Pale Moon Rising by Ginna Gray



*Soul*

I wish I could say I'm reading something intellectually stimulating, so as not to seem lazy or decadent during these trying summer months.





.....Fuck it all. I'm reading Fairy Tales redesigned for gay men. Which I am not, but they didn't have anything like beauty and the butch, so there we are.

No Subject For You!!!
 

I'm reading God Emperor of Dune. It's the only book in Herbert's series I haven't read. I've only read one of the new series; the new books seem like they've declined since Herbert wrote the originals, much like the V.C. Andrews books.
I just finished A Son of the Circus, which was pretty good. I love John Irving.

Just finished Cussedness' Books, Blood Rites, Blood heresy and Blood Dawn. Reviewed them for SFReader. Gonna get a copy of Carpe Demon and Madman's Dreams next.

Albert Camus - Le premier homme (It´s like his autobiography)

Recommended Novels
 

I read two great Gothic Suspense novels by Joe Bright that I highly recommend: The Reflection and The Key. They’re well written and kept me up all night. The books descriptions caught my attention, but they’re even better than I imagined. The author has a great web site too: http://www.joebrightbooks.com

Does anybody have any great books that you’d recommend?

Scapegoat
 

I'm reading The Scapegoat by Daphne Du Maurier. It's an older book and not Gothic or scarry but pretty good.

WILL SOON be reading a few things by the oh-so darling Janrae Frank :D





*Soul*

Joe Bright Rules!
 

Yeah, I read both of those novels already. They're fucking awesome! (Can I say fucking on this site?) They're not exactly Gothic, other than the setting. They're more mystery/suspense/thriller. But they were both great!

I'd also recommend Silence of the Lambs. I know, everybody's probably already read that book, but I thought of it because The Key has that same kind of intense action and a great demented villain. :twisted:

The Key
 

I read The Reflection (loved it) but haven't read The Key. Do you think it's as good as The Reflection?

I looked on the web site. I love the picture on the main page. The scrapbooks are pretty cool too.

at this time I am reading The Books of Blood by Clive Barker

Yes
 

Definitely read The Key. I liked it even more than The Reflection.

(afterglow, Camus rocks!)

Trying to get through Dracula, but summer always seems to slow me down hugely.

I may look into those.

Everyone go and check out Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake. Or at least look it up on Amazon. first of three books that are a huge part of my life. Mervyn Peake was so beautiful! I swear you'll love it. (Though if you're going in for plot...not much happens. But it's the most vivid world you'll ever visit.)

I looked up Titus Groan on Amazon and they look like something I'd enjoy. Thanks for the recommendation. I'm always looking for something new to read. Check out The Reflection and The Key. Several of my friends read them as well and they liked them as much as I did.

I've read a ton of books.. are you looking for "goth" novels in particular? If so I won't be able to recommend any at all. :D

Lol.

I didn't actually read the post. I looked at the title and skimmed the first few posts and.. yeah. :oops:

I second that ^ motion.

uh...what's a shill fest?

They don't have to be Gothic, just something good.

TStone,

I looked at your web site and love your poem "Eaters of the Dead." Great mood and imagery. Oops, sorry for the compliment. I guess that means your writing now loses all credibility, right?

You do have a point there. I'm new to the board myself, which I suppose may seem suspect. But I don't know anybody else on this board and certainly didn't agree with the other posts for any other reason than I happened to agree with them. I certainly have nothing to gain from someone buying one book or another, so I really don't care.

As for your writing, though it may have sounded completely sarcastic, I really did like it. Me, I can't write worth a shit, so I always admire someone who can put sentences together that are actually worth reading.

what the fuck is going on in here

Really, what is going on in here. Seems like a lot of bullshit just because I started a new thread rather than adding to a different one. Give me a break. I was only recommending some novels and asking others to reccommend some to me.

Neal Stephenson
 

Right now I'm reading Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson. I'm in love with both Snow Crash and The Diamond Age, so I'm sure it will be awesome.

Shall we all cry for TStoned?

My heart goes out to you, T. It must be hard being so anal retentive that something like this bothers you so much. It just eats you up inside, doesn't it? You poor pathetic man.

All of you just need to take a deep breath and let it go.

Oh Tom, you're my hero! Thank you for saving us from this hideously inane thread! You deserve a kiss!

: *

I just started reading Titus Groan. So far I'm very impressed. Thanks for the recommendation, ThwanCondu.

If you are of a disposition to enjoy Kurt Vonnegut as much as I do, you should at least read Timequake. You'll laugh like hell, cry, and feel fortified at the end of it, appreciating the absurd details of life and looking through creased glasses at the beauty of it all. Maybe. Try it and see. Breakfast Of Champions, also very good.

Sorry, I wasn't here for the argument, was that correctly presented?

On the side from reading these forum threads, I'm keeping adobe open with The Space Between Dreams, an unpublished, free e-book by a man named Lee Turcotte, alias, "K'an". It's great. THe writing is so different from anything I've ever read. I am flabbergasted as to why such a wonderful and different novel is not yet published.

anyway you can find the book for download here.

and i quote,

"The Space Between Dreams is a 339-page work of literary urban surrealism overflowing with novelty, metaphysics, hiphop, martial arts, assassins, ninjas, dreams, nightmares, hallucinations and designer psychedelics. This is a strangely crafted tale for the enjoyment of surrealists, martial artists, introverts, sociopaths, b-boys and b-girls, underground intellectuals, outcasts, party people, philosophical minorities, fugitive drug subcultures, urban shamen and fine connoisseurs of psychotic ideas. If you're a literate weirdo of any flavour, I wrote this book for you."

:D

Outside of the internet, I have yet to select my next book.

Wonderful! That makes me so happy that I got through to someone!

I can't believe I'm about to say this, but I'm halfway through "The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe without Design."

A freaking science book. And it's awesome. I've never been interested in science, but Dawkins is badass.

Also, I second pitseleh on Timequake. Possibly my favorite Vonnegut.

I be a nerd. I'm reading Lord of the Rings again.

Don't worry about being the biggest nerd, Winged Dreams - I have friends who have read it 20 times or so.

I'm currently reading Reefer Madnes by Eric Schlosser. A book about America's underground economy, the legal and economical consequences of the government's drug policy, working methods of both pot growers and the DEA, the porn industry, migrant workers... A look in to various aspects of the shadow economy, both historically and current.

Very interesting read. Did you for instance know that "During the 1980's federal spendings to incarcerate drug offenders rose more than 1,300 percent, from $88 million to $1,3 billion."?

Or: "In 1970 there were 3,384 drug offenders in federal prison. Today there are more than 68,000."


Yep. The War On Drugs sure is WORKING!

I'm reading the back of a hornet spray can, and you?

Currently Reading Kushiel's Avatar, by Jacqueline Carey. Erm, *again.*

Erich Fromm's ESCAPE FROM FREEDOM. Not very easy to begin.

I'm currently reading a six-part serial novel called The Blackstone Chronicles, by John Saul. It's quite good, but I consider it only mildly creepy... your creepy tolerance may vary.

I'm reading the third book in a six part series. It's called War of the Spider Queen and involves drow. And did I mention I'm a huge geek? XD