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Title: Slayer Slang: A Buffy The Vampire Slayer Lexicon by Michael Adams, Jane Espenson ISBN: 0-19-516033-9 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: June, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.17 (6 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Obsess much?
Comment: A cool idea that repeats itself a bit too much - the explanatory chapters reiterate glossary info, and there are just a few too many source listings for most of the words. I wouldn't normally admit to reading all the Buffy tie-ins, but some of them definately aren't worth citing. There also seems to be a lot net slang included for no reason other than it "originating" on a fan related board. A nifty idea, but I'm not sure it's worth the pageage - Adams definately comes across as an overzealous fan.
Rating: 4
Summary: A remarkable glossary, but the essays go on a bit.
Comment: I can sum up the first 125 pages of this book as follows: Slayer slang is very creative, occasionally rebellious, and slang should be appreciated for what it is.
Michael Adams makes these three points repeatedly and often, giving case after case after case for each one. It's not a bad thing to make a point strongly, but making it repetitively gets a little tiresome.
Still, the prose flows well, and his arguments are clear and well-put, so it's not as though it's simply a hundred pages of retreaded material. Adams' points may well be new ones to the ears of some, and in that case the essays are definitely worth the read.
Of course, that leaves us with almost 200 pages of glossary, the part of the book that provides us with the most useful and most interesting information. The entries are formatted clearly, providing plenty of quotation to put the words in context, and the selection is broad, covering not only the episodes, but also the original movie, the Bronze message boards, newspaper and magazine articles and books and graphic novels.
I wouldn't count this as a "must-have" for hardcore fans of the show, as they either know the words already or don't need a hardcover glossary to catch up. This book is most useful for people with a casual interest in linguistics and the show, as well as those who are just interested in slang and its place in modern society.
Rating: 2
Summary: Good in theory, but...
Comment: I thought that this book had a great premise, but I was disappointed when it arrived because it wasn't what I expected. To me, the interesting thing with "Buffyspeak" has always been more about the process of creating the language, not a rehashing of clever phrases from scripts, books, and posting boards (which is what the book mainly focuses on). Though the dictionary is thoroughly detailed, I don't really care about what episodes these phrases originated in, the different ways in which Buffy-type words can function, or even having a record of Buffy vocab.
Buy this if you find yourself saying exact quotes from past Buffy episodes in everyday conversation. Don't buy this if you're in search of anything more than what is strictly indicated in the book description.
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Title: Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy: Fear and Trembling in Sunnydale (Popular Culture and Philosophy Series) by James B. South ISBN: 0812695313 Publisher: Open Court Publishing Company Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title:Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Complete Fifth Season ASIN: B0000AQS18 Publisher: Twentieth Century Fox Home Video Pub. Date: 09 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $59.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $38.99 |
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Title: The Quotable Slayer (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) by Steven Brezenoff, Micol Ostow ISBN: 0743410173 Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Seven Seasons of Buffy: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Television Show by Glenn Yeffeth, David Brin, Jennifer Crusie, Drew Goddard ISBN: 1932100083 Publisher: BenBella Books Pub. Date: 03 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title:Angel - Season Three ASIN: B0000TEW8C Publisher: Twentieth Century Fox Home Video Pub. Date: 10 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $59.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $38.99 |
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