Brett's comments (member since Aug 20, 2008)

Brett's comments from the Paper Back Swap group.

I hear you William. I rarely have any credits anywhere anymore which is extremely painful when the rare books I've been looking for show up. I have one on PBS right now just taunting me because I can't get the credit I need to request it!

I HAVE gone through and turned off the notification for most of my WL, but there are some I've been looking for for years and hope to get one day.

I just finished read 2 fantastic books. Well, one book and one graphic novel. (no spoilers here)

The book is "Brides of the Impaler" by Edward Lee.
It is one heck of a roller coaster ride! The story is VERY well thought out and there are surprises all the way to the final page.
There are several leading characters with the major one being Cristina. She is the axis upon which the entire story revolves. At times I found myself yelling at her for being so dumb (IMHO).

If you want a good, frightening and historical horror story, you must read "Brides of the Impaler".

If you know anything about the history of Vlad the Impaler, you'll know a little bit of what goes on. But really is a small part of the story. Overall, the story is pretty crude, rude and outright spooky!


The graphic novel is "The Good Neighbors: Book One-The Kin" by Holly Black and Ted Naifeh.
It is a wonderfully heartwarming tale of a young woman, Rue Silver, and what happens when she finds out certain things about her family. The story gets to you right away and you really feel for Rue.
The artwork by Ted is outstanding as always. He has worked on some pretty cool books in the past. From Courtney Crumrin and the Night Things to Death Jr.
I especially like that it is done in black and white tones. The art HAS to be good when you work this way.

"The Good Neighbors: Book One-The Kin" is a great story to read and look at for anyone of any age. (young adult and up) I can hardly wait for Book Two!

I am a graphic designer/illustrator currently on disability. Working labor in my early years a a couple accidents have destroyed my back and knees. Whine. -grin-

Going on disability pretty much stopped my online trading. So it's very rare I am able to do that any more. Talk about coming off an addiction! I miss that a lot!

I am a confirmed bookaholic and cat champion. I live with 4 rescued cats and take care of 2 strays.

I am heavily into science fiction, fantasy, horror and bizarro fiction. Also crime mystery, suspense and humour. Not to mention ancient history, mythology and North American Indian history.
Let's just say I am extremely curious and like to explore all sorts of stuff. From Astrology to Zoology!

Actually, I've been collecting much faster than I have been reading for a long time. So my WL is finally getting down there, but since I'm so greedy, it's still in the range of 400-500 books easy!
Just don't ask about my TBR stack!

The Watchmen is fantastic! I read it when it first came out in individual comics and have read the graphic novel many times since. It, along with the Dark Knight, is one of the most influential books in comic history! Really. It is. Even all the "experts" agree on this!
As for my current reads, I am reading a couple books. The Hidden by Sarah Pinborough, the Gears of War: Aspho Fields by Karen Traviss and Choosing To Be by Kat Tansey.

I've been a member of both. PBS first, then BM. I felt they were very complimentary. PBS is very structured and it is harder to get popular books. BM is a little freer and it's much easier to get the books. They are having some growing pains there though. I no longer use BM though, I was forced out. that's another nice thing PBS has in it's favor, you get treated much better and fairly. You are able to work out problems and really, PBS is just better organized.