Jim's comments
(member since Sep 11, 2008)
Jim's comments from the Supernatural Fiction Readers group.
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I've never heard of Heather Graham. Is this the correct one? I've never read anything by her.We have lots of topics on different authors & themes, feel free to start one if you don't see what you're looking for. I think I read one book by V. C. Andrews but it was years ago. Something about some people who became deities in the Aztec pantheon. It was different, but not really my cup of tea, so I'm afraid I can't help you out with suggestions, but I'm sure someone here can.
Welcome, Brenda!
I just read Kitty Raises Hell this past weekend. I agree Twoina. It's a fun read, about the same as the Sookie Stackhouse books.I didn't care for "Bitten" but liked 2 books in the middle of that, Dime Store Magic & Industrial Magic.
Welcome, Anastasia! If you like Sookie, you may also like Carrie Vaughn's Kitty Norville series. Actually, there are a lot of other series that are similar. We listed quite a few in the Paranormal, etc.. topic.http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1668...
My daughter & I love to read & discuss them, although she's pretty distracted from reading right now between college & her boyfriend.
I'm reading Kitty Raises Hell right now. Another candy book. Yeah, they are like twinkies. Fun, good, but don't stick with me very well.
I read a good zombie book years ago when a publisher - might have been Timescape - first printed "Neuromancer" by Gibson. The zombie book was there too. That was back in the 80's & I don't know what happened to it. Got cut in one of the moves. It was kind of a Frankenstein, SF take on zombies, set in Louisiana to start. That's all I remember though, besides liking it.The take on zombies in the Anita Blake series was pretty good.
They had teens back then?;-)
I'm going to start "Never Ceese" today.
I'll toss in Never Ceese A vampire . . . a werewolf . . . Can Two Who Were Wronged Make It Right? by group member Sue Dent. I have it & her next book on my TBR pile & really want to get to it.
If you like Lovecraftian Horror, Henrik S. Harksen's book Eldritch Horrors Dark Talesis a good one. I think it's 14 stories. Henrick did one & the artwork is fantastic. Each story is started with a unique, really neat, picture.Henrick just got interviewed:
http://lovecraftnewsnetwork.blogspot.com...
He's also here on GR & is a part of this group.
I'm game.
Bill tries hard, but he is old fashioned. That's a big part of his problem. He doesn't whine about his responsibilities, but Sookie also doesn't make any allowance for them, doesn't think about them & thinks the world should go her way.
I like Bill. I think Sookie is pretty rough on her boyfriends.
I think I called them 'candy books', not 'brain candy'. I would think the latter is doing logic puzzles, while the former is more like a waking, pleasant dream. No work involved.If you have access to the second one (Dead in Dallas?) you might want to try that & the third. The third one gets you past the TV series. Maybe that's part of the problem?
I never really thought of Sookie as spoiled either, although I do think she acts that way with her boy friends later on in the series. Maybe you're picking up on it sooner than I did, Nona. I'm sorry you're not enjoying them.
That's great, Guy!
Welcome, Debbie. There are certainly a lot of books like the Sookie Stackhouse ones. We listed quite a few of them in the Urban Fantasy topic.http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1668...
I've read the Aurora Teagarden & Harper Connelly series. Check out my reviews on them. Basically, Aurora is Sookie in a non-magical world - straight murder mystery with romantic overtones. Harper is a whiny child who got struck by lightning & can now see the last few seconds of a person's life & find bodies. She had a terrible childhood. Believe me, you'll find that out until you just want to smack her. Still, it's not bad. Interesting idea. Our world, nothing really supernatural about it.
I haven't read the Lily Bard series & don't really have any interest. I'm fairly sure it is the same as Aurora, just set in Shakespeare's time.
Don't plan on getting to bed on time, Nona.;-)
24 days ago, 03:24PM
Thanks for coming by Sidney. I look forward to your next book! Please let us know.
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