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.
I'm so evil and... skanky. And I think I'm kinda gay.
Willow ,'Storyteller'
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."
Steph L. - Jan 18, 2006 8:38:15 am PST #9827 of 10002
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
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.
Emily - Jan 18, 2006 3:42:21 pm PST #9829 of 10002
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
I really liked The Big Over Easy, though it took me a while to get a feel for the world, if you know what I mean.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 19, 2006 10:03:39 am PST #9830 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I tracked down a copy of Ramsey Campbell's Ancient Images due to word-of-mouth about John Carpenter's similarly themed "Cigarette Burns" entry in the Masters of Horror series. Good read, and it's been so long since I first read it that I've essentially forgotten most of the story.
Megan E. - Jan 19, 2006 10:13:24 am PST #9831 of 10002
I really liked The Big Over Easy, though it took me a while to get a feel for the world, if you know what I mean.
This is good to know since I got this for xmas.
meara - Jan 19, 2006 3:26:11 pm PST #9832 of 10002
I'm trying to read J. Carey's "Banewreaker" (bought it cause it's in paperback now) but finding it something of a slog--does it get better? I vaguely recall when it first came out y'all had mixed reviews.
Strix - Jan 19, 2006 3:53:46 pm PST #9833 of 10002
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
No. It's AWFUL. And I really like Carey's other stuff.
I was badly disappointed.
JohnSweden - Jan 19, 2006 6:15:18 pm PST #9834 of 10002
I can't even.
I'm such a loser/determined person, I actually slogged through the second book, Godslayer, as well, looking for some resolution. Well, I got some. On an analytical level, I appreciate some of the things she was shooting for, but, it sure wasn't enjoyable in any way. The Kushiel stuff had parts that were rough, but she paid off in style, and you had to shake your head sometimes at how skillful she is. Banewreaker/Godslayer seemed like a big step backwards for her as a writer, like an earlier work that got pulled out of a footlocker. Cruder and more manipulative somehow.
Megan E. - Jan 20, 2006 6:43:05 am PST #9835 of 10002
JohnSweden! How the hell are ya?
sumi - Jan 20, 2006 7:12:58 am PST #9836 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
More Melusine books coming!!