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The Dovekeepers - Alice Hoffman
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Now onto Moondance of Stonewylde, really loving the books...more info can be found here
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The Gumshoe, The Witch & The Virtual Corpse by Keith Hartman. This book is pretty random, lots of nonsensical twists. I'm in the middle of the book and I still have no idea where the plot is heading. Things are getting pretty interesting though... I hope. Lol
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Am I the only one who consumes books and reads many chapters of different books every day? I am currently engrossed in Harry Potter, Maze Runner, Hunger Games (yes I do so enjoy my escape in fantasy) and the Castle of Otranto. I welcome any book suggestions...I do go through them so quickly.
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Picked up an Anne Rice book from the op shop to re-read (Taltos) but it's not holding up well. Reading for the enjoyable descriptions of clothing, makeup and food... but actually finding the characters really irritating.
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Oh gosh, ya know I love Anne Rice ~ she's simply darling <3
But betwixt ourselves Acharis, I found her books a chore to read .. Did I whisper that? Sure hope so! I dunno? *shrugs* o.O Too elaborate .. too long~winded? I'm going to hell for dissing the Rice aren't I!? lol At present I'm reading Gothic Dark Glamour ... Well, I say 'reading' but that act is being distracted by my diversions into drooling on the pictorial accompaniments! ... Some nice imagery for ya! lol |
P.S. I've just noticed that on the back cover of the copy of GDG that I sought from Amazon it states .. 'Baltimore County Public Library' hahahaaa :D
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I'm going to hell for dissing the Rice aren't I!? lol
Heh, Anise, I agree with you. After seeing Mr Cruise in the first movie more than one of my female co-workers decieded they would be doing me a huge favour by lending me all the books. I got as far as the end of the first tome then gave them back - with fulsome thanks for the courtesy of course. My local op-shop recently had a complete (obviously pre-loved) Harry Potter set too. One wonders what circumstances would lead one to part with the entire set after having gone to all the trouble and expense of assembling it ? Nothing tragic one would hope. |
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I got a sci-fi anthology going on right now, and debating whether I want to read Anno Dracula or The Secret History of Wonder Woman next. |
Oh dear .. the whole set! Susicious ~~
I think Anne herself is wonderful, a darling lady; and of course she has had great success with her writing, many adoring readers .. it's just I can't seem to read them! I can dissect Shakespeare, digest Chaucer but for the life of me .. Can't enjoy an Anne Rice novel o.O I adored Queen of the Damned .. I know some find it a cheesy romance film, but the soundtrack was immense and with Stuart Townsend being Irish ... Well c'mon .. I have to big up the Irish massive ;) Interview with a Vampire also translated well into film format, and although Mr Cruise did a fine job .. he just wasn't Lestat .. Townsend is Lestat! I often purchase books from my local village store; there's a few shelves dedicated to used books; £1 each all funds for the much needed Air Ambulance. Today I saw several of Charlaine Harris's 'True Blood' books. Wasn't tempted, I have the set and haven't read one of them from cover to cover! Again, I enjoyed the series, but the books lol, well there's no visuals of Eric! *shrugs* I dunno .. Vampyre literature has just waned since Polidori and Stoker. It's hard to get a true story with bite :p The Thomas Harris novels Silence of the Lambs and Red Dragon, now whilst the film adaptations were great, the books were fantastic! I bloody loved Francis Dollarhyde! My poor lamb ~ it wasn't his fault that he became a serial killer. One can only sustain so much shit in life, there IS a tipping point ... LOL the worm turns! Fantastically real characters and you feel them, their inner frailty. That, to me is what makes a story worthy of the read, a page turner. As a child I read Wuthering Heights in under 2 days and almost cried when I reached the final page .. longing for more. Whilst I revere Ms Rice as a contemporary author, unfortunately no matter how I tried I simply couldn't give a flying fuck about any persons contained within a story .. too much talking, not enough heart? |
If you want a fun vampire read, have you read Bloodshot by Cherie Priest? She's a great writer anyway, but I loved her vampire books particularly. They're not particularly dark or scary, but they're pretty entertaining without being mind rot.
I actually read Twilight and Life and Death (the genderbent version) recently, so I could do a comparison review. I think I'm off vampires for a while as a result -_-* It was just...so...bad. |
I'm reading Sir Walter Scott's Kenilworth (1821) I've got a lovely 1871 edition with gold embellished Victorian cover. Purchased for the princely sum of $2 from a Trash & Treasure stall. Great novel full of beautiful language and flights of high romance, tragedy, intrigue and Regency period fancy :
"...the extended front and massive towers of the castle were seen to rise in majesty and beauty. We cannot but add, that of this lordly palace where princes feasted and heroes fought, now in the bloody earnest of storm and seige, and now in the games of chivalry, where beauty dealt the prize which valour won, all now is desolate." A bit of a demanding read at times, to be sure but vastly rewarding none the less. |
It's weird because parts of Anne Rice are ok? Like the descriptions of clothing, cosmetics, styles, and food are luscious. It's amazing in a sensory way that gives me cravings. And I like a good story.
I just don't like Michael's thing for little girls, get kind of annoyed at how over the top the characters act when they don't need to, and I can't stand Mona at all. It just feels like everyone is trying tiresomely hard to be Very Grown Up and Dramatic. Oh dear. I'm a cranky old creature :mad: |
I just started, Beyond Beowulf.
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The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King
Needful Things by Stephen King Human, All Too Human by Friedrich Nietzsche |
“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” ~ love me some Nietzsche.
Stephen King is faaantabulous! Enjoy ;) Yes Acharis, agree with your view upon the delicious descriptive images of finery. Haven't read Taltos, but this Michael sounds suss! ~~ Thanks for la mention Saya! Will check Ms Priest out <3 |
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Acharis ~ is Mona a Vampyre? *sings* Mona the Vampiiiiiiiire ;) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ--srHM_Do |
Well actually - (click and drag for spoiler) ...Weirdly enough she apparently gets turned into one later, because she's dying after delivering her supernatural monster child. I haven't read that book.
Gawd. Depressingly this is seeming more and more like the granddaddy of Twilight. And yes, while it's seen as fine in the book Michael is suss as fuck. ^^ I love Stephen King though. |
Stephen King was part of my formative years. He was a household name in the 80s and, for better or for worse, Hollywood quickly snapped him up. I loved Christine in particular - both the book and the movie. Both came out while I was in high school and the story struck a real chord with me then - teen angst and all. The Shining, Pet Semetery, Carrie, Misery were all excellent but I lost interest in him thereafter.
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Yeah, King's books don't necessarily always fit in with "goth values", but then again, nothing does so for everyone. I suppose being Goth, by whatever means, is mostly such a personal experience; like a fascination with something that calls your name from the end of a dark corridor - it almost just HAS to happen when you're alone.
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