The Quotable Slayer (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

It's nicely sectioned into categories but would have been easier to use with an index/contents and page numbering to help you. It isn't just this book that is sadly lacking in this area but something it has in common with all the Buffy and Angel reference books!!! Something I find infuriating when using the books for research. That apart, it is a very nice read. With quotes from all the characters to entertain you.


One tiny little flaw...   June 24, 2004
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Whilst I'd echo the positive sentiments expressed in prior reviews, I feel compelled to mention the tiny flaw that irritates me to the point of distraction:

It appears that, in a lot of cases, the quotes have been culled from the original scripts of the episodes. This means that, occasionally, the actual line spoken differs from what is printed, whilst some dialogue that was edited from the show remains in the book.

Examples are the quote of Willow's conversation with Oz in "New Moon Rising" and Buffy's admission to Tara at the close of "Dead Things." Both segments in the book have lines that never actually made the final episode.

This can be misleading if you're using the volume to jog your memory about "who said what."

That said, "The Quotable Slayer" is still a fun little catalogue of comments. It provides a wonderful cross-section of the wit and insight that we've come to expect from the program. Even if all the quotes from "The Prom" are listed as being from the preceding episode, "Choices." ;)

Now we just need an Angel equivalent...


In my plan, we are...left out?   March 17, 2004
 3 out of 4 found this review helpful

This is a great book, for references, for learning buffspeak (if you are particularly sad, much like me) or just to read.

However.

My main problem with it is, where are all the Troika quotes? The are some of the ost quotable characters from any of the seven seaons. Especially Andrew.

Where is he?

They missed out a helluva lot, in my opinion.