Damn it! You know what? I'm sick of this crap. I'm sick of being the guy who eats insects and gets the funny syphilis. As of this moment, it's over. I'm finished being everybody's butt monkey!

Xander ,'Lessons'


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."


Kate P. - Dec 29, 2003 7:10:48 am PST #303 of 10002
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love

There's just nothing much to it, and the explanation offered at the end for the witch's behavior was pretty obvious . No interesting new revelations about the world or the characters. I was definitely disappointed.


deborah grabien - Dec 29, 2003 7:25:08 am PST #304 of 10002
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

I got Simon Winchester's new one, and a gorgeous very valuable history of Florence, among others.


scrappy - Dec 29, 2003 7:25:58 am PST #305 of 10002
Nobody

Great review, Deb! Woo hoo!


deborah grabien - Dec 29, 2003 7:35:44 am PST #306 of 10002
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

Oh, speaking of reviews, I also treated myself to Kristin Olhson's "Stalking the Divine" when it first came out, and am planning on giving to my sister for her birthday. I just reviewed it at Amazon, but it likely won't show up for a day or two.


Astarte - Dec 29, 2003 7:36:39 am PST #307 of 10002
Not having has never been the thing I've regretted most in my life. Not trying is.

Congrats on the lovely review, Deb.

On a smaller scale, I gave Weaver to my mom for Christmas, as she enjoys mysteries. She said she liked it very much. (She finished it already when I called last night).

I also gave the folks Firefly, which puzzled them somewhat. Hee.

It's just that my dad is Mal, in a shorter stockier way (with looser pants) which I'm trying to figure out how to say to them.


deborah grabien - Dec 29, 2003 7:37:17 am PST #308 of 10002
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

It's just that my dad is Mal, in a shorter stockier way (with looser pants)

Bwah!


beth b - Dec 29, 2003 7:40:03 am PST #309 of 10002
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

great review,deb.

recieved : Slayer slang, 7 seasons of buffy, fray, 3rd book in the eyre affaire, a couple of books that are catcentric, and possibly more , but I am blanking on them


Kat - Dec 29, 2003 7:46:05 am PST #310 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Lyra's Oxford by Philip Pullman (a bit of a letdown--it's so short!)

Kate P, so it's another story? I've seen it at the store and picked it up several times with an intent to buy. but I was unclear on whether it was a companion edition or a novella or what. So I haven't.


Micole - Dec 29, 2003 8:12:02 am PST #311 of 10002
I've been working on a song about the difference between analogy and metaphor.

Books received this Hannukah: William Dalrymple, White Mughals; Adrian LeBlanc Noble, Random Family; Niall Ferguson, The Rothschilds: Money's Prophets and The World's Banker.

I think this is my most nonfiction-heavy holiday list ever, which is what happens when you use your Amazon Wishlist as a general notepad and your mother ignores your instructions about Things You Want Most. Not that I'm complaining! I've been meaning to read more nonfiction anyway, and I probably never would have gotten round to these otherwise.


Frankenbuddha - Dec 29, 2003 8:18:16 am PST #312 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

It's just that my dad is Mal

So, he's big on kicking guys out through exhaust fans and shooting government operatives in the head?