, feel rather questionable if I get up and walk around) and am reading "Anansi Boys." I haven't laughed in sheer delight at a book in so long.
Steph L. - Jan 18, 2006 8:38:15 am PST #9827 of 10002
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
am reading "Anansi Boys." I haven't laughed in sheer delight at a book in so long.
It's so lovely. The ending, and I mean the final image, made me cry because I was so happy for one of the characters.
Nutty - Jan 18, 2006 12:02:56 pm PST #9828 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I'm reading Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan safran Foer, and it's a book very invested in its bookness. It's got illustrations and photographs, and after a while you realize that other books (and loose pages) are being represented verbatim within this book. Doesn't make any sense in any context except text between covers.