Lyn (Readinghearts)’s Comments (group member since Apr 07, 2009)

Lyn (Readinghearts)’s comments from the Pick-a-Shelf group.

Karin wrote: "Susan wrote: "Karin wrote: "While this certainly fits October and many challenges for people for me this is sadly not good. Not only do I not normally read this (not since high school, but once in ..."

If it has ghosts in the title and refers to dead humans, I would say it works.

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "I have read "Rebecca" and it is not really a ghost story."


True.....and, as usual, there are actually a lot of books on this list that I would not class as ghost stories in the classic sense. One of the things that I like so much about these lists is trying to figure out why people have posted the books to the lists they do, I would imagine that people do the same with the way that I shelf some of my books.

Karin wrote: "While this certainly fits October and many challenges for people for me this is sadly not good. Not only do I not normally read this (not since high school, but once in while) but I have NOTHING ma..."

I am sorry to hear that, Karin. Maybe you will read something that even mentions a ghost. You can use almost anything. Although the thought is to read books that are on the chosen shelf, they are more like a guideline. We are pretty open as far as the monthly shelves go. It is the challenges where we are more strict. If you read anything that remotely applies during the month, go ahead and post a review in the thread.

I think it is supposed to be sort of funny, D.G. I've never read it, but I know a lot of people really like it.

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "I never actually read "The Canterville Ghost". I have seen various movie adaptions and I always loved it."

Well it had better be good, lol.

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: ""The Canterville Ghost" would be good for this."

I have never read The Canterville Ghost, I may have to check it out. In fact, I just requested Great Ghost Stories: 34 Classic Tales of the Supernatural from the library, and it includes the Oscar Wilde story plus some others. I'm psyched!

Susan wrote: "Oh, my! How much more perfect could that be for October?!"

I know, right!

Klela wrote: "Nice choice for October!!!
Surely I will read The Turn of the Screw by Henry James but in this edition: Ghost Stories.

I may also read If I Stay and/or [..."

Both good choices!

Susan wrote: "I didn't think of it until I started browsing the shelf, but I think Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol has to be the best ghost story ever. I've read it over and over, and seen numerou..."

Susan, you are spot on. I didn't think of it either, but it has to be the best. What a classic.

Joyce wrote: "I think the scariest one I've read is Suffer the Children and Midnight Voices"

Those both look good, Joyce. I will have to add them to my TBR.

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "The scariest for me was "Heart Shaped Box". I had to stop reading it because I was dreaming about it."

I think Joe Hill is certainly a chip off the old block. When I was in college I read 'Salem's Lot and it scared me so badly that I didn't read another Stephen King book for 25 years. I have a lot of Joe Hill's books, and read The Fireman and really liked it, but I don't think it is one of his scary ones.

Joyce wrote: "I have so many choices on my TBR for this.

If I want a long one I'll do Bag of Bones
if not
I might do the 2nd book in this seriesGirl of Nightmares
[book:Touch the D..."

I really enjoyed 2nd grave on the right.

I find two books right off the bat that I have on my TBR. They are:

Anna Dressed in Blood
The Ghost Bride

I also have A Game of Ghosts checked out from the library and on my plan for October, so that should work, too.

As for the best ghost book I have read, I think my favorite book featuring a "spirit" has been If I Stay by Gayle Forman, but I would not really class it as a ghost story. As for spooky ghost books, I would have to go with Snowblind by Christopher Golden, and then there are the classics, Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier and Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

We haven't been posting to this thread for the last few months, sorry, BUT

The shelf picker for October 2017 is........Jayme(the ghost reader) and she picked Ghosts as the shelf. Head on over to the What Will You Read? thread, take a look at the shelf, and let us know what ghostly reads are on your radar for October.

Our October shelf picker is Jayme (the ghost reader) and she picked......Ghosts as the shelf. It fits both the mood of October and her name, so that is cool. Take a look at the shelf and see what spooky reads you want to go for in October.

While you are perusing the list and noting your choices, let us know what the best "ghost " book you have ever read was.

Susan wrote: "Marina wrote: "I've finished reading Small Great Things, which was shelved as "diversity" only by 2 people, although I feel this is a very "diverse" book in its subject matter. It i..."

I will jump on the bandwagon and say that I highly recommend Small Great Things, too.

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "I hope it is an air conditioned place :)"

Yep...that is the one thing that it does have. :)

Sorry I have been missing all. We have been battling unusual heat here and I have been hiding in an area where I have no computer.

Marina wrote: "I've finished reading Small Great Things, which was shelved as "diversity" only by 2 people, although I feel this is a very "diverse" book in its subject matter. It is all about div..."

Although Jodi Picoult is hit and miss for me, I thought Small Great Things was amazing. It was a bit hard to take in places, but a very powerful read for me and I think that everyone should read it. I agree with you, Marina, I think that this books embodies the idea of diversity very well.

Susan wrote: "I had heard of the children's book Ada's Violin in another context, so when I spotted it on this shelf, I picked it up. I don't really know why someone would've shelved it here.

M..."

I agree with D.G. I think a lot of books get put on this shelf because they are about other cultures or people with different cultural backgrounds. Plus, I think that diversity is a very ambiguous term these days.