Discussion Post #36

[empressearwig]

Three things:

1. You can find September's post for the giving and receiving of recommendations here.

2. Next weekend will be our discussion of How I Created My Perfect Prom Date, so I hope you'll all be around for that. It's a pretty delightful book if I do say so myself, and I do since I finished it this week.

3. It's banned books week! Go read

Comments

[katayla]

I've started The Writer's Tale by Russell T. Davies and Benjamin Cook and WOW, if you want to write, AT ALL, READ THIS! Even if you're not a Doctor Who fan, you will (I think) get a LOT out of it. You basically get to see into RTD's brain and all the weird insecurities and thoughts about writing that people just don't talk about enough.

I also read How I Created My Perfect Prom date! Which was cute! And I finished Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage by Jennifer Ashley, which was one of those books which was FINE, but just didn't click. (I so wanted it, too. It's a fun premise and I like the characters! So don't take it as a non-rec.) And then I finished The Moon by Night and started on The Young Unicorns.

[empressearwig]

RIGHT?!?!?! I still need to finish it, but it's just so revealing and I can't believe that he actually let someone publish all of that. I loved his Who anyway, but it made me love it even more.

Aw, I wanted that book to be awesome. Maybe I'll read it anyway, idk. And you got through Zachary! That's awesome. I got A Ring of Endless Light out this week, but I haven't made any progress on it.

[katayla]

Yeah, I'm not very far at all, but WOW. I also kind of love all their Skins talks, haha? Not because I have particular love for Skins--I kind of wish I remembered it better, though--but because YES. That's how I like to talk about shows, kind of dissect them and talk about what's not working and why.

You should! Because it really did feel like one of those cases where it was ME, not the book. Though another friend said she felt the same way, so IDK.

Haha, I don't mind Zachary though! It's kind of bad how much I can almost identify with him these days. Or maybe just UNDERSTAND? I'm not that kind of self-destructive, but I think I have similar battles.

[empressearwig]

YES. The Skins stuff was one of my favorite things to read, I think because of what you say and because I like it when television is taken seriously. Even with other writers and directors and stuff, I sometimes get the feeling that they'd rather be doing movies, but I never get the sense that Davies feels like he's slumming.

Hmm. I'll keep it mind, but I've got other things ahead of it PLUS I'm going to get more books soon from my August order, so I'm not in a hurry or anything.

Yeah, I do get that part of him. I wish I didn't. But I do. I'd still rather read about Adam.

[katayla]

YES. And, along with that, it's just nice to hear tv writers talk about other shows? IDK. I hate it when someone says, "Oh, I don't watch tv." I know some of that is busy-ness, but sometimes it does feel like they think it would be slumming or something.

Yeah, makes sense.

Hee, Adam is definitely more enjoyable to read about!

[empressearwig]

Oh, yeah. Which is also why Mindy Kaling tweeting about other tv delights me so much. You're in the industry. Celebrate it!

He is the best boy.