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Ruthven · December 22nd, 2007, 12:04 PM

I need to read "Children of the Night," there are so few vampire horror novels coming out these days. It's mostly stuff by romance clowns that make me embarassed to be a vampire fan.

Yippee38 · December 22nd, 2007, 12:36 PM

Summer of Night was a truly forgettable novel to me. It seemed very much to me like he was trying to mimic Stephen King. That's not a good thing IMO.

"Children of the Night" OTOH was a great vampire story.

Pellaz · December 22nd, 2007, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Yippee38

Summer of Night was a truly forgettable novel to me. It seemed very much to me like he was trying to mimic Stephen King.

Hmm, I suppose I might have missed that connection, since I hadn't read much King at that time (only Firestarter, I suspect.) For that matter, I'm one of approximately four people in the United States who haven't read that much King since.

Burnout · December 22nd, 2007, 03:05 PM

King has never really grabbed me, though I haven't given him much of a chance. At this point, at least, I prefer Simmons.

Pellaz · December 22nd, 2007, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Burnout

King has never really grabbed me, though I haven't given him much of a chance. At this point, at least, I prefer Simmons.

The neet thing about Simmons is that he works proficiently in multiple genres: horror, SF and fantasy, and produces good-to-great work in each.

Clive Barker's Imajica comes to mind as another example of several genres coming together...in one book.

Yippee38 · December 22nd, 2007, 09:50 PM

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The neet thing about Simmons is that he works proficiently in multiple genres: horror, SF and fantasy, and produces good-to-great work in each.

Agreed. Maybe I should get another Simmons book (or re-read one).

LunaTEKKE · December 23rd, 2007, 12:11 AM

I just found out I have a whole laundry list of food allergies.

So right now, I’m reading “Gluten-Free Girl” by Shauna James Ahern. It’s very well written…and would be an interesting read for anyone facing lifestyle changes for health reasons.

I just hope that the author's positive outlook rubs off on me before I finish the book...

Yippee38 · December 23rd, 2007, 12:34 AM

I'm looking for books to read, so I thought I'd come back here and check out this thread. However, I noticed that nobody much talks about how good or bad the books are after they are done. So I'd like to request that after you finish reading a book, tell us what you thought of it.

Pellaz · December 23rd, 2007, 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Yippee38

I'm looking for books to read, so I thought I'd come back here and check out this thread. However, I noticed that nobody much talks about how good or bad the books are after they are done. So I'd like to request that after you finish reading a book, tell us what you thought of it.

http://www.paulcashman.com/curr-boo.html

Sheesh, what more do ya want?!

Yippee38 · December 23rd, 2007, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Pellaz

http://www.paulcashman.com/curr-boo.html

Sheesh, what more do ya want?!

Thanks, but that doesn't quite help. Your taste and mine are quite significantly different.

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LunaTEKKE Madness Reigns Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 592	I just found out I have a whole laundry list of food allergies. So right now, I’m reading “Gluten-Free Girl” by Shauna James Ahern. It’s very well written…and would be an interesting read for anyone facing lifestyle changes for health reasons. I just hope that the author's positive outlook rubs off on me before I finish the book... __________________ -- Kimberly “So we come to a crossroad I'm not sinking - do you see me? I am standing where the strong of heart Meet the wicked bad Murals painted in the dungeons Were the dreams that caused transforming I am coming back to life again Life again…” In memory of Mike Baker

December 23rd, 2007, 12:34 AM	#283 (permalink)
Yippee38 Living the dream! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Somewhere at 37,000' Posts: 1,642	I'm looking for books to read, so I thought I'd come back here and check out this thread. However, I noticed that nobody much talks about how good or bad the books are after they are done. So I'd like to request that after you finish reading a book, tell us what you thought of it. __________________ "Step out of line And I'll teach you how to fly Then away we'll go" http://www.myspace.com/yippee38