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How can I be scared of someone who has breakfast at 2 in the afternoon!?!"
And I would be so sad if anyone really was scared of me. Heh, and I really do have breakfast at 2pm.
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Lee wrote: "Gundula, I agree that it is much scarier when creepy stories are true or have an element of truth to them. That's why the Amityville Horror book freaked me out. I think it was supposed to be a tr..."Yeah, if it's too weird to imagine, it's not as creepy as a true story, or a story that at least could be true (it's also why with movies, I find thrillers often more scary than gross out horror stories or monster features).
Lisa wrote: "Me too, me of the Holocaust, orphan, etc. comfort reads reader. Ha!"
I just guess you aren't the warm bowl of oatmeal kind of comfort reader, like I am. I like that, too. :)
I just guess you aren't the warm bowl of oatmeal kind of comfort reader, like I am. I like that, too. :)
Jeannette wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Me too, me of the Holocaust, orphan, etc. comfort reads reader. Ha!"I just guess you aren't the warm bowl of oatmeal kind of comfort reader, like I am. I like that, too. :)"
Jeannette, I'm really eclectic in my tastes. I like the warm bowl of oatmeal type books too. It depends on my mood and all sorts of other factors.
Well, it certainly gives you a lot more choices in the books you'll read. Since I've been on goodreads I've been nudged out of the cereal aisle a little bit. It's fun!
Well I finished Room and loved it - 5 stars! As to the creepiness factor, while the premise is certainly creepy, the creepiness is mitigated by telling the story from 5 yr old Jack's perspective. So for me at least, not nearly as creepy as it could have been (kind of like The Lovely Bones in that regard). I understand it may not be for everyone but highly recommended to those who are on the fence.Oh, and I fainted the first time I saw The Exorcist!
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Mary, I hadn't heard of Room but since you raved about it I checked it out and added it. Thanks!
I'm still mugwumping. I'll think about it some more.
That's a great word, Hayes!! Mugwumping!!
Mary wrote: "That's a great word, Hayes!! Mugwumping!!"
My grandmother's, or from that generation anyway.
Definition: On a fence with your mug on one side and your wump on the other. ;-)
My grandmother's, or from that generation anyway.
Definition: On a fence with your mug on one side and your wump on the other. ;-)
Having finishe The Lovers of Algeria: A Novel, I have started Claude & Camille: A Novel of Monet. Here follows my review of the former.http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Morning Chrissie!
I'm re-reading Wuthering Heights. Don't remember it at all. Wonder if I actually did read it in High School (probably not) and College. It's hard not to read into it what I now know about the Brontë family.
Also reading People of the Book, which is starting really well. Hope it carries through.
I'm re-reading Wuthering Heights. Don't remember it at all. Wonder if I actually did read it in High School (probably not) and College. It's hard not to read into it what I now know about the Brontë family.
Also reading People of the Book, which is starting really well. Hope it carries through.
Morning Hayes! People of the Book is good. I don't remember Wurthering Heights at all any more..... Have a nice day.
Hayes, aother book that I have purchased and simply HAVE ti read is Love And War in the Apennines. Remember? You recommended that to me ages ago. I am in one of these panicy moods where I wish I could read several books at the same time. By that I mean 1/2 of my head on one book and the other 1/2 on the other,reading both books during the same minute!
I really liked that one Chrissie, because of its flaws. It was written by a real soldier/prisoner, and is not perfect, but it is just so real!
Hayes, I don't want to hear this this morning..... I have so many books, all of those on my "available to read" shelf, that I have bought and still haven't had a chance to read. I am terrible. Rather than talk, I should be reading. Bye.
Hayes wrote: "Also reading People of the Book, which is starting really well. Hope it carries through."
I have this sitting on my nightstand. I want to read it as one of my next, but I still need to finish The Hunger Games trilogy. Let me know how you end up liking it.
I have this sitting on my nightstand. I want to read it as one of my next, but I still need to finish The Hunger Games trilogy. Let me know how you end up liking it.
Christine wrote: "Hayes wrote: "Also reading People of the Book, which is starting really well. Hope it carries through."
I have this sitting on my nightstand. I want to read it as one of my next, but I still nee..."
So far so good. Am at the beginning, but it starts really well!
I have this sitting on my nightstand. I want to read it as one of my next, but I still nee..."
So far so good. Am at the beginning, but it starts really well!
I like to re-read Wuthering Heights every so often, Hayes.
I'm glad you are enjoying the Hunger Games trilogy, Christine.
I'm glad you are enjoying the Hunger Games trilogy, Christine.
Hayes wrote: "Mary wrote: "That's a great word, Hayes!! Mugwumping!!"My grandmother's, or from that generation anyway.
Definition: On a fence with your mug on one side and your wump on the other. ;-)"
Cute word Hayes - I'll have to remember that one! Ever heard of dumb - squizzeled? A variation on dumbfounded I guess.
Christine, It's so intense! But ultimately, I found it very satisfying. The more I think about it, the more brilliantly I think she wrote the whole story/trilogy.
Jeannette wrote: "I like to re-read Wuthering Heights every so often, Hayes."
Not loving it, however. I don't think I ever really read it, cause I don't remember a thing. All the girls, Cathy 1, Cathy 2 and Isabella, as well as a few of the men folk, all need slaps upside the head as far as I'm concerned!
Not loving it, however. I don't think I ever really read it, cause I don't remember a thing. All the girls, Cathy 1, Cathy 2 and Isabella, as well as a few of the men folk, all need slaps upside the head as far as I'm concerned!
Lisa wrote: "Christine, It's so intense! But ultimately, I found it very satisfying. The more I think about it, the more brilliantly I think she wrote the whole story/trilogy."
I am glad that I have the opportunity to read all three in a row because I don't need to get caught up in it again. I'm really enjoying it, but I am scared for them. I am still at the very beginning of Mockingjay.
I am glad that I have the opportunity to read all three in a row because I don't need to get caught up in it again. I'm really enjoying it, but I am scared for them. I am still at the very beginning of Mockingjay.
I just started The Painted Kiss, having just read and reviewed Claude & Camille: A Novel of Monet.http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... is my review. One thing bothered me so I reduced the four stars to three, but I cannot explain b/c otherwise it would be giving a spoiler.
I just finished
and LOVED it. I am reading
and
My current audiobook is Enchanted April: Classic Collection, which I picked up after Lee mentioned it in another thread. Loving it.
I am reading Darcy's Voyage, an interesting re-telling of Pride and Prejudice and a nice change from all of the books I have been reading about Japan.
I'm reading "A Curable Romantic" by Joseph Skibell and am having a hard time getting into it. I'm not ready to give up yet, but this is not all that interesting.
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Yay!
Rob, I heard about A Curable Romantic but then chose to read A Blessing on the Moon instead. I wonder how the two compare.... I liked the fanciful writing but the writing got too complicated and the humore prevalent in the first half became sparce in the second half. I gave BOTM three stars. As a result I have not jumped into reading The Curable Romatic...... WHY don't you like TCR?
I'm almost done with Mockingjay...all I need is a quiet 30 minutes or so. Then I don't know what I'll do with myself as far as a new book. My brain is all wrapped up in this setting.
@Chrissie TCR is a bit slow for my tastes. I have little time to read and need something that really pulls me in. The last 2 books I read,"The Big Short" and "The Girl Who Played With Fire" got me interested immediately.
I'm reading a book of poetry by Galway Kinnell right now. It's called The Avenue Bearing the Initial of Christ into the New World: Poems: 1953-1964. I'm really enjoying it, and it's good to read during the school year when I'm busy with a lot of homework. Any time I get a break, I read a poem or two! :)
That's a nice habit to have, Jess. :)
Joy wrote: "Just started Mini Shopaholic - I've read the others in the series. I love British stories!"
I'm getting that from paperbackswap soon. She is so funny!
I'm getting that from paperbackswap soon. She is so funny!
I just finished The Painted Kiss and absolutely adored it. Here is a link to my review:http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Now I am reading
Every Man Dies Alone.
Here follows the link to my review of Every Man Dies Alonehttp://www.goodreads.com/review/show/....
I very rarely abandon a book in the middle. I just could not take this any more.....
I am now starting A Morbid Taste for Bones. I usually do not like crime/mysteries but this is so highly praised. I have to give it a chance. Maybe it will open up a new genre for me - historical crime.
I'm reading....nothing! AH! This is a real slump, it's been 5 days without reading for me. I'm getting kind of freaked out.
Chrissie wrote: "Here follows the link to my review of Every Man Dies Alonehttp://www.goodreads.com/review/show/....
I very rarely abandon a book in the middle. I just could not take this..."
I hope you enjoy "A Morbid Taste for Bones." The Brother Cadfael series is my favourite historical mystery series. However, the first book is not my favourite by a long shot. You should also try the second novel, "One Corpse too Many" it introduces the character of Hugh Beringar, who is one of my favourite secondary characters.
Gundula, so, to give Ellis Peters a fair chance I should read One Corpse Too Many too? What I am worried about is that I rarely care about "who dunnit"! I WANT to like it. I was hoping it would open up a new genre for me. So far, I like the characters Brother Cadfael and Brother John - neither are the religious type
Chrissie wrote: "Gundula, so, to give Ellis Peters a fair chance I should read One Corpse Too Many too? What I am worried about is that I rarely care about "who dunnit"! I WANT to like it. I was hopin..."Personally, although I really enjoy Ellis Peters, I have never enjoyed the first book of the series all that much. I started liking the series with the second book, which is "One Corpse too Many." I like the historical setting of the British Civil War, I love the character of Hugh Beringar, and I love the fact that the historical setting etc. is actually more important (at least for me) than the mystery, I don't really care who did it, but I love the story and the history. And, for me, because I have always had a huge literary crush on Hugh Beringar, any Cadfael novel where he does not feature prominently, is somewhat lacking.
I'm listening to the audiobook The Shadows it reminds me a lot of Coraline. I think I need to switch to the print version though. I feel like I am missing some of the authors poetic details.
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I can sometimes handle creepy children's literature, but I tend to get nightmares if I read really creepy stories (especially stories that are not only creepy, but have an element of truth, of plausibility). I like Mediaeval mysteries, but even there, some of the more creepy scenarios give me the willies (but in a less problematic way than modern creepiness, I don't even like Stephen King as an author).