I love Meyer's list of most common sentences.
Death is your art. You make it with your hands day after day. That final gasp, that look of peace. And part of you is desperate to know: What's it like? Where does it lead you? And now you see, that's the secret. Not the punch you didn't throw or the kicks you didn't land. She really wanted it. Every Slayer has a death wish. Even you.
Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
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."
Polter-Cow - Nov 21, 2013 11:21:39 am PST #21641 of 28476
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Amy - Nov 21, 2013 11:39:28 am PST #21642 of 28476
Because books.
I'll admit I skimmed -- did they level each author at all? Reading level, I mean? That would have been interesting to see.
le nubian - Nov 21, 2013 12:36:41 pm PST #21643 of 28476
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
One of the commenters took offense to the lumping in of these three books together. I actually agree with some of her points.
Strix - Nov 22, 2013 4:16:59 am PST #21644 of 28476
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
did they level each author at all? Reading level, I mean? That would have been interesting to see.
They didn't, but...
THG: 7 T: 4.4 HPatPS:5.3
Amy - Nov 22, 2013 7:25:49 am PST #21645 of 28476
Because books.
I'm surprised Harry Potter isn't higher than that, based on the vocabulary.
Gris - Nov 22, 2013 2:12:03 pm PST #21646 of 28476
Hey. New board.
I think the later books are higher levels
Kat - Nov 22, 2013 4:28:31 pm PST #21647 of 28476
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Has anyone read Hild yet? I couldn't put it down. Compelling.
hippocampus - Nov 22, 2013 4:56:00 pm PST #21648 of 28476
not your mom's socks.
Kat, I am really looking forward to reading Hild.
smonster - Nov 22, 2013 5:27:38 pm PST #21649 of 28476
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
I'm hoping to get Hild for Hanukkah! I love Nicola Griffith.
Kat - Nov 22, 2013 7:13:04 pm PST #21650 of 28476
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I have never read any of Nicola Griffith's books before. Does she normally write historical fiction?