You know, with the exception of one deadly and unpredictable midget, this girl is the smallest cargo I've ever had to transport. Yet by far the most troublesome. Does that seem right to you?

Early ,'Objects In Space'


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."


Jessica - Aug 22, 2024 11:59:08 am PDT #28014 of 28286
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Okay. I really don't want to DNF Casey McQuiston, so I will trust that Kit's POV will eventually make me less irritated with Theo's nepo-baby whining.


-t - Aug 22, 2024 1:06:26 pm PDT #28015 of 28286
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

after seeing the S3 teaser

Yeah, that's pretty much why


-t - Aug 22, 2024 6:48:54 pm PDT #28016 of 28286
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

So, Mercy of the Gods is my listen-while-commuting book right now. I’m not entirely sure how I feel about it yet, I can’t tell where it’s going enough to be emotionally prepared for, like, anything, but I definitely like how alien the aliens are. Not just humans in costumes, you know? And I think I just met a particularly intelligent shade of blue, which delights me


dcp - Aug 22, 2024 7:01:12 pm PDT #28017 of 28286
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

I definitely like how alien the aliens are.

Have you ever read Startide Rising by David Brin?

In the sequel -- The Uplift War -- the aliens are ever weirder. I really enjoyed those stories, I should re-read them again.


JenP - Aug 22, 2024 9:00:07 pm PDT #28018 of 28286

I listened to Sundiver a few weeks ago, which was the first of the Uplift series. I enjoyed the alieness of the aliens. Brin is pretty clunky with the love interest parts, but, eh, whatever. Or, was in this one anyway. But I think I liked it enough to continue.


dcp - Aug 22, 2024 9:12:54 pm PDT #28019 of 28286
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

I read Sundiver out of order, didn’t like it as well, don’t remember why.

Then there is a second trilogy, also weird but fun.


JenP - Aug 22, 2024 9:20:08 pm PDT #28020 of 28286

I actually just downloaded Startide Rising after reading your.post. Sundiver was a bit of a slog at parts, but overall a cool conceit, I thought. Looking forward to this one. Also, it was free!


-t - Aug 23, 2024 7:13:03 am PDT #28021 of 28286
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I read those a million years ago and don’t remember much, although I do know I liked the series. Making a note to myself to revisit

Eta: ooh, free is good! Add to library!


Atropa - Aug 24, 2024 2:39:32 pm PDT #28022 of 28286
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

I have started re-reading Anne Rice so that's gonna keep me busy for a while (I haven't decided how far I want to go, I stopped with The Body Thief or Memnoch the Devil (I honestly can not figure out if I read Memnoch the Devil or not) the first time around but I'm kind of intrigued by Atlantis)

Atlantis is A Thing. A very weird thing. But hey, it gave me the habit of saying "SPAAAAAAAAACE BIIIIIIIIIIRBS!" at random, which I think is hilarious.


erikaj - Aug 24, 2024 3:28:52 pm PDT #28023 of 28286
Always Anti-fascist!

Almost done with this book and really loving it unless the final chapter is a complete disaster. "Funny You Should Ask" [link]