I think they already announced that Paper Towns is in development.
Reavers ain't men. Or they forgot how to be. Now they're just nothing. They got out to the edge of the galaxy, to that place of nothing, and that's what they became.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
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."
Amy - Jun 04, 2014 3:35:20 pm PDT #22441 of 28476
Because books.
Cass - Jun 04, 2014 5:44:42 pm PDT #22442 of 28476
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
I almost like John Green the Phenomenon more than John Green the author.
I haven't read his books (probably yet) but I love the videos. My favorite thing is that he does fantasy Indy Car racing. That was an amusing surprise.
DebetEsse - Jun 05, 2014 7:24:40 am PDT #22443 of 28476
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Paper Towns is one of my favorites and will, I think, make a good movie. It's much less internal.
I first became aware of him because of GIFs from the videos on Tumblr.
§ ita § - Jun 05, 2014 9:22:25 am PDT #22444 of 28476
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Hey, you guys have all read the first two chapters of the Kylie+Kendal Jenner book, right?
Tell me how it goes.
§ ita § - Jun 07, 2014 9:58:19 am PDT #22445 of 28476
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
People who've edited or betaed or just plain read critically for word choice--who would you most want to be the editor for, and who the least?
I wonder what editing Samuel Delany would be like...
hippocampus - Jun 07, 2014 10:07:49 am PDT #22446 of 28476
not your mom's socks.
oh gods, editing Nova. Or Dhalgren. WOW.
This sounds like an editorial CFM, ita. ::thinking::
§ ita § - Jun 07, 2014 10:26:50 am PDT #22447 of 28476
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
This sounds like an editorial CFM, ita
Yes, one with an open cast. I still haven't finished Dhalgren. I love it, but I can't fucking READ it. I'm fascinated by the opinions of people with more reading and more critical reading than mine.
Nook is having a sale right now on book bundles. Is the Divergence series worth $29.99. Three Dragonriders for $9.99--Dragonflight, Dragonquest, and The White Dragon, maybe. I'm curious to see how rapey they feel to an adult reader. Outlander for $50 (that is probably more than I can justify right now, but I could pull tight on other things--it is 7 books)? Here's the full list, for anyone interested (remember, you can read them without having a Nook (Amy).
lisah - Jun 07, 2014 10:32:36 am PDT #22448 of 28476
Punishingly Intricate
Has anyone else read the Martian yet? SO GOOD!!!
Amy - Jun 07, 2014 10:45:54 am PDT #22449 of 28476
Because books.
Oh man, the Outlander series is so tempting. I still haven't read the last few books, and I need to reread from the beginning.
ita, if you want the Divergent books, give me a day or two and I'll mail you the first two. I have them, and I'm not going to read them.
Also, explain the editing question some more? This is someone you would want to edit because you feel s/he needs editing that doesn't get done?
§ ita § - Jun 07, 2014 11:14:36 am PDT #22450 of 28476
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
This is someone you would want to edit because you feel s/he needs editing that doesn't get done?
No--someone who you think you'd be good at editing, whose prose you'd like to be part of fixing up, and could produce a book you'd be proud of.
Why aren't you reading Divergent? I mean, should I?