Speaking of Dahl and Goth: The Witches.
Spike: Ladies. Come on in. Plenty of blood in the fridge, don't be shy. Dawn: You mean like, real blood? Spike: What do you think? Dawn: Mostly I think, 'Eew!'
'Potential'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
DavidS - May 18, 2010 2:53:39 pm PDT #11529 of 28344
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Gris - May 18, 2010 4:28:35 pm PDT #11530 of 28344
Hey. New board.
All of Dahl has a bit of the goth mindset in it, I'd say, though it's certainly most overt in Witches.
DebetEsse - May 18, 2010 4:30:56 pm PDT #11531 of 28344
Woe to the fucking wicked.
I would throw some Gaiman into the mix (You can't get started too young). I would think Graveyard Book would qualify.
Atropa - May 18, 2010 4:33:31 pm PDT #11532 of 28344
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I would throw some Gaiman into the mix (You can't get started too young). I would think Graveyard Book would qualify.
!!! How did I forget to include The Graveyard Book?! Oh, I am a doofus.
Volans - May 18, 2010 4:37:45 pm PDT #11533 of 28344
move out and draw fire
Perfect!
Katerina Bee - May 18, 2010 4:40:57 pm PDT #11534 of 28344
Herding cats for fun
Doesn't urban fantasy a la Charles de Lint count as goth? His characters the Crow Girls especially.
Volans - May 18, 2010 4:42:33 pm PDT #11535 of 28344
move out and draw fire
I can't remember the author, but there's a YA book called Thirst that was quite good. And with a male protag, so not Twilight.
Amy - May 18, 2010 4:48:38 pm PDT #11536 of 28344
Because books.
Oh, also Sweet Blood, which is about a girl who believes she's becoming a vampire. Really good.
Polter-Cow - May 18, 2010 5:14:03 pm PDT #11537 of 28344
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
(Hey, has anyone here read them? If so, please tell me how prevalent the giant psychic spider is in them.)
I asked a friend. She said, "Fairly."
I can't remember the author, but there's a YA book called Thirst that was quite good. And with a male protag, so not Twilight.
Are you thinking of Thirsty by M.T. Anderson? Because Thirst is also the title of the reissues of Christopher Pike's awesome The Last Vampire series, which has a female protagonist.
beth b - May 18, 2010 8:24:00 pm PDT #11538 of 28344
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Public Librarian Voice Of Beth:
When I use the words age appropriate I think 'what will parents want to know' and 'what do many of the kids in that age group object to"
for example : an 11 yr old kid picked up the first Terry Goodkind -- and he asked me about it -- and so I told mom most of the story would be good, but it had graphic S & M style sex - In this case mom didn't stop him -- she wasn't overly concerned with trying to stop him .
But I have also found that most of the 11- 14 yrs in my area aren't really interested in Murder mysteries. or drugs in books. and most of the still prefer any romance not to get much beyond hand holding.
It isn't that I'll not tell them about a book - but more warn them about some things.
And I keep every kid away from The Old Man and the Sea I think you need a little working life behind you to read it . I don't care that it is short