Let's go with the one-syllable version.
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."
Steph L. - May 02, 2014 6:59:55 am PDT #22326 of 28561
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Polter-Cow - May 02, 2014 7:30:44 am PDT #22327 of 28561
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
My pickiness is your gain! Also Borderlands's gain, since I'll be buying a new copy from them.
meara - May 02, 2014 8:05:59 am PDT #22328 of 28561
I just finished Goblin Emperor last night! I liked it a lot, though it was a bit hard with all the crazy names--I'm not entirely sure I grasped who was who through most of it. But still enjoyed, and was sad to see she said there's no plan for a sequel, though she may write in the universe again sometime. I wanted to see the wedding and marriage! and stuff.
Steph L. - May 02, 2014 8:14:01 am PDT #22329 of 28561
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I'm still on the Veronica Mars book. My reading has really slowed down lately, and I don't know why. Poot.
meara - May 02, 2014 8:24:56 am PDT #22330 of 28561
I didn't actually love the Veronica Mars book. It felt a little too...noir. But not in a "OMG, VM is not noir" way, but in a "this is so very thematic that I feel like someone wrote it and then threw in VM and a few quips" way. Which is silly because of who wrote it, but....meh. And it's not as though that'll stop me from reading more of them when they come out.
hippocampus - May 02, 2014 9:21:26 am PDT #22331 of 28561
not your mom's socks.
Meara & Consuela - Yes I fell in love with the future empress and Maia's half-sister a LOT. I want books about them too
Julianna, I had a very similar reaction. Love that circus.
Amy - May 02, 2014 9:24:01 am PDT #22332 of 28561
Because books.
Crap, I still need to get the Veronica Mars book.
I just started Doctor Sleep (the sequel/companion to The Shining) and it's really good. After that I'll give Night Circus another try, though.
meara - May 02, 2014 10:07:38 am PDT #22333 of 28561
Totally agreed, Sox! So many possibilities!
Calli - May 02, 2014 11:09:09 am PDT #22334 of 28561
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I bought Valour and Vanity, and then I realized I hadn't gotten book three yet. So now I have two of them to read. This is the exact opposite of a problem.
Similarly, I'm about 100 pages from the end of The Golem and the Jinni and everything is going haywire but I do understaaaaaaaaand.
I've seen that in the bookstore and it looked interesting.
Polter-Cow - May 02, 2014 11:21:11 am PDT #22335 of 28561
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
It's so good! It's not what I expected. It's a fascinating portrayal of both main characters, but it's also got a host of supporting characters whose lives intersect, which I love.