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Levi Stoltzfus series by Brian keene buddy read (spoiler warning)
Hi Mehmet and Jonathan and everyone! Just thought I would pop into your tread and say hi and I miss reading with you guys. Hope everyone had a good Christmas and are having a great new year. :-)
Happy new year Lisa :-) yep had a nice Christmas and New year. I got to rest and see the family. How was yours ? Thanks and you are always welcome to join or just pop in :-)
Thanks. Had a nice holiday, just stayed home. Have been staying busy otherwise. :-)
I've missed you Lisa. You should stop by more often and say hi! It is not the same with you not around!=)
Hi guys, a quick hello from myself :) Hope all is peachy with everyone...I had quite a pause in reading in general...no, I wasn't doing anything exiting nor fun nor smart, I was just kind of lieng in bed and staring at the wall or sleeping. I guess I was depressed without even knowing I was and not even the books could help as I was overloaded with the text, audiobooks etc. One of the reasons I guess was also that my brother came on holiday to see myself and my mother first time after 20 years he has seen mother and I haven't seen him 15 years. Well, I have a great brother and I'm sorry I missed out so much. Seaking of it, no wonder I was depressed. Interesting how I just realized it. My father's death was relived again, he wasn't even able to come to the funerakl. Anyway, he's awesome and it's good to have some family finally. He'll come again maybe in May. I missed you all guys and I missed Gr and reading in general. I think I'm getting back on track and I'm totally loving the idea of it :)
Not sure if I'll join this..I have quite a few of books I have started that I would love to finish...at least I hope I will.
Take care,
N.
Jonathan wrote: "I've missed you Lisa. You should stop by more often and say hi! It is not the same with you not around!=)"
Miss you too. Always a good time reading and chatting with you. You guys make it such fun. :-)
Eat.Sleep.Lift.Read. wrote: "About 50% of the way through Dark Hollow ...."I am glad you are enjoying it so far. It is definitely a fun book.
Also I want to see how happy I am to see Natasa post. I definitely miss her company, it was fun reading The Rising with her last year.
I hope we can get the group back together for our next buddy read.
Natasa wrote: "Hi guys, a quick hello from myself :) Hope all is peachy with everyone...I had quite a pause in reading in general...no, I wasn't doing anything exiting nor fun nor smart, I was just kind of lieng ..."Sounds like you've had a rough time lately. Good to hear you're getting back on track.
Nice to see our old buddies popping in Lisa and Natasa. I agree with Jonathan, nice to have another buddy read all together again. Natasa sorry to hear about your depression, I hope you have people close to you that can help you through this hard time. Hopefully reading again helps you cheer you up.ESLR hopefully you enjoy Ghost Walk more. Dark Hollow surprised me also, hope you enjoy the story more as you progress.
Talking about Buddy read, just wanted to ask everyone if 9th febuary be a good date to start the 3 rd book in the series A Gathering of Crows. Please everyone give your opinions :-)
Thanks Eden :-) we see what other people in the group think before I confirm it.
Adam what is the real life legend compared to the Brian Keene novel version ?
Mehmet wrote: "Adam what is the real life legend compared to the Brian Keene novel version ?"I live in Pennsylvania like Adam does, but I live in Lancaster county. It's not too far from York.
Rehmeyer's Hollow is where Nelson Rehmeyer lived and he was known as a Powwow doctor. He was murdered by John Blymire and another man because John believed Nelson Rehmeyer had put a hex on him. This link will give you a bit more information about it: http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious...
Thanks Eden that is great information :-)
Yes. Thank you! I didn't know about that.=)
You're welcome. I researched Rehmeyer's Hollow a few years ago. Besides reading online, I found a few books about it too. Hex by Arthur H. Lewis and Trials Of Hex by J. Ross McGinnis. Both have a lot of information.I went to Rehmeyer's Hollow once back in 2009. I like ghost hunting and I am in a paranormal group. So we went there and were trying to find the house where Nelson Rehmeyer lived. We were unable to find the house, but the whole area is very spooky and from the minute we got there it felt as if we were being watched. We had a few experiences there too.
In my opinion, the area is very haunted. I could feel it very strongly.
Have they turned the house into a sort of museum for the history of the area ?
I like Ghost Hunting too and it's a shame I can't find others to do it with me. I live in the Hudson Valley and we're suppose to have a few hot spots in the area. But unfortunately we also have a lot of laws that keep novices like me out. The closest I ever came to visiting one was this place: http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/ny/p...
The county I work in Hertfordshire had many ghost stories. There is a hotel that me and my wife visited that suppose to be haunted. The oldest part of the building is often said by customers to be plagued with strange sounds of people walking and ghost. I never experienced anything when we stayed the night, although the stories I read about the place freaked me out !
Jonathan wrote: "I like Ghost Hunting too and it's a shame I can't find others to do it with me. I live in the Hudson Valley and we're suppose to have a few hot spots in the area. But unfortunately we also have a l..."Sorry you can't find people to go with you or really any places you can go.
I've been to Gettysburg a lot, other places in Pennsylvania and some places in Maryland. If you lived closer, I'd invite you to come along with me when I go. It is really just me, my mom and boyfriend that go anymore. We had other members in our group, but we had to let them go because they were causing a lot of problems.
Mehmet wrote: "Have they turned the house into a sort of museum for the history of the area ?"
Nelson Rehmeyer's great-grandson owns the house and property. He wanted to open it up and let people tour it. But it hasn't happened. From what I know, he was having trouble getting the permits to do it. The one article I read a while back said the zoning board rejected his permit, and that was back in 2007 or 2008, I believe. I don't know if it will ever be opened to the public, which too bad.
I haven't read Stone Tears. What area inspired it?
Stone Tears references the petroglyphs in the Susquehanna river. It is a prequel to Dark Hollow and is all about Nelson LeHorn.=)
You can read Stone Tears in the short story collection called Blood on the Page: The Complete Short Fiction of Brian Keene, Volume 1.
I've heard about the petroglyphs, but have never been there.
How is everyone doing ? :-) hope all ok ?
I am doing great. So excited about the new Labyrinth series Brian has going. It really does tie a lot of his mythos together. =)
Link: https://www.patreon.com/BrianKeene?u=...
Great stuff Jonathan, I really enjoyed this series so far and cannot wait to read the rest. Hope everyone else is enjoying it also :-)
I finished Dark Hollow finally! It was a sort of middle of the road read for me, the first half being pretty boring but the second half was action-packed and much much better. I really love the mythical aspects of the plot and definitely want to continue with the second book. Its pretty pricey on Amazon, is there anyone here who could lend me the Kindle version??? If I get through it quick enough, I could catch up in time for the 3rd book!
Sorry Maxine but I live in UK and do not have ability to lend kindle books. :-(
Glad you both enjoyed the book though :-)
I have the paperback one so I am sorry I can't lend it to you. :( Most of my Brian Keene books are paperback.
Did you guys know about Brian Keene's podcast? You should give it a listen since it is free.
Brian Keene podcast !!!!! Wow I got to check that out :-) does he talk himself or someone talks on his behalf ?
Brian hosts the show himself. The name of the podcast is The Horror Show with Brian Keene. The first episode is out now. The second episode is coming out next week.Listen to it here: http://www.projectiradio.com/the-horr...
I really enjoyed the pilot episode! Let me know what you think of the podcast. He is taking feedback and questions from the listeners.
Leave feedback and ask questions for the first episode here: http://www.thehorrorshowwithbriankeen...
Downloaded it :-) going to listen tonight to the podcast woohoo Thanks Jonathan !
He recommended a lot of good books in the podcast. And also had on some interesting guests! Is everyone excited for Gathering of Crows?
I am I am, my wife thinks I am crazy as running about the room like a mad man or Noden you could say :-)
Mehmet wrote: "I am I am, my wife thinks I am crazy as running about the room like a mad man or Noden you could say :-)"Me too. I run around like crazy everytime I read a Brian Keene book. (Or like a half starved Clicker.) =)
I got my old friend from high school reading the Labyrinth mythology recently. I started him with The Rising, then Earthworm Gods. He is currently reading Dark Hollow and then The Lost Level.
^_^
Jonathan wrote: "He recommended a lot of good books in the podcast. And also had on some interesting guests! Is everyone excited for Gathering of Crows?"
I am! January 21st was my birthday and I got the book as a birthday gift from my boyfriend.
Eden wrote: "I am! January 21st was birthday and I go..."
Awesome. I'm glad to have you with us on this one.
=)
I am a terrible buddy reader! I read the first 10% and it's not clicking with me at the moment. I'm going to put it down and try it again in a couple of months.It could just be the start of the year and too many books floating around my head. Sorry, guys. :(
That is ok Kate. =)I hope you join us in the future for a different buddy read.
I found this sneak peak of a the new Levi Stoltzfus novel coming out this year. It is called Invisible Monsters. Link: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...
Do not worry Kate as Jonathan said you are welcome anytime to join us in any future buddy read.
Just to do a friendly roll call, who is joining us for A Gathering of Crows and who is playing catch up with Ghost Walk ? Please post here if you are still joining this buddy read for the month of February. Thank you. =)Maxine I did reach out to a friend and asked her if she could lend you a copy of Ghost Walk. =) I'll let you know when she gets back to me.
Well the time is neigh :-) tomorrow we are starting the next book in the Levi Stolzfus series A gathering of crows. Hope everyone is ok and enjoying this series as much as I am.
I'm roughly half way through Ghost Walk, definitely not as good as Dark Hollow.
Jonathan wrote: "Just to do a friendly roll call, who is joining us for A Gathering of Crows and who is playing catch up with Ghost Walk ? Please post here if you are still joining t..."Thanks Jonathan, I happened to find it really cheap at my local used book store, so no worries. You guys are awesome! I hope to start it soon.
Cool so it looks like we have the followingE.S.L.R
Maxine
Eden
Jonathan
Mehmet
Thanks to everyone for sticking through :-)
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We had an Minor Icy patch in England this January so it been nice tucking into bed and reading each night :-)