Q&A with Josh Lanyon discussion
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I really liked Until the Morning by S.C. Wynne. Good and creepy with a nod to the Weeping Angels from Dr Who.
And of course I s..."
Oh, thanks! I'd love to do another of those. I love the combo of scary and funny.
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Needful Things by Stephen King
I read it twenty years ago and I am still frightened. :)"
I don't know that one, but King is definitely the guy to turn to for a good scare.
Josh wrote: "Favorite spooky book recommendations?"I like Winter,
Misery
and THE WORKS OF EDGAR ALLEN POE
The cover from Misery is the horror too :-) .
Josh wrote: "Favorite spooky book recommendations?"It's not a spooky or Halloween story, but I remember Ten Little Indians by Agatha Christie really freaked me out. The American release was called And Then There Were None.
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It's not a spooky or Halloween story, but I remember Ten Little Indians by Agatha Christie really freaked me out. The American release was calle..."
Yes.
One thing about Christie. She was not afraid to kill everyone in the damn story if it suited her. :-D
Josh wrote: "Favorite spooky book recommendations?"I really don't like spooky stories anymore although I loved them when I was younger, especially Lovecraft. I still scare myself from time to time remembering some of his stories :)
Haldis wrote: "I really liked Until the Morning by S.C. Wynne. Good and creepy with a nod to the Weeping Angels from Dr Who."I really liked this one too.
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Yes! I've read the first couple of chapters from the copy I borrowed from the library and loved the familiarity and the intriguing story. I'm going to buy my own copy, and will likely finish it next January with my Mom, as I'm getting her all four books for Christmas (Shhh! Don't tell her I said that.) ;-)
Jordan wrote: "Haldis wrote: "Reading Corpse Pose. Only read to about page 20 or so but really good so far. The voice is so wonderfully familiar. :-)"Yes! I've read the first couple of chapters f..."
I was thinking of passing these on to my mom too, so I won't tell if you don't. ;-)
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I finished Sutphin Boulevard this morning. It really is very good. Thank you Antonella and Susinok for recommending it.
Anne wrote: "I finished Sutphin Boulevard this morning. It really is very good. Thank you Antonella and Susinok for recommending it."Glad you enjoyed it! The sequel comes out in November.
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I'm on a Jay Bell reading jag. Finished Something Like Summer on audio, so I had to read Something Like Winter, and now reading Something Like Autumn.
Josh wrote: "Not reading yet, but I bought Idyll Threats: a Thomas Lynch novel by Stephanie Gayle. A new mystery series with a gay protagonist."That sounds interesting, I'm always on the lookout for new mysteries.
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That sounds interesting, I'm always on the lookout ..."
I think what is most notable is it's from a mainstream publisher.
Josh wrote: "Anne wrote: "Josh wrote: "Not reading yet, but I bought Idyll Threats: a Thomas Lynch novel by Stephanie Gayle. A new mystery series with a gay protagonist."That sounds interesting, I'm always on..."
I try it :-).
Ije the Devourer of Books wrote: "Antonella wrote: "Santino Hassell is going to publish Stygian next Monday and published two free prequels for it (no spoilers).Prequel #1: Feeling You - http://bit.ly/1M7STu4
Prequel #2: A Night in..."
I haven't read anything of his yet, are they good? "
Everything I've read by Santino Hassell has been excellent. Sutphin Boulevard was fantastic. Straight-up adult contemporary romance isn't really my go-to genre, but I absolutely loved it. It felt very real and very fresh. I read Stygian a few days ago and it was super good and super creepy. Evenfall: Volume 1: Director's Cut was gripping and intense. I haven't read the original, so I can't really compare, but I thought it was really good. I also really enjoyed After Midnight. His writing feels very real and very emotionally honest and I love it.
ETA: Glad you enjoyed Sutphin Boulevard, Anne. Just noticed. I should read ahead before I reply to things. :)
Ame wrote: "Trioseven7 wrote: "If you want a Rhys Ford with basically no sex please give Ink and Shadows a try. The story is interesting and beautifully written, she really kno..."I've had mixed results with Rhys Ford. Didn't like one book, liked another, so I'm giving her another try with Black Dog Blues.
Antonella wrote: "Jordan wrote: "I started reading The Graveyard Book several years ago and for some reason never finished it. So, this is my first Gaiman book that I've finished and now I've also heard him speak. :..."I started Neil Gaiman's American Gods a few weeks ago, but I've gotten a bit stuck fairly early on. It feels like the story has not really started yet, but I think I should just go with it.
Alison wrote: "I started Neil Gaiman's American Gods a few weeks ago, but I've gotten a bit stuck fairly early on. It feels like the story has not really started yet, but I think I should just go with it. ..."I struggled through that one too. Never really clicked with the main character. It felt like something I "should" read.
Kirsten wrote: "Alison wrote: "I started Neil Gaiman's American Gods a few weeks ago, but I've gotten a bit stuck fairly early on. It feels like the story has not really started yet, but I think I should just go w...I struggled through that one too. Never really clicked with the main character. It felt like something I "should" read. "
Yeah, it hasn't clicked for me yet, but we'll see how it goes. I read Stardust a while back and didn't really connect with it, so maybe it's me. One of my best friends is crazy about Neil Gaiman (so I've been hearing about his books being awesome for many years), plus it's Neil Gaiman and he's a cool person, so I think I really want to like his books and have expectations and it's complicated. :)
Antonella wrote: "For me American Gods was less ''easy'' than other books by Gaiman, but still excellent."Any recommendations, wise one? :)
Alison wrote: "Any recommendations, wise one? :)"LOL! I started with The Graveyard Book. I really loved it. BTW Stardust convinced me less than the other books.
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That sounds interesting, I'm always on..."
I'd like to try this one too. It does look very interesting.
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I've spent many days lost down the rabbit hole of Vaughn R. Demont's Broken Mirrors series and I loved every minute. I read the first book, Coyote's Creed, not long ago and it was awesome and fun and I loved it, and I picked up the second one last week and I was sucked in completely. Then immediately into the third book and the fourth and days go by and I finished yesterday and I'm still thinking about it all and don't want to read anything else yet. Anyway, this is an amazingly entertaining and smart urban fantasy series with romantic subplots and I totally recommend it. It's complex and intense and really funny and kind of dark and the main characters are so wonderful and there's really cool magic. It's a wild ride and kept me up at night pondering. I think the next book is still a fair ways away and there's to be seven books, so the end is a very long way away, but I'm beyond excited for more.
Alison wrote: "I've spent many days lost down the rabbit hole of Vaughn R. Demont's Broken Mirrors series and I loved every minute. I read the first book, Coyote's Creed, not long..."I'm glad to hear this series is so good. I have the first book.
Susinok wrote: "Alison wrote: "I've spent many days lost down the rabbit hole of Vaughn R. Demont's Broken Mirrors series and I loved every minute. I read the first book, [book:Coyote's Creed|1200...I'm glad to hear this series is so good. I have the first book. "
I hope you like it. The first book is so much fun and I laughed a lot. The main character is awesome.
Antonella wrote: "Alison wrote: "Any recommendations, wise one? :)"LOL! I started with The Graveyard Book. I really loved it. BTW Stardust convinced me less than the other books."
Okay, I'll check it out! Thanks. :)
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LOL! I started with The Graveyard Book. I really loved it. BTW Stardust convinced me less than the o..."
The movie version of Stardust was something of a cult favorite with young adults hanging around our household, and I enjoyed it too.
Alison wrote: "Ame wrote: "Trioseven7 wrote: "If you want a Rhys Ford with basically no sex please give Ink and Shadows a try. The story is interesting and beautifully written, sh..."I liked Black Dog Blues, but I have the same experience as you do with her books, I find the writing very uneven although I like her storylines. And sometimes I feel she fleshes out the books with sex if the plot can't sustain a whole book if you see what I mean. The sex isn't really necessary to forward the plot, but takes up space and fills pages.
Alison wrote: "Antonella wrote: "Alison wrote: "Any recommendations, wise one? :)"LOL! I started with The Graveyard Book. I really loved it. BTW Stardust convinced me less than the o..."
I loved American Gods and also Anansi Boys. My favourite though is Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch which he wrote with Terry Pratchett. Fun and wise at the same time.
Anne wrote: "My favourite though is Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch"It's on my wish list, because I find out just a few months ago that it exists ;-).
Karen wrote: "The movie version of Stardust was something of a cult favorite with young adults hanging around our household, and I enjoyed it too. ..."The audiobook version of Stardust was narrated by Gaiman himself, and he did a fantastic job.
Anne wrote: "I loved American Gods and also Anansi Boys. My favourite though is Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch which he wrote with Terry Pratchett. Fun and wise at the same time...."I didn't like Good Omens as much as Pratchett's other works or Gaiman's other works. It just didn't resonate with me at all. I think the collab diminished both of their author voices.
But give me Pratchett any day over just about anyone. I am listening to Raising Steam now (been saving it) with a melancholy heart, since it's the last time I'll see these characters.
It sort of ends in an appropriate place, though. Discworld is entering the industrial age.
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It's on my wish list, because I find out just a few months ago that it exists ;-)."
This seems to be on my to-read list, too.
Alison wrote: "Antonella wrote: "Jordan wrote: "I started reading The Graveyard Book several years ago and for some reason never finished it. So, this is my first Gaiman book that I've finished and now I've also ..."I listened to that as an audiobook. Like you I had some difficulties but it worked okay in audio form and still is a good book, just not as spectacular as I expected after hearing all the Neil Gaiman hype. ;-)
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I think I know the reason for this, too. While I've been drawing the pictures for the Josh Lanyon coloring book it's been difficult to leave those worlds and to mix them with something else — with other authors' voices and worlds and moods. So, I've been doing a lot of Lanyon re-reading and especially re-listening lately. :-D
Aaaanyway, this was a long introduction to the fact that I started reading Lou Harper's Hanging Loose yesterday and I'm liking it a lot. It's sunny, refreshing and promising so far.
Johanna wrote: "I haven't been able to concentrate on reading lately. Or maybe I should put it this way: I haven't been able to concentrate reading anything else than Josh Lanyon lately. :-)I think I know the re..."
I can't wait for the coloring book. Exciting! :-)
I haven't read ANYTHING in ages, it's a bit weird. I just don't feel like reading... but I really don't have the time right now even if I could get into a good book so I'm not really worried. The desire to read will come back eventually I'm sure.
Valerie wrote: "Johanna wrote: "I haven't been able to concentrate on reading lately. Or maybe I should put it this way: I haven't been able to concentrate reading anything else than Josh Lanyon lately. :-)I thi..."
I have had periods when I have been too busy, too tired or too sick to read, and I always miss beinga ble to lose myself in a story when it happens. But the desire or opportunity to read always comes back eventually :)
Antonella wrote: "For me American Gods was less ''easy'' than other books by Gaiman, but still excellent."Yes, it was very good. I remember it required a bit of patience occasionally, but overall I loved it. I liked Anansi Boys a bit less, but still very good.
Susinok wrote: "I didn't like Good Omens as much as Pratchett's other works or Gaiman's other works. It just didn't resonate with me at all. I think the collab diminished both of their author voices."Yes, though I hope they had fun writing it. But they do have such different styles, so this was trying for a compromise which doesn't work well here.
I haven't read Raising Steam yet. I started it and got all melancholy; I'll try the audio.
Johanna wrote: "Aaaanyway, this was a long introduction to the fact that I started reading Lou Harper's Hanging Loose yesterday and I'm liking it a lot. It's sunny, refreshing and promising so far."Sounds good :-) I've resumed reading through Lou's backlist with Krampusz. I read two Christmassy short stories yesterday, this being one of them.
Alison wrote: "I've spent many days lost down the rabbit hole of Vaughn R. Demont's Broken Mirrors series and I loved every minute. I read the first book, Coyote's Creed, not long..."Did you read House of Stone? It was the first book I read by him. It's really good. Lighter and more fun than the Broken Mirror series, which I loved, but the second (or was it the first?) book broke my heart, cried a lot with that one, so now i'm wary of the series, even though the third book was less tragic. He writes really well.
KC wrote: "I haven't read Raising Steam yet. I started it and got all melancholy; I'll try the audio. ..."The Audio is amazing, as always. Pratchett is even funnier in audio than written word. I just love his turns of phrase.
The GOOD news is that I have many Discworld books I have not yet listened to. I've read them, but not listened.
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Oldie but amazing, The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson.
I'm not much of a spooky book reader, so that's all I have."
Oh yeah! That's a good one. I love the movie--the original movie.