In which Philia attempts links

[philia-fan.livejournal.com]

A Conspiracy of Kings is appearing on year-end holiday-book-rec blog posts these days.  Here are two.  From Shannon Hale: oinks.squeetus.com/2010/11/2010-great-reads.html  and from my lovely writing-group friend Tui, who recommends it "for that friend for whom you bought all those other Megan Whalen Turner books last year like I told you to" (scroll down a bit): www.tuibooks.com/

Comments

[tiegirl.livejournal.com]

Whoa, Philia, I AM IMPRESSED!!!!

[philia-fan.livejournal.com]

Yes, I found the link icon after all these years.

[tiegirl.livejournal.com]

Uhhhhhh, link icon? You mean you don't have to right click, copy link, right click, paste? Seriously? I fail. But then, we knew that.

[philia-fan.livejournal.com]

Right click? Never heard of it.

Haha, the dinosaurs debate how to copy links!

[tiegirl.livejournal.com]

HaHaHA, we're too funny!

[spellcoats.livejournal.com]

Mouses have two buttons: a left one and a right one. Right-clicking is when you click the right button, which has different functions than the left one.

[philia-fan.livejournal.com]

I figured that, but I actually don't know what functions the right button has, so I avoid it. I have learned to copy links another way, so it doesn't seem to matter.

Funny things is, back in the late 80s I was really computer-savvy! Then they changed the computers and they no longer came with manuals you could read and suddenly there were mice and obscure pictures you were supposed to interpret. Once again the mammals drive out the dinosaurs.

[jade-sabre-301.livejournal.com]

can I just LOVE on that final quote by Ursula K. LeGuin? Because, seriously.

(I'm stealing it for my post about how Dragonhaven does what Life of Pi set out to do, only it actually DOES it and it does it BETTER but since it's YA fantasy and Life of Pi was Serious Literature For All Times, it won lots of prizes, and most people will never even hear of Dragonhaven, let alone actually read it.)

ANYWAY that second post had a ton of great recommendations: thanks! :D

[tiegirl.livejournal.com]

I think you may have decided me on Life Of Pi...I picked it up in the bookstore then skimmed a little, then skimmed a little toward the end, then dropped it like a hot potato. I had a feeling.

[filkferengi]

Now I've put several of these books on hold at the library, & I'm about to be inundated with interesting books at the worst time of year to try reading, and it's *all your fault*!

:)