Cobwebs from an Empty Skull- Ambrose Bierce

[Latasha]

come join us and discover Ambrose Bierce. he is one of my favorites.

[Justin]

I got my copy!

[Latasha]

Yay!! Does yours have illustrations?

[Latasha]

These stories have that great dark humor that's part of a lot of Ambrose's stories. The one about the butterfly was funny & the one about the dog.

[Latasha]

More fable like than horror but that's ok with me :)

[Latasha]

so far this seems more like the devil's dictionary than his horror stories but that's ok with me.

[Latasha]

I would not recommend starting out with this if your new to dear Mr. Bierce. I'd go with Can Such Things Be? which should also be free. It's in the public domain.

[Latasha]

Page 11- wth kind of farm did those guys go to?! Check out the animals in that illustartion!!

[Latasha]

Story XX
A compromise is not always a settlement satisfactory to both parties.

Lol indeed it is not.

[Latasha]

Aaron(RetroBlast) wrote: "Would you recommend this book to a horror fan, Latasha?"

your more than welcome to join us Aaron.

[Robert]

Latasha,

Would "An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge" be a good place to start for someone new to Bierce?

[Latasha]

Yes!!!!! Absolutely Bob :)

[Justin]

The fables are unbearable and painful to read. I skipped a ton of pages and i'll start reading the stories because I can't read another one of those dreadful things..

So far...not enjoying it..let's hope the stories are better.

[Latasha]

Oh no :( it's not his usual kind of thing that's for sure but I don't hate it.

[Justin]

Sorry Latasha, I'm trailing behind you in reading this book. I'll try and read some more tomorrow.

[Rory]

Latasha wrote: "I would not recommend starting out with this if your new to dear Mr. Bierce. I'd go with Can Such Things Be? which should also be free. It's in the public domain."

I was thinking of starting with this, one tale that piques my interest is "An Inhabitant of Carcosa".

[Latasha]

Rory wrote: "Latasha wrote: "I would not recommend starting out with this if your new to dear Mr. Bierce. I'd go with Can Such Things Be? which should also be free. It's in the public domain."

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yeah I would NOT recommend starting with this one if you are new to ambrose beirce. this book definitely has his dark humor (bitter beirce) touch but it is not his best. he is awesome & I love him but I would hate for this book to turn someone away from him.

[Latasha]

Justin wrote: "Sorry Latasha, I'm trailing behind you in reading this book. I'll try and read some more tomorrow."

I haven't read it for about a week. it's ok, if you don't like don't worry about it. he's definitely wrote better.

[Rory]

Latasha wrote: "Rory wrote: "Latasha wrote: "I would not recommend starting out with this if your new to dear Mr. Bierce. I'd go with Can Such Things Be? which should also be free. It's in the publi..."

Which one should I start with then?

[Latasha]

Can such things be? It's public domain as well.

[Justin]

I read a bit more and gave up, deleted it. It was so unbearable. I apologize for recommending it! lol. I didn't realize it was like that.

[Latasha]

Lol it's ok. I haven't read from it in a while. I'll go back to it every now & then. Do you think this was his attempt at a children's book? Oh my, I could see it now! Lol!!

[Justin]

It might have been but I've never read any of his other works So I have nothing to compare it to. Then again maybe not cause who would call a children's book Cobwebs from an Empty Skull? lol.

[Latasha]

Oh no Justin! U gotta read his other stuff! Don't let this scare you away.