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Feb 04, 2010 10:15AM
Yep - I'm a convert. No overdue fees or water spots on the pages or dog-eared pages... and I read more than ever. :p
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I still read the regular old paper books. I own many of them. I think I personally own 200.
Oh, I do, too. :) Whether the portal is digital or print, I'll take it!
I haven't tried ebooks yet.. I've had people tell me that they never though they would like it and now they can't see going back back to regular books.. my fiance wants a kindle though so if he gets one I'm sure I'll try it.. ^_^
Isn't the printing small on a kindle?
You can adjust the font size on the application for the iphone. I never ever thought I'd go digital.
I can't afford an iphone
I couldn't either - I bought my son's off of him for $150. He bought the newest version of iphone hey I'm willing to take his stuff at a discount. It was only 1 year old!
I could pay down some credit cards for $150.00
Hello all, I am Londa, I live in Indianapolis, IN, I have already pre ordered the next Sookie book and can't wait for it to come out.
Reading on a computer is OK for short stories. I would have to have a lap top to do much internet reading. Even then the books I see now on the internet are mostly pop books. Read Varney the Vampire aka Feast of Blood on the web. The Varney short story Resurection of a Vampire so rocks.
Hi all, another recommendation as I'm devouring the series at the moment. The author is Patricia Briggs and the Series is the Mercy Thompson one - although I hear the Alpha and Omega is just as good. The characters are wonderful and Mercy Thompson is awesome!
Why are all Vampire books series now days? I wish someone would write a really good stand alone Vampire book with real imagination, depth, and plot like Dracula. With that old world mystique.
Lena wrote: "Hi all, another recommendation as I'm devouring the series at the moment. The author is Patricia Briggs and the Series is the Mercy Thompson one - although I hear the Alpha and Omega is just as go..."I loove Patricia Briggs!
Cary wrote: " Why are all Vampire books series now days? I wish someone would write a really good stand alone Vampire book with real imagination, depth, and plot like Dracula. With that old world mystique. "I know what you mean I would love a book like that.. the closest I'm thinking of is The Historian but thats also a bit different from books like Dracula..
Some one else recomended The Historian to me. I should check it out. Carmilla is a good long short story that inspired Stoker to write Dracula. I own two copies of Carmilla & one of Dracula. Both of which I have read each year or so. I will find something hopefuly. There has to be something that was missed. Like The Mysterioius Stranger author unknown. I would really like to know who wrote that one. I bet there are all sorts of great folk stories about Vampires in Romania.
I would like to see a new spin on vampires. I mean who says that all have to dress in drab colors. I mean why can'yt they work in nightclubs or something. I know in the Sookie Stackhouse novels Eric owns Fangtasia. That's a bar niot necessarily a night club.
I love Sookie Stackhouse. It's the only Vampire series I like. I does have allot of imagination. The books are always fun to read. Vampire popularity started with Buffy, and reached a peak with TrueBlood. Definitly a great depiction of 21st century vamps. I liked the show Moonliht as well.
I am just saying they should do more like that. Take the vamp out of the dreary castle and put him in a nice condo in Seatle.
Well that's what they have done. I actually like the old architecture. Vampires like things that are old. I think a Vampire can live in a cool ancient house, and still haunt the big dance palaces in the Hillcrest district of San Diego for isnstance. One of the old Hollywood estates would make a perfect pad for a vampire to swoop down on Redeo Drive and Santa Monica Blvd from.
Lena wrote: "Hi all, another recommendation as I'm devouring the series at the moment. The author is Patricia Briggs and the Series is the Mercy Thompson one - although I hear the Alpha and Omega is just as go..."<I Think Hamilton's Anita Blake series is so close to the Stackhouse series. I actually wondered if they worked together!
I really liked Jeanine Frost's series. I liked the combo of Bones and Cat.
Lissa1229 wrote: "Lena wrote: "Hi all, another recommendation as I'm devouring the series at the moment. The author is Patricia Briggs and the Series is the Mercy Thompson one - although I hear the Alpha and Omega ..."Cary wrote: " Why are all Vampire books series now days? I wish someone would write a really good stand alone Vampire book with real imagination, depth, and plot like Dracula. With that old world mystique. "
I don't know if you've checked out The Historian yet but if you want a good stand alone vampire book it is really very good. Also if you like Stoker's Dracula you may want to check out Dracula: The Un-Dead- which was written from Stoker's own notes.
Lissa1229 wrote: "Lena wrote: "Hi all, another recommendation as I'm devouring the series at the moment. The author is Patricia Briggs and the Series is the Mercy Thompson one - although I hear the Alpha and Omega ..."Lissa1229 wrote: "Lena wrote: "Hi all, another recommendation as I'm devouring the series at the moment. The author is Patricia Briggs and the Series is the Mercy Thompson one - although I hear the Alpha and Omega ..."
Thanks for the recommendation, I'll check it out now.
Heidi wrote: "Lissa1229 wrote: "Lena wrote: "Hi all, another recommendation as I'm devouring the series at the moment. The author is Patricia Briggs and the Series is the Mercy Thompson one - although I hear th..."I saw that Dracula:Un-Dead at the store I didn't realize it was written off his notes.. I think I'll have to look into that one..
I joined the group today. I read and watch the show. I am a huge Pam fan.I am sure you will learn more about me in the future.
Love Pam!! Her character is great and cracks me up!!
Hi all, I'm 30 and live in the Detroit area, I wish our city was as cool as Chicago! I absolutely love this book series and the show (although I haven't seen Season 2 yet, waiting for it to come back on HBO on demand). I keep the books and the show separate so I don't get so upset when they don't match. I can't wait for Alcide and Quinn to appear on the show, but I'm team Eric all the way- he's so damn sexy! Oh, and I love Pam too!I'm reading the Black Dagger Brotherhood series now, it's nothing like the Sookie series, but it's just as addictive in my opinion!
Heather- I agree... I'm not a Marissa fan and was disappointed with Lover Unbound, BUT can't wait for the next book!
WELCOME ALL NEW PEOPLES!!!!!I have The Historian on my bed side table. Its been there for about 4 months now. I got maybe a chapter in before I gave up and went on to more exciting books.
I have only not read two books all the way through and refuse to finish so I will go back at some point and read it. I actually have about 5 started books laying around the house that I wasnt in the right mood to keep reading. Im on chapter 9 or so of Photographing Faeries and chapter 2 of Alaska. I started reading those over Thanksgiving. Its a good thing that I get the books that Im not sure about at the second hand shops.
We need TrueBlood-aholics Anonymous. lol.. LOVE THIS SERIES!
Hi all, my name is Diana and I am a Sookie Stackhouse Chronicles-holic. Now that I have claimed it I can move on to step 2. I love the book and also think the casting was great when it came to Sookie, Eric, Pam, Sam, and her brother.I also love the BDB and cant wait till Lover Mine comes out.
Black Dagger Brotherhood by J.R. Ward. Started reading these after Dead and Gone because I needed a story with a little closure! LOL. Now I'm hooked on these too!
OMG, Diana and Lissa, I LOVE BDB TOO! Tell me whose your fav? I'm stuck between Vishous, Butch, and Rhage. Rhage has top priority though. ;) Love those tootsie pops. Haha..
I like V (so didn't like the Jane "thing"), I like Wrath's peaches speech, I like Z (man I cried like a baby), but yeah I like Rhage the best!
I love Rehvenge, then Zsadist, then V. I so hate the Jane thing also. I also like the Lords of the Underworld.
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I love reading your postings. I started this group soon after I started the books because not enough of my friends read the books. Although a lot of them now watch the show. I needed a venue for talking about both and I'm so glad you all joined!
Hi everyone! My name is Wendy and I just LOVE the Sookie books! I started watching the show (True Blood) and couldn't wait until the next season, so I went out and bought the books. I love the books even more then the show!! Can't wait until May to read "Dead in the Family"!!!!! I recently got a Kindle, so the only bad side is I don't have them all in it......I'm sure I will re-buy them so I can have them handy :)
Hi everyone.. My name is jacky from melbourne australia.. I love the sookie stackhouse series,absolutely brilliant they are so easy to follow and the characters are well written.At the moment im currently reading from dead to worse and loving it,its going to be shattering soon,having to wait and wait and wait for dead in the family to publish... feel free to add me as a friend im a big lover of paranormal novels and would love suggestions of other great books.. Cheers :)
It is awesome to see so many Sookie Stackhouse and True Blood lovers!!
Hi everyone, pls feel free to call me ray, the only one who calls me rachael is my mum, lol. I am 27 and from Melbounre Australia. Found the telly series from a friend and was sick of the "to be continued" all the time so i went and purchased all the books. am loving them all so far & loving erics character in the books. he is ok in the series but i am hoping that they will be able to make his character better if they are able to do a fourth series (so fourth book) cos he really grows as a character after the memory issues he has. if anyone is interested in being friends to check out my online bookshelf feel free. i don't get online very often but when i do then i check all the new posts that i have missed in all the discussions.jacky it would be interesting to find out what part of melbourne you are currently in. i was born and raised in st albans but am currently residing in wyndham vale (werribee). also if you like this type of series i think that you should try Keri Arthur's Riley Jensen Guardian Series as Riley is in melbourne as well and lives in sunshine. love it cos i know all the places in the books. have only read the first two but plan on reading the rest of them as soon as i can.
Hey everyone! I'm Colette, 27, from Philadelphia, PA. I am so glad I found Goodreads and this group because I only have one coworker who is into this type of reading, and more recently I have gotten my sister hooked on the books too! I have read several series from Laurell K Hamilton, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Rob Thurman, Richelle Mead, etc. They are all great but the Sookie books are still my absolute favorite!
Welcome ladies! These books are the best and have opened up the doors for lots of other books series like the ones mentioned above.
Stella from Canadda! I just joined the group.I'm waiting on the library to send me my notice that Dead in the Family is ready for pick up!
I love the show too!
